2nd time ive tried this, some thoughts as i play
- i think the simpler tutorial is more effective and fun to play around in
- this is just a random thought, but damn in the shooting animation the character must be really limp wristing the gun for it to kick back and bend his elbows that much
- the bit of slowdown on mixing i think is a great addition and makes the game alot easier to learn. maybe im just better at mixing since it is my 2nd time
- i usually dont mind one hit kills in games but the elite enemies laser beam really annoyed me, i was looking at another enemy and was surprised when i saw my health hit -150 until i realized what happened. maybe there should be a highlight or something before the attack comes out, or maybe im just a brainlet. this happened to me the last time i played too
- i think unlocking the 2nd tier combos is a good simplification to not overwhelm new players as well
- i had an elite combat where i stacked tons of defense down on the electric element boss, and spammed ice+lightning fast scythe strikes with the lightning bolt every 3rd chain ability. this did a ton of damage and felt great and extremely fun, and is the kind of synergy you can only get in this specific game. i think i genuinely soy-faced
- the freezing challenge shrine was really annoying imo, it was really unclear that it was a straight DPS check and wasnt going to stop expanding. the 2nd one i tried i knew i had to be fast, so i got out my scythe to start clearing things as they spawn, only for freeze mines to spawn and stunlock me to death instantly. fuck these things
- i never went for the damage type resistance upgrades which usually occupied half the slots in the shop since they are so much less interesting than the cooler options with potential synergies
- game still looks and sounds great
It was fun! it has a lot of potential. I usually dont mind dying and restarting in these kinds of games but something about getting confused, stunlocked, and one shotted made me want to take a break, so i'll come back to it later. keep up the great work!