Raven

I’m very frustrated with this game for multiple reasons, the main one being this was over a half a decade wait to ensure there was a polished product delivered, and yet there are still gameplay issues. The controls are very floaty like Ori and the Blind Forest, instead of the crisp and precise input that HK had you have a delay when you jump, heal and attack, if this was intentional I’m not a fan. Your attack is very short, you also cannot move, and the majority of enemies even in the beginning zones will move away from you. Aside from that the hp is wildly unbalanced, and it takes quite a long time to heal where enemies give almost no reprieve to do so. Also, there are random arenas or colosseums that are not marked which have 3-5 rounds of mini bosses in them and you are there are a few that you WILL BE stuck in if you want to get your corpse back because there is no way out aside from beating it as the skill you need is past it. You have 5 masks of health for. a VERY LONG TIME so the enemy hp ratio to yours is not ideal for learning on your first walk through. There is NO option for easy/normal/hard it’s just all balls to the wall and for someone who just wants a chill platformer to play after work this game is just so disappointing… I waited years for this. I haven’t even mentioned the abomination of the diagonal pogo, I don’t know what possessed them to have this be your only option for like 5 maps but I hate it. And sure there’s a “charm” for a regular pogo but it’s locked (literally) behind a paywall that you need rosaries for which is a currency you rarely get and the strings don’t respawn, so you’re basically fucked if you ever die in one of there arenas. I’m just so frustrated with the whole gameplay that I can’t even enjoy what I do love about the game and I will likely return it unfortunately. I’m really upset that this is my impression but it’s probably important to understand this is more like a Souls game than a nostalgic HK advancement.