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This game has potential, but as of this review it's still fairly buggy and feels incomplete. It's being actively worked on, and IMHO should probably (still?) be marked and marketed as an Early Access title. Avoid for now unless you want to help with the game's development. This will be updated with a more comprehensive review if development slows down or the game reaches a state that feels more finished to me. EDIT 2021: 5 years later, I decided to revisit the game to see if it had been improved. It seemed to respond to controller input so I used that as I went to start over, but then couldn't even get through the new game setup because some of the menus suddenly decided that they were mouse only. While the game doesn't claim to support controllers on the Store page, this kind of "maybe sometimes it works" thing is slipshod and annoying. It turns out I'm not really that curious, so at this point I closed and uninstalled the game. I guess anyone who's curious won't ever get to find out...

So far, it's pretty shit. Like Early Access without the polish I was hoping for. Hell, can't even use a controller without having to use a third-party software program to map your keys. Kinda pissed.

Awesome game. Love the music, combat, customization, and the devolopers. The music was so awesome. During a fight with the boss the music made me play outta my mind because i thought i was the main character in an anime. :) The combat is smooth. The only thing i hate is that magic items or spells can only be used a certain number of times. So building a mage character will be harder especially since the spells also cost mana(I'm fine with mana). Your weapons can be enchanted to have special effects. Fire, water, wood..etc. I started a disscusion to ask about adding a camera that centers the character instead, not expecting them to put it in or anything but just ask if they planned on adding it and got an almost immediate answer saying that he would add it in with the patch the next day just for me. I was so surprised and thought he was joking but the next day the patch notes said it was added. So i went in game and there it was. Awesome developers. The game itself is really fun t...

Completely unoptimized and unready for release. I almost even think the developer spent more time recording the video for this than working on the game. -Options opens up in a separate window which is just stupid -Multiplayer doesn't work -No "return to main screen" button, just your normal exit button for the entire game -bad FPS on my 6gig RAM computer, even while the system requirements states is takes much less. Definitely not worth $15.00, but if you want to try out Steam's refund mechanic, buy it!

It is intentionally bad. It's marketed as "dark souls-esque," but really, it's just a big fuck you. Everything is wrong with this game. I didn't enjoy a minute, I muscled through thinking, "Oh, it will get good if I can only find _______" and it just never did. There are fights that are designed for you not to win. Not just like... "can't win now, come back later" kind of thing. The one that stands out to me is that there is a repeating rival you have. The first time, cake walk. Second time, not awful. The third time, he starts speaking while he's attacking, and your attack/roll buttons are in charge of the speech bubble. So you have to close out of the text box to attack him or run away. The next time, the room is barely big enough for the two of you, he speaks multiple speech boxes and you can't do anything until they are gone, so he will kick your ass over and over again. And that's not a fun challenge. There's no skill to be had there, there's no learning curve, you can't improv...

TL;DR Simple but satisfying gameplay that delivers on its promise of a Dark Souls style Legend of Zelda. Like Dark Souls, the game can be very challenging at first but then ultimately can seem quite easy once you master the mechanics. I finished the game twice and saw what I think are the only two endings, but I expect I will continue to play around as I experiment with different builds and perhaps try to achieve a deathless run (it tells you how many times you died upon completing the game). If you're a fan of this type of game in general, I encourage you to give it a try. Although it's not perfect, this game definitely exceeded my expectations.

I purchased this game for two reasons. I missed SNES Games, and the souls genre is up my alley. This game, albeit it a little buggy at times as a result of the underdeveloped engine it uses, is an amazing time and worth every penny.

Dark Souls pandering garbage game #434. This trash uses BYOND. That's how trash it is.

It would help if there was a tutorial that shows us how to work multiplayer, its a good game, but i feel it would excel if only i could play with my friends

tl;dr: A Souls-like without the Souls-iness. Don't bother. Ps & Cs: + Lots of secrets and hidden paths + Graphics work fine for the game + Story seems interesting - Very imprecise controls destroys the Souls-iness - Controls are very bizarre and unintuitive I really wanted to like this game, but it's so slipshod. The inventory / crafting system is extremely poorly implemented. The game tries to be like Dark Souls, but without the tight controls it really just comes across as cheap. The game supports controllers, however I was never able to get a spell to work. They're also missing very basic functions like a close button. If you can find it for < $5, and you're a Souls fanatic, it might be worth your time, however for everyone else I can't recommend it. As an aside the dev did say he would address the close button which shows he's at least a good dude.