Tombwater

Cool game, felt very much like a top-down Bloodborne. There's some variety in the builds you can make, and a ton of spells, guns, and melee weapons to find. I enjoyed the puzzles and caverns you stumble across, they all felt rewarding and fun to do.

I actually like exploration focused games with little handholding. Tend to play a lot of them. I NEVER been that confused about where am I supposed to go and am I currently following intended path or gone off track. Yes, there is NPC that directs you very explicitly(not sure if he does that for second ending), but talking to him also was frustrating. Mostly because while he does tell you where to go he doesn't really tells you why would you(as ingame character). I basically spent whole game just randomly wandering, collected 3 of 4 parts of mcguffin without having any idea why would I need them. It might read somewhat negative, but I liked the game well enough. Just it feels very weird to me concerning setting goals for player to achieve.

The combat and progression are really good, but the map is absolute TRASH and makes the game a nightmare to 100%. I'd only recommend if you intend to play casually.

Very good game. Positives: - Lots of bosses. - Huge variety of weapons, spells, and charms to discover. - Plenty of secrets to find. - A massive world that's easy to get lost in. - A fresh take on the Zelda/Soulslike formula. Negatives: - The biggest issue is the map. It's honestly just straight up dog sh*t. It's too vague to be reliable, and even using markers doesn't help much because the map doesn'thave any meaningful details. It only gives you a rough idea of where you are within a zone, and even that isn't always accurate. Areas like the sewers connect to multiple regions, and the sub-areas don't have maps at all, this makes it so frustrating. - My other issue/nitpick is how water and bottomless pits work. The game gives you a short window to get back to solid ground, but sometimes it's simply impossible and you drown anyway. The health loss isn't a big deal, but the respawn is. You're placed right on the edge of the water or pit, so even the slightest movement can send you straight back in. It's especially frustrating when you need to dash, since dashing follows your movement direction and often launches you directly back into the hazard. You have to carefully step away from the edge before you can safely dash. Despite these issues, Tombwater is absolutely worth playing. The water/pit respawn problem feels like something that could be patched fairly easily. The map, however, really needs a complete rework. If the navigation were improved, this game would be close to perfect.

[h1]Compact but intense Zelda-Souls set in the Weird West[/h1] Tombwater is definitely worthy of being in the collection of any soulslike fan. Add in the Link's Awakening like array of navigational tools and the Weird West style setting and you've got a pretty unique game. It's good, but not too long. Getting both endings (and beating all bosses I found) took 23 hours. Still haven't gotten all the weapons/charms/flask shards and so on, it'd be nice if the wiki was a little better kept on that front, but you'll be exploring all over the map with fast travel being a bit of a late game convenience rather than a massive help. Pros: -Challenging combat with a lot of damage dealing options -Bosses being pretty unique with only the first one being a loveletter to Bloodborne's first boss -Movement options expand with each new tool you get -Tons of secrets to discover -Tight controls Cons: -Too well hidden secrets and too few clues for a lot of them -Reaching the actual final boss requires assembling a mcguffin and using it in the battle vs the regular final boss. The game does not explain this -Some boss/spell/minion combinations can yeet you back to the bonfire almost instantly due to placement and hit registration. -Money is scarce until you get the charm to change this.

BASICLY TOP DOWN BLOODBORNE. ITS GREAT.

Metroidvania with great combat, a wide variety of items for builds and a good story. Beware there is no hand holding in this game and the map is very vague relying on the player to mark everything especially areas that can't currently be traversed and it doesn't display paths showing how to traverse areas which can be confusing in a lot of areas.