Recent reviews by Supa

Perfect like Zato-1.

+The most active idler you can find and probably the best as a result
- The need for constant tweaking makes it a black hole for your time

The best version of Tekken.

Time-rewinding murder mystery adventure game. Perfect,

REASONS TO BUY
+ Art style that perfectly imitates Ancient Greek art.
+ The story actually caught my attention because it was quite an interesting twist on Ancient Greek mythology and the finale was fantastic.
+ Plays like a bit like castlevania but with a consistent variety of gameplay mechanics.
+ Lots of items in the game that all present unique combat interactions.
+ Lots of interesting optional side quests and and plenty of secret areas.
+ A full run is about 8-10 hours on the starting difficulty; it ends before its stale.
+ Items have durability but can be purchased again, Even the rarest items are available for repurchase on a black market NPC in case you're favourite weapons break.
+ Relatively easy to earn achievements (you have an opportunity to obtain anything you missed before the game ends) but a second playthrough is required on a harder difficulty for 100% completion.

REASONS TO RECONSIDER
+ Many of the seemingly minor mechanics seem intended for the harder difficulty that only unlocks after beating the game. For instance, there is a crafting system that is perhaps too generous on your first playthrough
+ Some merchants upgrade skills and armour so make sure you break everything to pay for the upgrades
+ Certain items cannot be purchased and may block your ability to advance such as Picklocks so it is vital that you break absolutely every box you can
+ Combat is only interesting if you switch weapons a lot which is why I believe items have durability in the first place - to encourage variety. If you have a favourite weapon type and try to stick to only using it then you may find the game tedious so try to experiment
+ Combat can feel clunky at times but only if you'reon top of each other
+ Hold left or right to gradually transition from walking to run but for some reason the character slows his pace if the terrain changes. I found myself jumping to extend the speed I was running before the slower pace began again.

CONCLUSION
+ It's an experience that I really enjoyed. I adored the art, it was absolutely stunning. It's just a completely well executed and polished game from beginning to end that merits the purchase for anyone even considering it.

Despite it's initial appearance and large amount of references, this is not a side-scrolling brawler. This is a management sim with a brawler theme that plays with mobile gaming in mind.

I am enjoying the game but be aware that it is very grindy, especially in the endgame (hence the mobile aspect). The music is pretty great. The Dark Fist update essentially adds a side-quest with optional story content that gameplay-wise more or less functions very similar to the current end-game quest (it's almost a mirror with new sprites and a new location).

Professor Layton + Fargo