8 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 28.2 hrs on record (26.1 hrs at review time)
Posted: 24 Feb, 2023 @ 10:39pm
Updated: 24 Feb, 2023 @ 10:49pm

Early Access Review
Pros:
- Unique Gylph systems for skills/stats
- Good stylized graphics (imo even better than Hero Siege)
- South East Asian folklore setting (i believe)
- Multiclass system (2 additional classes beyond initial) with combos that transform specific skills into new ones
- Path Of Exile like "map" infinitely scaling end game
- Food system that "crafts" permanent passive stats for additional min maxing

Neutral:
- Glyphs and gear do not have a level requirement. Glpyh levels seem to almost be meaningless while the level indicated on gear mostly determines how high the ceiling is for the modifiers to be upgraded. This means you can pre-farm high power gear/glyphs to make early game much easier
- You can technically upgrade legendary (yellow) gear to epic (purple) to get additonal modifier lines (GEAR only NOT GLYPHS) but it is entirely RNG, pray to RNGesus to get what you want
- Timeline for character creation to end game is probably around 2-6 hours depending on build/experience/focus on speed/etc
- Respecs as of right now cost 100k gold, which is kind of a lot as of this current review. I think gold drops were nerfed sometime in the past few months. You will probably be better off remaking a new character if you havent made it to end game and can farm it in a decent time frame. Keep in mind, you can switch what skills you use within your class choices freely but respecs change your multiclass selections.

Cons:
- Defensive stats sometimes feel useless, and even with recent mob nerfs still feels like "the only good way to stay alive is to not get hit"
- Balance between skills doesn't feel the best, and some skills feel terrible to start off without pre-farmed gear/glyphs/ Melee builds here seem to feel the worst out of any ARPG i've played before.
- No unique items, sets, or big ticket rares
- No way to reroll/upgrade glyph modifiers unlike regular gear leading to an even longer RNG grind than the already long gear grind
- Still moderately buggy, for example one of the skills Sixth Sense as of this review straight up doesn't work

Overall, it is a fun little ARPG with its gylph and skill glyph system being an interesting way to approach the traditional skill and gear systems. I personally feel like 20 bucks is a fine price if you can stomach the cons.
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76561199771687395 9 Sep, 2024 @ 12:06pm 
Your review is lit! 🔥 It's like reading a mini novel, so much detail and passion. You're a pro at this, seriously!