Kinda weird to mark this shelved as I have about 2000 hours in it across the PS4 and PC versions. This game has pretty terrific controls, but is severely lacking in any interesting combat scenarios (or platforming which they'd work decently for believe it or not, but that wasn't a focus of the game). The main loop then is the slow grind of upgrading equipment to meet ever higher stat-gates. You don't have to upgrade everything all the way, but that's also the only thing with any drama behind it. It becomes mandatory anyway if you want to continue past floor 40. Going through it again on PC, I got to the point where I had 2 more pieces of equipment that needed a green metal and I would've moved up to the 20s for black metal equipment. I lost interest. The game hooks you with a pretty trashy gambling cycle. You can remove the unpredictability of it somewhat by finding the vendor on a cycle throughout the week and buying the upgrade material you need one at a time. Very games as a service-y.

The worst part is, I've still marked it shelved and I might go back to it. Marked between something I'd be willing to finish and something I wouldn't at a 1.5/5. One of the most confusing games I've played.

Reviewed on Feb 17, 2023


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