My favorite indie game of all time, no question. This game, with a development team of 3 people, at the modest price of $20 (when I bought it, it's definitely under $10 now) has no business being as much of a masterpiece as it is.
The game looks great for 2d and plays just as well. Controls are tight and response times are quick. The music of each location fits perfectly; the city of tears with its rain and melancholic piano, to the string instruments in Queen's Gardens, every setting and boss battle has an OST to match.
The boss designs and movesets are great too. This game is obviously inspired by the Souls Series, with the benches, losing loot on death, and minimal explicit direction, and to me is the truest definition of "souls-like" without trying to be a carbon copy. This game is the definitive proof that AAA titles do not need hundreds of millions in budget to be fantastic. Less is more, as they say.
The game looks great for 2d and plays just as well. Controls are tight and response times are quick. The music of each location fits perfectly; the city of tears with its rain and melancholic piano, to the string instruments in Queen's Gardens, every setting and boss battle has an OST to match.
The boss designs and movesets are great too. This game is obviously inspired by the Souls Series, with the benches, losing loot on death, and minimal explicit direction, and to me is the truest definition of "souls-like" without trying to be a carbon copy. This game is the definitive proof that AAA titles do not need hundreds of millions in budget to be fantastic. Less is more, as they say.