You bought this game because you are cripplingly addicted to Hades-like games.
I bought this game because I am horny.
We are not the same.

Similar enough to Hades and very enjoyable. Bought it expecting H slop but it does not have any H content. Still a lot of fun.

Guys, it's exactly what you think...
I got this for nun thighs
Okay enough playing the degenerate angle, You're here for a Sus Review and let's get into it.

Nunholy is the second game by solo dev Chowbie who is coming off the heels of his maiden title Wedding Witch which is a fun, light, bullet heaven styled game starring a beautiful witch protagonist.

Nunholy is very much inspired by Hades and Bloodborne in its gameplay and styling respectively. At times, the framing of certain scenes made me double take to make sure I was actually playing this game and not back in Tartarus. The supporting cast of characters are all in Chowbie's signature soft dream-like style and so far I haven't seen a lacking design from the sisterhood.

Nunholy presents a visual feast beyond the protagonist and her supporting coterie. The environments are all beautifully constructed but can feel very close to Hades aesthetic at times.

There are 3 primary characters to select from, each offering a slightly different approach to the early game. As of this review, I've only really put any time in with Preiya.

The different characters, instead, replace the swappable weapons in Hades.
You can level up your passive abilities, stats and even unlock alternative damage types for your character's main weapon, active skill, and sub attack in the Hunter's House of Dream Hades, giving each character's arsenal a new level of depth and build-fiends plenty of toys tom play with.

However, the real meat of this game is the ATTACHE CASE!

That's right, you can optimize passives mid-run by picking up relics and carefully organizing them into your case. A wonderful addition to just really make the mind goblins go crazy later in a run when you're running low on space but really want to find a way to fit that third cross in.

Other than relics you'll find other passives, ultimate abilities to cast, and meta currencies in run but I'll leave some for you to discover alone.

Okay. Let's get started by addressing the most pressing issue during my initial impressions.

>The game feel isn't the best<

Look, I'm bad at listing criticism for single dev games, because these people work hard to make cool things for us to play. Chowbie has been putting a lot of work into creating visually appealing games and it's very impressive what they've been able to cook up twice now.

However, I wouldn't be doing my due diligence if I don't bring up some specific points.

The game feels slippery in combat and there's a lack of any sort of soft lock on to aid in maintaining an assault on an enemy if you are holding a direction, causing you to drop any juggles you're attempting to maintain. You can counter the issue planting yourself until the target has died, then moving to the next but can feel counter intuitive in a game presenting itself as adjacent to two aggressive games.

This was the primary cause of taking damage as I would dive into a pack of enemies, lose a juggle then lose a chunk of HP to a sweeping hit. It is also hard to notice when you take damage since there's not a lot of feedback visually, on controller you do get a small rumble to indicate you've been hit.


Should you buy this game?
I'm a fan of supporting small dev games that go for a stylish aesthetic. Nunholy is a visually appealing Action-Roguelite with some jank but also a lot of interesting sub systems and lore to get pulled into.

I fully plan to sink plenty of hours into a (in my case) awaited title.

If you've got $10 to spare and are looking for a new Hades adjacent game to put some time into (or you just really like the idea of vampire-nun thighs) then Nunholy is a worthy addition to your small dev library.

*edited for formatting