AEON BLOOD

I'm all for new indie brawlers, this one needs some time in the oven. It doesn't feel bad but it doesn't feel like anything in particular, none of your attacks really register and feeling is a big part of these kinds of games. It does have a dash so good that it messes you up since you scoot across the screen like you're jet-propelled.

It's sort of like Streets of Rage, I think. Never played that game, but I'm familiar with it's type: a sort of 2.5D brawler where you shuffle along a mostly 2D plane, but can slowly shift axis. Your attacks mostly only hit along the same axis, though there's some wiggle room, thankfully. Animations are good, mostly, but combat can start to feel pretty tedious at times, especially since you can't run from encounters at all, so if you're struggling to beat a mid-boss, as I was, you have to fight every enemy leading up to them over and over again. Get's pretty grating. Furthermore, because a lot of evasion depends on positioning, and the basic movement is really slow, it can get quite hard to evade when there are a lot of enemies on screen. You have a spear twirl that can clear out people right next to you, but if it doesn't connect, you're basically certain to get counter-attacked in the brief window you're locked in after the spin. And if you get knocked down with enemies nearby, you'd be better off just laying there because you're likely to get utterly crushed the second you stand before given any chance to defend yourself. Just a bit of a grind. Not the worst game, but not really …

Needs a block mechanism. Needs smoother graphics. I get 45 - 60fps, but the game feels jerky. (3090 10900k)

I like side scrolling beat em up's but this is not it sadly. Very weird unpolished feeling UI and control scheme. Graphics are okay but a bit generic feeling, but the problem is the combat feel, it just doesn't feel good to play. needs to add impact to the attacks, hitstop... something. Also feels like you should be able to block or parry.

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is good, but need more works in block system and movements