Deepening Fire

My kind of game. One of the best ever. Parry skill is a must. Brilliant 10/10

A brooding world of shifting landscapes and hidden dangers creates an atmosphere that grips from the first encounter. Every region unfolds with deliberate tension, offering intricate pathways, layered verticality, and secrets that reward persistence. Combat delivers weight and consequence, demanding precision, timing, and adaptation as each foe introduces distinct patterns and escalating intensity. The result is a rhythm that feels challenging yet deeply satisfying. Class variety adds meaningful depth, allowing experimentation with different approaches and equipment that reshape encounters and exploration. Each build encourages new strategies, turning familiar areas into fresh battlegrounds. Environmental storytelling reinforces the sense of a fractured realm, with subtle details hinting at long buried conflicts and looming conspiracies. This interplay between world design and progression creates a journey that feels cohesive, purposeful, and rich with discovery. Atmospheric music and striking visual contrasts amplify the emotional pull of each location, blending serenity with danger in a way that enhances immersion. Carefully crafted enemy encounters, clever map layouts, and a s…

Very good game with nice builds to boot.

GG. If you like Salt and Sanctuary try this.

Sluggish movement, feels like I was hit with permanent "slow movement" spell, dodging is mostly pointless and everything is based on block/counter during combat. Doesn't help that on Steamdeck it forces you to one resolution that is so pixelated you literally have 3 pixels for text in some places and have no f*** clue what does it say. As it stands it's a 3/10

Game's alright. Though for some reason it doesn't have a map function despite the flagrant misuse of the metroidvania tag. I swear to gosh so many games are slapping that bad boy on just because they're 2d platformers with the slightest hint of open ended exploration. (Read: Barely any)