Genuinely one of if not the most frustrating action game i have ever played. I will just say now that i am fucking ass at this game so take what i am gonna say with a massive chunk of salt. But, this game is just filled with shit that feels like its designed to piss you off while having both not enough tools to feel like you can deal with the easily or the guidance to teach a struggling player if the tools are actually there. Sorry man i can't recreate evo moment 37 while fighting 100 enemies on a 2d plain so they all stack on top of each other so its not easy to see incoming attacks while an off screen sniper is shooting at me creating a massive blinking red reticle which obscures more of the immediate enemies i am fighting. Only to then introduce enemies with super armor.

This game feels like it has an incomplete movelist and certain moves and movement are weirdly stiff and don't flow into each other. Ex: Up+Y. Jumping feels like ass in this game and there are tons of situations where enemies are falling in the air but i can't catch them to juggle for some reason and the game has no made a clear distinction why. Sorry i am too stupid to break down the finer intricacies of the game and its mechanics and its too niche to have other people explain it because the game does a terrible job at this itself.

Incredible art direction that is truly inspired but i wish it was tied to a game that i found more fun to play

Will try again when they inevitably make more patches to tone down some of the shit that is a massive turn off.

Reviewed on Mar 15, 2024


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1 month ago

Honestly, it was such a letdown for me too, and straight up similar thoughts too. Like I enjoyed how much I played of the OG Slave Zero (up until it bugged at the end so I really couldn't beat it fully so I watched the rest on Youtube), and I was hyped for this as a release of 2024 ever since CheeseGX's Slave Zero video. I even beat the Quake Enyo Prequel mod for this. It should've been amazing. And then I got it...and it's honestly one of the most frustrating game experiences I've ever had playing a video game in my life (up their with certain later parts of Horace when I tried but failed to complete that game). Just...why are some of the game design here the most anger-inducing/frustating things you can do in a game. Though like you, I love the art direction and will probably play it when they patch it to be much more easier, but man that was a downer.

1 month ago

dang. sucks to hear :(