Archvale

I absolutely recommend this game to anybody curious-it scratches a very particular itch that I didn't even know I had! An easy comparison would be that this game is a lot like Enter The Gungeon, but scrap the rogulike elements in exchange for an exploration/kind of metroidvania style gameplay, It's hard to find experiences in the bullet-hell genre that deviate from the standard, but this game is quite fun if you're looking for a more story-based, action exploration experience. Combat is simple but very well done. It's a twinstick bullet-hell with a pretty good difficulty balance (my playthrough of the game was done on normal, so take that with a grain of salt). The weapons felt decently unique, and it was always fun to uncover a new item in the overworld. Boss fights were decently challenging but very fun, and it felt good to weave in and out of the projectile mass constantly being thrown my way. That being said, I do have a few complaints. Exploration got pretty repetitive in the mi...

This game got me out of a gaming rut that had me scrolling my library for hours per day not knowing what to play, super fun, amazingly paced, cool weapons, pretty much if I were to ever make a game it would be a lot like this. Very, very solid.

This game is very fun. It was like a great book you couldn't put down. If I didn't need to sleep, I would have finished it in one day.

Archvale is an incredibly shallow game that fails as both an RPG and a bullet-hell game, and I don't think it should be at the $15 price point. As a bullet-hell: many fights are simply too chaotic. Enemies and bullets move too fast, and there's just too much on screen (and too much that happens off-screen that can come at you fast). This works ok on easy and normal difficulties as the RPG elements allow you to take a hit, but it doesn't feel like you're getting better at the game -- your character just gets strong enough to deal with all the randomness. By end game you're focusing more on killing before things can cause damage than on dodging. On hard mode, the game is just too difficult in an unfun way. The bullet-hell challenges where you must avoid taking a single hit don't feel great due to the speed of the projectiles; I was able to get them eventually, but it felt more like I got lucky than that I got good. As an RPG: inventory management is terrible. Progression is all...

pretty good bullet hell with cute graphics, worth buying at a sale.... one thing i rly hate however is why do you put 4 lines of unskippable conversation on a boss in a bullethell game ? when you know that boss most likely will need to be repeated multiple times. so annoying...should be enough to hear it the first time.

Fun!

Alot like Zelda, and some Core Keeper thrown in. lots of weapons and things to choose from. it'll definitely scratch an itch!

I searched for the equivalent of Realm of the Mad God but for singleplayer and found this. It gives a similar vibe and is just really fun. Was hoping for a summoner class and unfortunately this game doesn't have it, but the Magic is still really fun. The level of difficulty is just perfect for me: enough to fail a few times but succeed all the boss fights after a few tries. I saw one reviewer complaining about the trials, dashing puzzles and enemies being impossible to dodge. 100% didn't have this issue, but my reaction time is up there. If you know you have a slow reaction time it could be an issue - I never felt like I got stuck and was always able to pass any challenge with a bit of focus and a couple of tries. You can skip any trials you can't complete though so shouldn't be an issue, they don't give anything great either so not missing out. I wish you could sell loot though, even though its not really needed since the 2nd half of the game you're stuffed full of money. Hate to ...

i went the wrong way and still progressed and the weapons are all so cool, 9/10 dont play on hard mode its not worth