I really wanna love this game after how much I enjoyed Salt and Sanctuary. But so much of this game is just... scuffed. Enemies can really easily juggle or stunlock you or just straight up launch you off into a fall long enough to outright kill you. Especially if the game drops multiple mages into the same spot.

But really what's worse about that is that this game doesn't really feel all that hard. I often kill mages with health potions to spare, and even then you can run back to an Obelisk to resupply, without it seeming to have any negative impacts on the fight. It's just... tedious. Upgrading equipment forces you into some really time-consuming, samey farming. If the mages that drop the required materials even spawn. Sometimes they don't even drop the material you are farming, either.

Souls-like metroidvania Monster Hunter sounds cool until you realize that means Rathalos Plate farming.
Might be fun for multiplayer or co-op, I guess.

I really wanna love this game after how much I enjoyed Salt and Sanctuary. But so much of this game is just... scuffed. Enemies can really easily juggle or stunlock you or just straight up launch you off into a fall long enough to outright kill you. Especially if the game drops multiple mages into the same spot. But really what's worse about that is that this game doesn't really feel all that hard. I often kill mages with health potions to spare, and even then you can run back to an Obelisk to resupply, without it seeming to have any negative impacts on the fight. It's just... tedious. Upgrading equipment forces you into some really time-consuming, samey farming. If the mages that drop the required materials even spawn. Sometimes they don't even drop the material you are farming, either. Souls-like metroidvania Monster Hunter sounds cool until you realize that means Rathalos Plate farming. Might be fun for multiplayer or co-op, I guess.