Fun lil fella

This game is hell xd. It is an excellent and challenging game with a great idea and good work in capturing it, I think it has a good difficulty except for the Mother Beholder boss where the game takes a huge jump in difficulty. Going through it without losing life and without magic was really frustrating because of the 2 things I hate about this game: The movement and controls is one, I know it received a great update that saved the game but it still feels like that part needed to be polished, then we have at the rng that is usually unfair, in the aforementioned boss it generated the bags where they hit you for no reason. I know my experience wasn't so good because I went for the achievements but I ended up really liking the game ;D

Fun af

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I don't think it's a bad game, just absolutely wrong for me.

Slain is a masocore platformer that takes cues from classic Castlevania and Ghosts And Goblins. It checkpoints frequently and has infinite lives, and it has a pretty cool sludgy pixel metal aesthetic and riffs on the soundtrack.

Hit detection is also weird, parry timings are tight, and parries are essential to progress. It's not unreasonable to call this thing 2D Sekiro.

I am genetically incapable of doing active parries, so I got to the stage two boss and washed out. If you feel differently about parries, you will likely feel differently about this game.

Slain isn't a particularly lengthy game; its story feels short, and one can complete it in under five hours on the first playthrough. However, what kept me invested for many hours were the challenging achievements. With 70-80% of the achievements being rare, Slain offers a solid challenge for achievement hunters, often requiring multiple hours of restarts, reruns, or retries to obtain them. Despite its brevity, the gameplay experience can be intense, occasionally suffering from delayed button inputs on controllers. While the variety of enemies may not be extensive, their ability to swiftly slay the player in just a few hits makes rushing through the game on the first attempt a daunting task. One aspect I thoroughly enjoyed was the parry mechanic, which rewards precise defense timing with a satisfying counterattack. Parrying enemies in Slain feels incredibly rewarding and adds depth to the combat. On the auditory front, the metal rock soundtrack, while fitting for the genre, didn't leave a lasting impression on me. In summary, Slain is a solid choice for fans of classic metroidvania games, featuring a straightforward yet challenging gameplay loop centered around hitting, spellcasting, and parrying. However, I would recommend waiting for a sale to purchase it, as the full price may not feel justified. Overall, Slain is best suited for those seeking a satisfying challenge and aiming to collect all of its achievements.

the game can be fun and has amazing art style but is rather obtuse and will require you to relearn basic mechanics from similar games due to the timing in many actions being slow, delayed, and unable to be cancelled, being as specific as not to parry a projectile being not too far and not too close, and will not register as a deflection despite not event touching you yet, in many cases, on top of having to learn the enemies attack patterns. I find myself preparing to counter one attack, enacting it, and then taking damage from another newly attacking enemy at the same time. My brain tells me to react but I can't. I press the button and nothing happens because the animation hasn't finished playing out. You have to commit, you have to be so deliberate as too see everything, plan every single move, and execute it with mounting pressure, if any new enemy, if any new variable is introduced, you will take damage, you will probably die. It's frustrating that my reflexes are severely handicapped in this case. I love learning but not at the cost of sponteniety. I have an easier time with Contra than I do this one but there is still much enjoyment to be had as long as you're as stubborn as the game is

Game is not for the weak 10/10.

Really impressive