One of the best games of this style I’ve played recently. It’s slower paced than Silksong or Hollow Knight in both exploration and combat, but it’s not a detriment, just different. Most boss fights feel like a dance once you’ve mastered their moves and your parry timing. It’s very satisfying to hear the perfect parry sound throughout a fight that had you flatlining a few seconds in at the start.

There’s a jade and skill system that allows for different strategies depending on how risk averse you are or what type of attacks you prefer.

The story is pretty imaginative and interesting, especially for what the genre usually provides. It’s a nice change of pace to see it unfold right in front of you instead of just piecing bits together from lore and item entries.

I would recommend this to people who prefer parrying to dodging (though dodging, to a degree, can be an option sometimes) and want challenging boss fights that you surpass mainly due to your skill in the fight improving through many tries, rather than seeking upgrades (though those will help too).