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[Hide] (227.6KB, 1420x1065) Reverse Currently playing Shadowflare. A Japanese (wew!) diabloeh 2.
Had urgent itch to play some hack'n'slash diablo-clone-like action-RPG(roleplaying game?). Had to find something less known since I have already played Diablo itself, Grim Yawn (endgame is one room where you fellate your numbers, *lols*. But campaign is good, okay-okay), Titan Quest (whole game is linear paths of boring shit between towns where you click ONE skill for hours, since rest of it is passives, your gay pets and banner dropping, that's it, yeah DEFEND THIS!), Sacred 1 (Dwarf is epic), Van Helsing (I'd have sex with Katarina), Victor Vran (at least better than turdlight), Nox (Fun) and poop (not paying to betatest second game), well, after Chris Wilson and his lack of hair has left(?) his position as the director the whole thing kind of lost its last bits of charm that were left after the tencentification.
ANYWAY, about the game
+ You get to play as animey girl in a genre where you usually don't. If you were to undress, she has strapless battle leoTARD with extra erotic exposure of her back. Hopefully new armor pieces have different looks.
+ Animations are decent
+ Click on monster, get loot gameplay
+ Combat is pleasant, well, so far I only have standard attack and "moving multistrike", yet latter feels satisfying enough to feel like I am playing slasher rather than autistic *diablo 2 AUH UH AH sounds as you exchange blows* clicker.
+ Magic seems to be fun (I have one spell, I became warrior without my consent)
+ Foes that can hit for third of your health 20 minutes in, none of that usual baby shit normal mode, game is game from the beginning.
+ Has button to send items into personal chest from any location, so you essentially have quadruple the inventory.
~ You can play as guy too, but he isn't nearly as imposingly balding as his artwork. He is just generic dude.
~ Heckin doggo is your companion (+ you can recruit dachshund one, left from not-Gheed in the corner, does flips on command!!)
~ Music is okay
- Class system is shallow and for warrior there are less skills than word "skills" can describe.
- Can't rebind keys
- Dagger and sword use same animation and have exact length
- Unfinished, there are only four Episodes (acts) out of six released. I am in episode one.
Even though I am at the beginning of a game, I don't expect gameplay to drastically change. Still, there seems to be a lot of magic to unlock and manual does note that you can even repaint your gear somehow.
Overall, it does scratch the itch.