ENCHAIN

honestly, it really, really pains me to give a negative review to this, but after beating the game i'm left feeling rather disappointed. the core gameplay is quite fun and fresh, and the aethsetic does have a lot of personality to it- playing the demo made me very excited to see what else was in store. however, unfortunately, this early access version feels insanely undercooked, and i don't think it's worth the price point. i managed to beat the early access in around 4 hours (there was a bit of side content i skipped but i wasn't exactly speedrunning it either, i spent quite a lot of time backtracking) and didn't really enjoy much of it. it's janky, feels pretty empty, and has a lot of frustrating and confusing design. there were a lot of moments when i was genuinely questioning whether something was supposed to be a placeholder, or if that was just how it was intended to be. i know, it's early access, but at the current pace i can't fathom how this game will go from this to a finished product in 1 year like it says on the store page. like i said, it pains me to say this, because i see a lot of potential in this game, and i truly hope it can improve over the course of its early access life cycle, but for now i can't recommend this. if you really really liked the demo maybe give it a shot, but be warned that there really is not that much more interesting or fun stuff in the game past the point where the demo ends.

- Most encounters are too easy though, and can end up feeling repetitive.