Nice combat, though sometimes you'll have to spam an AA to kill an enemy which is tedious and not having animation cancel in 2023 is never aNice combat, though sometimes you'll have to spam an AA to kill an enemy which is tedious and not having animation cancel in 2023 is never a good thing. But battle mage fantasy is executed very well.
Story is great, it's pretty simple but it is executed perfectly. All the character are believable and the whole main character development arc as well.
Pixel art is great, not so good as Blasphemous, but level design is still clean and nice, Boss fights look especially pretty. Like the fact that the game allows you to fully upgrade yourself and run a few missions with it.
Want to specifically point out the J4 and Shivana boss fight, one of the best I've had in many years. "Nocturne" boss fight sucks tho.
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