En Garde! 2023

Log Status

Completed

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Rating

Time Played

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Days in Journal

3 days

Last played

March 2, 2024

First played

February 24, 2024

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Like a thief in the night, "En Garde" will swoop in, steal your heart and vanish in a flash.

The energy feels like a perfect fit for a Saturday morning cartoon, with its charisma and over the top nature. Combat is snappy, quick and begs you to just kick every person you see into whatever hilarious obstacle they happen to be standing next to. Presentation is pretty good overall. Cutscenes are rather stiff and lifeless but the voice actors give it their all and the environments you fight it are great set dressing.

This is a game where I recommend the harder difficulty setting. It feels very tuned for that mode and the more aggressive enemies make them feel really eager to be kicked down the stairs by a strong women. I can't blame them of course.

Overall a pretty solid experience that I just wish was longer. That should be taken equally as a compliment and criticism. If you go into the title knowing that it's short and you want a goofy thrill, then I think you'll really enjoy yourself here.