I truly don't know where to begin with this one; it seems like a roguelike on the surface but it really brings jank to a whole new level.

I've seen videos praise this game like it's the secomd coming of indie Christ and it genuinely made me feel like it's my fault to the point where I rebooted the game and gave it an honest hour. I'm serious - one review that made me really want to give this game an even shake REALLY seemed to be a fan, going in great detail about the the "chained-DLC" gimmick the developer seems to be about as well as his own perceived intuition about indie sensibilities, all while the footage showed him getting his ass beat while he inched further on the dogshit menus.

There is nothing here to even satiate the retro enthusiast. You want retro-inspired wave-based combat? It already exists in much stronger measure. You want 2024 indie-stink that's actually fun? You got that with Black Gunner Wukong. It says a LOT when the most fun for me to be had with a game sits in its Tiger Electronics minigames.

I'm going to assume this is developer loyalty thing and that whoever made this is releasing the exact kind of games their fans want and expect; unfortunately, it really isn't for me.

Reviewed on Apr 22, 2024


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