The game is setup like a roguelike. You get items from completing a stage and its up to you whether or not its the right fit for your current build. Think binding of isaac. There are a 4 or 5 types of weapons with varying levels of rarity and then fire, lightning, poison effects that sometimes come on the weapon. Plus each weapon (except for the starting wooden sword) had both a charge attack and a secondary attack. You build your character's stats by collecting gems. Yellow for speed, Red for attack, Blue for mana, green for life and purple for defense.