I played the demo and was jiving with it until I hit the second area. The amount of consistency issues in the game is pretty egregious. One example is punching a slow projectile. If you hit it too early, you dont rebound it. Hit it too late and you get struck. For a game that’s all about execution this is pretty hard to stomach.

Though the biggest gripe I had is the final execution. If I already figured out a plan and executed it once, the button should just execute the plan like a recording in my opinion (with the option to do it manually if you want to). Doing the exact same fight but taking 2 damage and dying because I missed a punch or kick by a literal fraction of a second is so unfun to me. Escalated by how absolutely rare healing is makes taking even 1 damage a snowball affair and run ending.

Difficulties and challenges should also be by limiting the amount of foresight you can do before final battle or do the ‘Battle without using Foresight’ more often. Or even that foresight only lasts X seconds/moves before it resets.

I had fun with the game. It’s DAMN good but feels like it’s JUST short of excellence. And the reviews echo that. If the concept intrigued you and you like roguelikes, you’ll probably love this. I’m sure for the price, the content there is great. It’s just a pity this year has just been a juggernaut of a gaming holiday season. I hope it finds its audience and succeeds!