Brush Burial

A [b]very[/b] good but [i]very[/i] short little experience. It plays very smoothly, sounds great and leaves you wanting more - a sign of a good product. If you know what you're doing you could complete this game in a few minutes which speaks volumes to both its length and the elegance of the movement system. You'll find yourself hitting mach-speeds both in and out of combat. A lot of your time will likely be spent exploring your surroundings, experimenting with items and learning how this mysterious world works. Having immersive-sim elements, you have a pretty reasonable level of control with how you engage with situations so it's very worthwhile to try whatever comes to mind. Had plenty of "that makes sense" moments. I'd say the first half of the game follows the 'immersive sim' tag well enough, but the latter half shifts the game to a puzzle platformer, so don't expect things to get repetitive. Both halves are enjoyable and, as I said, leave you wanting more. Navigation is fun, co...

Very cool

For $3.49 I recommend it. I really like what they were going for in the second half, but I feel like it fell flat due to repetition. The combat was the most engaging aspect and it wasn't really present in the latter areas.

Very clearly comes from a place of love for Immersive Sims and the enthusiasm and passion easily carries it over some rough patches. If you're in a rush, the first act is a genuinely sublime play space that is a monument to player expression. If you so wish you can play it as a frantic improvisational dungeon crawler, a creepy sneaky Thief-like, something akin to the predator sections from the Arkham games, or as a lightning paced wall bouncing, slide cancelling, parkouring movement shooter. The intentional exclusion of a quicksave means you'll likely be doing some portion of all three when your best laid plans fail and you are forced to commit to combat or quick escape. Act 2 and 3 unfortunately trade the sprawling cistern and its plethora of play styles for a rather involved puzzle chapter and a small devil daggers esque final boss fight. The aesthetic and vibe remains strong, but the truncating of the play space in favour of challenge rooms that each allow only one solution wasn...