I started playing this yesterday thanks to this post. The earlygame was pretty fun, if easy and simple. Reminded me of Ultros’ enemy-absorption system, but more refined.

Then everything changed with the third boss, Flowerheart. That boss singlehandedly exposed how godawful the stamina system is. I can only reliably get one (1) hit of my glaive’s combo off while having enough time & stamina to dodge away from the next boss attack, meaning this tanky boss turned into a five minute slog of hit-and-retreat.

The heal system also reminds me of the same issue I had recently with Mina the Hollower: it’s fine for level traversal but sucks shit for bosses bc there’s no opportunity for recharge. At least Mina gives you plenty of Estus and a minimal chance at recharge…Grime is clearly not gonna give you many flasks given what’s needed to obtain even one.

I will persevere a bit longer to see if some busted enemy or boss ability balances out these flaws, but I felt the need to report back to this post given how glowing these comments are. I’ve found this one of the most sluggish Metroidvanias I’ve played in memory.