A really good game. But the kid... FML the kid... Like many games that employ the aid of an NPC partner, he can be very annoying, gets in the way, starts giving unwanted hints as soon as you enter a new area and just generally has annoying chat. It does better than many games with forced partners, and he's a big part of the story, but wow he's still annoying.
Like many games that rely on blocking and dodging, it takes liberties with the hard (Optional) bosses, particularly the hardest. Some interruptible attacks become unstoppable, or if you interrupt an attack, the boss picks and chooses randomly to instantly recover and lash out with a fast un-blockable attack. Again it's not the worst implementation of a tough boss, but the added randomness makes it hard to plan follow on attacks. Meaning you either have to get lucky or artificially extend the length of the fight to avoid the boss's unexpected recoveries.
The stats are weird, there seems to be a disproportionate effect of just minor stats increases, making you much more powerful. It scales well with the game and the top armour and equipment is as powerful as you would expect. But the way the numbers scale makes it feel like it isn't worth upgrading, when it actually is.
Still well worth playing, especially in a Steam summer sale or similar.

A really good game. But the kid... FML the kid... Like many games that employ the aid of an NPC partner, he can be very annoying, gets in the way, starts giving unwanted hints as soon as you enter a new area and just generally has annoying chat. It does better than many games with forced partners, and he's a big part of the story, but wow he's still annoying. Like many games that rely on blocking and dodging, it takes liberties with the hard (Optional) bosses, particularly the hardest. Some interruptible attacks become unstoppable, or if you interrupt an attack, the boss picks and chooses randomly to instantly recover and lash out with a fast un-blockable attack. Again it's not the worst implementation of a tough boss, but the added randomness makes it hard to plan follow on attacks. Meaning you either have to get lucky or artificially extend the length of the fight to avoid the boss's unexpected recoveries. The stats are weird, there seems to be a disproportionate effect of just minor stats increases, making you much more powerful. It scales well with the game and the top armour and equipment is as powerful as you would expect. But the way the numbers scale makes it feel like it isn't worth upgrading, when it actually is. Still well worth playing, especially in a Steam summer sale or similar.