Tombwater

Amazing game, people complaining about the melee its just skill issue, make sure to turn on "melee where aiming" and it'll feel a lot better, don't forget to mark your map btw

Y'all like them old Zelda games? Well dang, how bout Bloodborne? *spits* Tell you hwat, you gon' like Tombwater.

a fun and flawed love letter to bloodborne. great aesthetic, music, and level design. absolutely abysmal map and navigation. the combat has its moments, but bosses are largely unenjoyable. you'll constantly take damage after getting stuck in melee animations with significant endlag, which would be fine if your attacks didn't just tickle bosses. furthermore, most bosses have ridiculously short endlag on all of their attacks, so boss fights devolve into 1-2 hits, run around until they are open, then hit again. this is acceptable in games with a lot of spectacle, but it falls flat in tombwater. *edit after beating the entire game: later charms vastly improve the combat experience from a frustration standpoint, but the core combat mechanics are still flawed. some endgame melee weapons are fun, but the majority are too unwieldy with the janky hitboxes and startup/endlag. spells and guns decide fights.

A fantastic story! Following the search for the sheriff and father figure in the haunted town of Tombwater. I love how similarities can be drawn between the From Soft games like Darksouls, Bloodborn, and Elden Ring as well as aspects found in Hollow Knight but still be an entirely different game. I adored the progression, the crafting, and the area's. I like how you need to explore farther to figure things out without relying on a solid map. It's a fantastic game. I also need a shirt, "I went to Tombwater and all I got was my teeth stolen (and this shirt)".

Incredible game

Too much jank and intentionally obtuse design for me. Enemies attack 8 ways but the player is locked to 4 in melee, enemies have the dumbest AI possibly I have ever seen, enemy health is bloated and variety is terrible, art is fine but has an early era RPG maker blandness, fast travel unlocks FAR too late and when you do get it the devs decided to make it separate from save points and you probably missed unlocking most of them because the system was NEVER explained. I could just keep going on but it all comes down to the game isnt for me, I dont understand the hype. I love weird west and appreciate the indie dev but this is overall a huge disappointment for me personally.

Tombwater is an excellent Metroidvania and a decent Soulslike. The absolute best part about this game for me has been the exploration. The world is pretty big with a lot of cool areas. There are a lot of things to collect and a decent amount of secrets scattered throughout. I have liked the different weapons and spells you obtain that allows you to experiment with different builds making combat feel fresh throughout the game. Other than that, so far the bosses have been fairly easy, but that’s not a bad thing.

I loved my time playing tombwater. Figuring out where to go, exploring new areas and encountering so many optional bosses. The controls are good for the most part. The story is good. A solid 2d souls like game that is a great modern take on old legend of zelda style games. I highly recommend.