Lunacid is exactly what I wanted in my mind of "Man I wish I could play Fromsoft's early First Person works". This does not speak to the accuracy (because I cannot vouch for that), but to what I envisioned in my head. This game is probably way easier than those games, and I kind of think it is because this is playable on a PC with mouse controls and the movement is crazy.

A lot of basic enemies feel like they were made for slow King's Field combat, but you can move at fucking Turok speed so they are fodder. Early game is probably the hardest, but there are multiple weapons you can find that will trivialize stuff. The only thing I had difficulty with was the final mandatory boss because he actually moves around to match you. The only thing about bosses if they have insane health pools, but whatever, they are the only difficult parts.

I don't really care about the difficulty because I think I can also feel inspirated from not only Fromsoft, but also speedier boomer shooters, and also Igavanias. Its Fromsoft in the vibes and general construction of the gameplay. It can feel boomer shooter depending on what enemies you are fighting and if you are using ranged weapons; cause sometimes I was just circle strafing the beefier enemies and jumping around and I felt Turok-ish. Igavania's in the way of 100%ing weapons and spells. Enemies dropping weapons/spells, upgrading weapons, felt at home with Aria of Sorrow and such. You can even get a weapon from those games that attacks as fast as you tap the attack button.

Overall, it rules. Great vibes, the music kicks ass (ThorHighHeels goes insane). It may be easier than people wish, but idgaf.

Reviewed on Nov 04, 2023


2 Comments


5 months ago

when i first read this I didnt get the turok comparison, but having finished it the arena zone convinced me you were onto something

5 months ago

@curse i kind of felt it when i fought that titanite demon in the blood lake. I sure as hell wasn't strong enough for melee so i just circle strafed b-hopped around it and shot it with the crossbow. And it definitely starts to feel more like it once you get your move speed up cause Turok is fast.