A really atmospheric Kings Field like game. The story is compelling, and I love exploring the dungeons full of these little fucked up Hellraiser dudes with great music.

The primary complaints I have with this game are mechanical. I never quite seemed to get the hang of dodging. Supposedly the game is ideally played with the Saturn 3D Pad, but it's hard to imagine that making much of a difference. I felt like I had very few options for managing risk and damage in enemy encounters and simply had to tank most of the enemies I ran into.

The game is a roguelike and I also felt that the game doesn't do a great job with balancing its runs. In a great roguelike, there's always a chance at success - the game always has some item that you get or at the very least a mechanic that you take advantage of to turn things around in your favor. I felt like with this game if you started at a deficit or disadvantage there wasn't anything you could really do about it. I felt like one powerful weapon or parasite was never enough to be a game changer.

Despite my issues with the mechanics, I still had so much fun playing this game. That's the power of the V I B E.