Tombwater

I love how much of a love letter to souls-like games this is, it hits all the right notes for me who loves other similar themed games. It's really refreshing to see this done in a western style and I enjoy how the game leans into that. The gunslinging is fun and the fact that crafted items refresh at campfires is A+. The story and narrative is good with a lot of mystery to uncover in the world. The bosses are enjoyable but sometimes the hitboxes can feel weird. Exploration is very fun and rewarding with lots of weapons, spells, and trinkets to find. Music is absolutely amazing with the exception of one boss. Some minor things to be aware of: - Mark your map when you find things, the game does not do this for you automatically. I like this as it keeps a sense of mystery and exploration instead of just knowing you found something important because the map marked it for you. - You unfortunately cannot respec from your initial class and those stats do not seem to be upgradable (you can respec some of your stats but not the ones you select at class selection). I personally didn't mind this as I plan on playing multiple runs to try out different builds, but some might n…

Fantastic game up there with the bests. Souls meets metroidvania in an awesome environment. Very fun!

Bosses feel over tuned and frustrating instead of fun. Limited weapon selection early game and inability to level up anything but stamina or life makes it so that when you hit a wall the game feels impossible. Tried it twice and got walled by bosses at different parts with nothing I can really do to make things any easier for myself so I'm done.

This is a phenomenal game that would have been a banger if it was just coasting on vibes, but they made one of the slickest top-down action RPGs since Hyperlight Drifter instead. I’m impressed by the size and scope of Tombwater and can’t wait to see where it takes me next.

[h1]Compact but intense Zelda-Souls set in the Weird West[/h1] Tombwater is definitely worthy of being in the collection of any soulslike fan. Add in the Link's Awakening like array of navigational tools and the Weird West style setting and you've got a pretty unique game. It's good, but not too long. Getting both endings (and beating all bosses I found) took 23 hours. Still haven't gotten all the weapons/charms/flask shards and so on, it'd be nice if the wiki was a little better kept on that front, but you'll be exploring all over the map with fast travel being a bit of a late game convenience rather than a massive help. Pros: -Challenging combat with a lot of damage dealing options -Bosses being pretty unique with only the first one being a loveletter to Bloodborne's first boss -Movement options expand with each new tool you get -Tons of secrets to discover -Tight controls Cons: -Too well hidden secrets and too few clues for a lot of them -Reaching the actual final boss requires assembling a mcguffin and using it in the battle vs the regular final boss. The game does not explain this -Some boss/spell/minion combinations can yeet you back to the bonfire almost insta…

A little different from 3d soulslikes but i enjoyed it. Some really unique boss concepts, no boss felt unfair just learn the moveset. The vauxhall dad can be cheesed a little by standing in one of the corners and using the pinkerton rifle on the eyes hehe. 4 way directional attacking and stationary during attack windups take some getting used to. I didnt use a lot of the weapons just due to how long their windups were. Charon stations were certainly something. I got the coin but didnt see a station until the vauxhall estate so uhhh yeah the game was pretty much over by that time lol. Dungeons were fun.