I don't typically rate stuff but I instantly clicked with this and think this is one of the best triple-A games to come out in recent years. Yet, I don't hear enough conversation about it.
It being on a console not many people have factors into that but I also assume its difficulty. Spending 70 quid on a game that's intended to be challenging that you may give up on reflects the in-game risk-reward mechanics. You could risk buying it and end up with a sizeable hole in your wallet and a game you don't like cos you think its too hard or you could be rewarded with a game that has intensely satisfying control, rewarding and equally visually interesting boss fights and a well-thought-out narrative that's up to player interpretation that doesn't feel pretentious.
For players who aren't as skilled, this game is dopamine bank. Every time you die and restart from the beginning, you store a little bit dopamine so when you finally complete the boss, you have a huge dopamine rush and feel happy. For skilled players, you'll get a dopamine rush because you'll realise that you're actually one of those skilled players. I hate to be that guy but this game made me realise I was good at video games. I had heard so much that people have 100-200 deaths and can't get past the first boss and I completed the main game in 9 deaths, completing biome 4-6 in one go which was my first. Then 15 deaths, to complete the true ending. Shit made me feel like a god.
At the end of the day, if you don't like dungeon-crawler roguelikes, you most probably will dislike this too. But I feel it blends the genre with psychological horror, disco lights and shooters in a unique way to create a great layered human story about grief wrapped up in Greek mythology and Sci-Fi setpieces.
It's incredibly fun and addicting to play due to the gameplay loop (haha) supported by the DualSense controller which is proved to not be a gimmick by this game. And also fun to dissect the little nuggets of a story you get and piece it all together.
I was constantly intrigued by the characters and world throughout so I highly recommend it but with a warning as I fully understand why someone would hate this game despite its great design.
Luckily, it's on PS Plus Extra so give it a go. That's what I did and ended up buying it off eBay as I feared I wouldn't be able to finish it before my subscription ran out. I finished the main game before it did but still had Act 3 to finish and now the 'Ascension' expansion. Plus, I really like the game so I'm proud to own it and don't consider it a waste of £30 at all.
It being on a console not many people have factors into that but I also assume its difficulty. Spending 70 quid on a game that's intended to be challenging that you may give up on reflects the in-game risk-reward mechanics. You could risk buying it and end up with a sizeable hole in your wallet and a game you don't like cos you think its too hard or you could be rewarded with a game that has intensely satisfying control, rewarding and equally visually interesting boss fights and a well-thought-out narrative that's up to player interpretation that doesn't feel pretentious.
For players who aren't as skilled, this game is dopamine bank. Every time you die and restart from the beginning, you store a little bit dopamine so when you finally complete the boss, you have a huge dopamine rush and feel happy. For skilled players, you'll get a dopamine rush because you'll realise that you're actually one of those skilled players. I hate to be that guy but this game made me realise I was good at video games. I had heard so much that people have 100-200 deaths and can't get past the first boss and I completed the main game in 9 deaths, completing biome 4-6 in one go which was my first. Then 15 deaths, to complete the true ending. Shit made me feel like a god.
At the end of the day, if you don't like dungeon-crawler roguelikes, you most probably will dislike this too. But I feel it blends the genre with psychological horror, disco lights and shooters in a unique way to create a great layered human story about grief wrapped up in Greek mythology and Sci-Fi setpieces.
It's incredibly fun and addicting to play due to the gameplay loop (haha) supported by the DualSense controller which is proved to not be a gimmick by this game. And also fun to dissect the little nuggets of a story you get and piece it all together.
I was constantly intrigued by the characters and world throughout so I highly recommend it but with a warning as I fully understand why someone would hate this game despite its great design.
Luckily, it's on PS Plus Extra so give it a go. That's what I did and ended up buying it off eBay as I feared I wouldn't be able to finish it before my subscription ran out. I finished the main game before it did but still had Act 3 to finish and now the 'Ascension' expansion. Plus, I really like the game so I'm proud to own it and don't consider it a waste of £30 at all.