Honestly, so many reviews talking about it being Dark Souls BotW have me concerned as I enjoy the Souls formula, but have a mixed relationship with BotW. I'm hoping co-op makes up for that and I can really enjoy my time.
@franzlska: Yeah, to your first point, I imagine things open up a bit more as you get deeper into it even on the last level of the first chapter there seemed like a couple of ways to shave off some time that seemed off the beaten path. I also enjoyed getting the presents in each of the levels, they offer a fun little puzzle to solve that seems different than just going as fast as you can, which is a cool change of pace.
That's a shame about the story though. Like I said, I skipped it in favor of jumping in and seeing how the game played, maybe I'll go back and see how it strikes me. The fact that most of it seemed skippable in the case I don't enjoy it is a major plus for me.
In case you don't remember, this is the speedrunning card based movement shooter (what a delightful word salad that was) that had a very cool trailer a while ago. It is coming from Ben Esposito the creator of Donut County.
The demo is a part of Steam's Next Fest and after playing through the first chapter I think I'm in. The on-boarding is great. They slowly introduce the mechanics, while still giving you a lot of freedom to mess around and see what works. As you replay the short levels trying to get better times, you unlock "Insight" which can unlock level specific perks like a hint system showing you ways you might get through the level faster which I think is a real smart addition to this sort of game.
I was worried it would be overwhelming, but it seems really smartly crafted and replaying levels is quick and engaging. I didn't spend too much time on the story stuff because I wanted to jump in and see if I enjoyed the gameplay part, but it is fully voice-acted which is a plus.
@sweep: This is a good call. Played 1 through 3 with a friend a bit ago and while one has a few moments when it's trying to be more survival horror-y the rest of those games feel like a boring mess.
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