Kristala

Every once in a while a rare timeless gem comes around and for me this was INSTANTLY one of those. It's memorable, charming and unique from the get go. From the aesthetics, to the AMAZING voice acting, dialogue scripting, the music, the level design, the use of verticality and death from above, the kitty stealth (no matter what class you chose), the satisfying combat system, and of course CATS! So much aligned here to make just a flat out amazing game with insane replayability. I'm jaded when it comes to games so I'm not easily impressed but by golly you can really feel the passion in this game. I'm on my 3rd playthrough with 100% achievements-can't put it down. Kristala is an absolute gem and there is still more to come in the game. Can't wait to see what they add next. If you're a soulslike fan then this one truly stands out. Even if it wasn't all cats it would still stand on it's own but the cats truly make it unique. If you're on the fence just get it you wont regret it.

Fun game with a lot of character, quite buggy though. The bugs don't ruin it, and they get better with each update. If you like sekiro/lies of p/khazan i think you'd probably like this game. Definitely looking forward to more from this developer.

I'm close to recommending this. My issues are inaccurate hitboxes (you have to guess if you're going to get hit or not) and lack of i-frames on dodge so even if you do the enhanced dodge you can still get hit by the attack that triggered it.

F this game... I wanted to like it, I seriously did. It's a great concept. A great style. Some pretty cool systems for character improvement. But holy F-ing hell, did they decide to dial the difficulty up to F-ing 11 on this one. I managed to slam my head against the wall and beat quite a few of the bosses, which are all HP sponges, taking 100x's more damage then they should and dealing way more damage in a single hit then is rightly fair. But I managed to beat them, and progress a bit story wise till it slammed me. The first guardian boss comes, the one they lock magic upgrades behind. Suddenly its like they decided thats where the game should end for 99% of their player base. This boss is beyond stupid. After 37 tries (even trying different gear and builds aside from my main build which i was focusing on) I finally sucked up my pride decided turned the difficulty down to the lowest setting in some vain hopes of winning and this boss still wipped the floor with me, pulling out some of the dirtiest move set ive ever seen in a game, and I'm a souls veteran, I've beaten ever Fromsoft game ever made, so im not bringing a complete lack of skill set here. I won't recomend this game if …

I want to be honest here. The game deliveres what it shows. Ninjastyle-stealthsections and dark soulsy combat. But(t). It has very limited weapons. Claws, Sword&board and greatswords. And those in different flavours as of statscaling and special attacks. The combat has its rythm, with some practice you can feel invincible parrying everything. Then there are the bosses. Mostly they are fine, but some feel just unfair with either comboing you from 100 to 0 with out any chance to get away if you miss a parry or some unblockable AoE that just hits you. Enemy variety is limited, you'll learn what each one does as you will encounter them over and over again in their respective area Then there are some issues with the menus, fasttravel and general controls. Very often I got stuck on some wooden pole during a fight and got slaughtered, or my camera jerked around colliding with something. And last, do not even attempt to run this game on lower hardware. It will stutter in single fps and be absoloutly unplayable. would I recommend this game? Yesn't. If you can handle unpolished jank its good fun. The game expects you to fail and try again, runbacks are short, shortcuts are plenty, but …

[h1] Kristala is a particularly honest game. By that I mean it isn't afraid to show both its strengths and its shortcomings. [/h1] [h3] The game puts a tremendous amount of attention into its core mechanics and combat flow. It is polished where it matters most, delivering an experience that sits somewhere between a traditional Souls-like and something closer to Sekiro. [/h3] Comparisons aside, the game commits heavily to its worldbuilding. It introduces a large number of factions, locations, characters, lore terms, and side stories in an attempt to build a rich setting. Unfortunately, I didn't find the narrative engaging enough to keep track of many of those names, places, or even the equipment I collected. As a result, there wasn't much that made me want to revisit the story on subsequent playthroughs. To me, the narrative exists primarily to complement an enjoyable combat system that occasionally feels reminiscent of Demon's Souls, complete with quirky frame data, unusual hitboxes, and sometimes awkward attack timings. [h1] The Good [/h1] [list] [*]The game is remarkably consistent in how it expects you to engage with its systems. [*]The leveling and progression syste…