The controls are the definition of "clunky". This could've been a home run indy game the likes of Salt and Sanctuary or, dare I say, Hollow Knight, if they'd just taken a couple of extra days to improve the controls and iron out a couple of bugs. It never seems to know when I'm pointing up, left, or right, I made this account to review this game. Dive attack and the new combos are quite useful. Charge attack is still something I've not made great use of. It becomes EXTREMELY useful in the new game plus challenge modes. Ranged attack is very useful for taking out some of these annoying flying things especially late-game, plus it's essential for some secrets. But the others are not useless as you might think. The most useful sword upgrade in the game is dash attack, absolutely.
A couple are pretty useless (the bonus prayer from beating the new DLC boss makes no sense to me) and are limited by their very short active time. In the challenge modes, using prayers can be essential, though it's usually the same couple prayers (the vampire one and a couple of the others). The prayer system (spells) are usually not very useful in the normal game, though some can be helpful in speeding up boss fights. Responding to other criticisms I've seen: 1. Those are quite enjoyable, and I expect I will continue playing the game for some time.
The recent free DLC (i.e., content update) made some much-needed improvements to the map system, including the ability to place markers, and a new game plus mode with added challenge settings. And there are a number of bugs involving ledge-hanging that can cause the game to softlock. Others are just silly (sliding down ladders more often than not causes a jump right at the beginning, which looks idiotic). On others, it's just annoying (no feedback when inputs are received during a cooldown, such as dash or charge attack). On some levels, it adds to the charm and difficulty of the game (such as the nonspecific descriptions of buff items, though some of these are just confusing). Controls and mechanics are unfortunately rather frustrating and, in many cases, buggy or poorly documented. On others, it's just A stunningly good platformer with excellent design, challenging gameplay, and good replay value. A stunningly good platformer with excellent design, challenging gameplay, and good replay value.
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