GwenBlade

If you like fast paced action roguelites, you'll enjoy this. Very unique concept, but it seems like the dev has gotten better in GwenBlade2. I played the story mode and unfortunately there's no real eding, but I still enjoyed my time with a game that cost me $2.

It's neat!

Like the smooth movement of main character. Waiting to gamepad and steamdeck tutorial icons. Nice rogulite

I was quite lucky to play this game at a local indie game fest. I also had a 2-hour gaming session with the creator of this game. After that, I bought the game but my potato laptop couldn't run it properly. The combat system looks good. In theory, it makes you want to combine all 3 main elements: RMB attacks to remove the shield, a couple of LMB attacks followed by an F special. Although the game fails to have a better difficulty curve: 90% of the game feels easy and then you get destroyed by a few attacks when you stop paying attention. :D I would give the game credit for having a fancy-looking combat system, especially for an indie game. It does look spectacular. I enjoyed the upgrades and their variety: there are unique passive and active abilities, some of them have special effects like grouping enemies together. But there is a downside here: the balance seems off. The guitar primary weapon + needles (pure damage) tear through enemies by a LMB spam. The active abilities were a bit overwhelming because the combat pacing is fast. You have LMB, RMB, F, dashes, movement, and several active abilities on 1-4 buttons. Maybe it gets easier to use them when you get more comfortable with multi-tasking. Style-wise, this game is great and it maintains a consistent look. I like that the main mode has many different biomes that looks so different, yet they still fit the aesthetics. I understand that this game is finished now and it's quite OK it its current state. It's playable and enjoyable. I would say it can be a good game for a 5-10 hours. But it also looks like there was a potential for it to be a 15-25 hours game. The game lacks some polish in many places: some orbs are stuck in the ground, cutscenes are interrupted too fast, the combat doesn't feel balanced enough. But there are also moments where it shines, like beautiful scenery and moments of exploration (this game includes multiple hidden rewards which is nice). All in all, I hope this is not the last game from this developer. Best regards.

A beautiful and melancholic yet also dynamic and hopeful hack&slash action, reminiscent of Nier: Automata in its aesthetics, level design and gameplay. I too wish to be able to get inside people's head in order to one-shot their depression with the power of a sick riff

Awesome, like it!

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