COLLAPSED

This fails at the basics of being a roguelite. You keep all your equipment upon death so there is no real reason to look for more during a play through. There is a skill tree that you think will provide constant upgrades. That is until you realize that you have to equip every passive buff and you only got like 7 slots. We are talking passive buffs like carrying 10% more ammo or doing 5% more damage. Stuff that shouldn't need a whole equip slot.

Prelim Review (thorough in the future), Short - Hidden Gem game for those that love an 'Artistic Quality' to their games. Very Fluid full 360 Twin-Stick combat. _This game is great value at 10 or less dollars._ But for 15 or more dollars it will seem 'cheap', unfinished, too short and possibly a down-vote for most people. Ideal for 'night' play for an hour or two to relax and wind down, and online co-op support for 2 people (so you don't waste time trying to get 'remote play' to work) ------- Longer Prelim Review - -- This game has fantastic art and art direction - even though it doesn't use actual '3D' models (it uses that 'cardboard pin-wheel' vector style, which I detest), the art direction and art are fantastic in this game, Yes, it actually brings up the overall game 'rating' many levels - if you are an artist or into artistically presented games you will notice and really enjoy the game, if you couldn't care less about art or artistic direction in a game you will hone in on the mechanics etc, - This game plays very smooth and fluidly - it's a twin (more solo, more introverted) version of 'Rogue Stormers' (which is a fantastic game but marred with some technical bugs), It's a small game and do not expect a 'huge expansive' game. This is one of those smaller games you play if you want to beat something in a shorter amount of time (what I'm guessing based on the time of a 'walkthrough' on youtube, and the design and reviews), solo or with a buddy. It's procedural, so it does have replay value (though of course that means the quality of stages are hit+miss). It has 4 characters, each with relatively different playstyles (and all look really cool). Although the art direction and hand-drawn art is fantastic, the levels themselves are a bit lacking in graphics as they do not have 'depth' or layers to them, they come across as looking like a cheap platformer, which I think affects how people view the game ( if it 'looks' cheap, it must be cheap). This is one of thsoe games that look and feel a lot better if actually played than viewed in trailers or on youtube. This is actually one of the coolest purchases I made during the 2021 Autumn sale, but due to it's 'cheap' looking presentation in videos and small scope, some people won't be impressed and might rate it down. Obviously I would've loved it to have a much more thorough design, much grander scope, greater depth to the environments etc, but for what it is (in the small, truly 'indie-ish' scope and budget), I think it does quite well and I consider it a hidden gem in terms of expanding my art reference material (games that inspire me artistically and help to perfect my art proficiency)