Asterogues

The art is cool, and the gameplay is fun enough. Obviously inspired by Enter the Gungeon (is there a better bullet-hell roguelike?). But it's also kinda rough around the edges - some items don't work as intended, the respawn system is a little weird (not giving you all of your items back if you do respawn), and the aim-assist doesn't work perfectly but I wasn't able to turn it all the way off. Tentative recommend.

What theme song is this referencing?

It is a charming game with a lot of replayability, you fight in dungeons, unlock chests, discover new items to aid you in overcoming the odds, unlock characters with different abilities that play differently and all in all it is a great fun with randomnly constructed dungeons and rng bulids. As someone with many many hours in Enter the Gungeons I can't help but notice how simular the two games are and appreciate it's existence, but the comparison also highlights how much of a better experience I've had with Enter the Gungeon. Maybe I am being unfair, the Gungeons is a real gem for me full of wit, charm and a great bit of love put into it, and Asterogues is trying to be the same but the movement is clunky, slow and it is annoying at times when you get hit by things you are sure you have dodged. Add to that the chest explosion mechanic that not only requires you to have a key to unlock chests to unlock items in dungeons runs, but to also sacrifice 3/5 of your health for the rng gamble and chests become anxiety inducing rather than treasure troves of excitement for item combination like in gungeon. That said, the game is a solid addition to Indie bullet hell titles and if you can overlook its somewhat questionable gameplay choices and occasional jank, it can be very enjoyable. For me, it just gives me the itch to replay Gungeon.

好玩， 爱玩

I tried to like this game, and then I tried it again. And then again. But honestly, I hate trying to play this game, and I realized why - it's just stressful. The concept may be neat for most people, but to me, constantly having to hop around between awfully tight bullet patterns keeps filling me with tension. It stops being fun really, REALLY fast, and then it's just me losing my drive to carry on. Also, this game throws more bullets at you in stage 1 than most top down shooters too. I get that it's so you can catch them, but it really just adds to the entire stress factor this game constantly has going. So yeah, that's why it gets a negative review from me. I thought I'd just add my 2 cents and leave it at that.

very good bullet hell !

Asterogues is a super clever and fun game. I personally would prefer more progression options (you don't really get stronger from run to run). But the core mechanics are so engaging that I keep coming back even during those times when I feel like I'm not actually progressing from run to run (which is most of the time). Biggest gripe: no online co-op. This game NEEDS online co-op. All it has, unfortunately, is couch co-op where you awkwardly share a screen with another player. The co-op camera system needs some work... And co-op in general is very buggy. If you both play the character that absorbs enemies with its hand, the game breaks and nobody is able to do the absorbing (It's fine if only one of you plays this character). The stage with the asteroids is completely broken in co-op (the game incorrectly maps the asteroids so you can't walk fully across them when you need to, making it almost impossible to survive this stage). Note: it's still an early release and I'm praying future updates fix co-op and introduce online options.