Recent reviews by gaowan.

I have yet to complete the game, but playing it for the first time kept me up for 12 hours straight. Never have I played a rogue-lite game that made me feel so much, especially with characters that don't even have a face. There is just so much to this game, I gotta split it up.

The Combat:
Man, this feels good. Being able to change the way you dodge with different "shoes", change your range attacks with different weapons and the whole main melee thing. But that has been done. What makes combat great in my opinion, is that instead of swarming you with mobs and having a bullet hell style of fighting, the combat in this game draws you in. The timing system where you deal more damage when your character flashes gives incentive for not button mashing, and this doesn't just apply to melee, but to range and magic too. This gives the movements in the game a certain weight and connection to the player, and brings the whole sense of immersion to the next level.

The Puzzles:
Man, I thought that it was just simple line connection or surround the dot, and I thought it would be a pain, but boy was I wrong. Puzzle stages are some of the most looked forward to for me. Nothing is explained, and you are left to intuition. Being a visual person, the line connection puzzles came easy, but it took me a good 30 minutes to figure out at the later stages that I'm not trying to surround the dot for the other kind of puzzle. Without spoiling anything, the moment it finally clicked and hit me, it just felt so good. The pacing of it being once per stage helps take a break from combat and really gives the game balance.

The Story:
Man, no other rogue-lite has given me more of a sense of loss in the first 10 minutes than this game. The writing is amazing, and everything seems so real. I cried, I laughed, and I felt a hole inside me that still never closed.

tl;dr, this game is amazing. The story and writing brings validation to our everyday pains and struggles and the combat is intuitive and immersive. To the writers, creators, designers and all staff who brought this game to reality, thank you for the tears, you wonderful bastards.

Must play if you are running for mayor and require training in town planning and management. Would not recommend to anyone who just wants to build a wall. 12/10

This game on its own is fun, ish. It would be far more fun with co-op, but none of the co-op has worked since I got this.

My dog barked and I thought I had unlocked something new. It ended my run. 12/10

best. much good time.