Still, there were particular runs where I thought I had just stepped into a giant deathtrap rather than a sprawling overworld. Generally, I felt the difficulty struck the right balance between fair and challenging.

When playing in a group, not only will the enemies gain strength to compensate for the larger party, but your group will also share a limited number of revives, and once those are out, a fallen hero is knocked out from the run.

When playing solo, you’re given a limited number of lives to revive yourself after a killing blow, which you can run through fairly quickly. Just one wrong move in your dungeon crawl can lead to disaster for your journey. When it all comes together, Ravenswatch is a fun romp that shows some incredible personality, but it can frequently feel unforgiving during some runs. Even with a fully decked-out character, the chapter-ending boss encounters will test your reflexes and the mastery of your character’s skills. These battles are hectic, blending elements of bullet-hell games with Hades’ dynamic and over-the-top boss encounters. I really admire the many clever design choices at work with the current roster, and they each play so differently from one another.Īfter you’ve taken out enemy encampments, raided small dungeons, and beaten mini-bosses over the five in-game days, the chapter’s boss will come calling, forcing a confrontation. And just like in the classic fairy tale, you’ll need to slink away from approaching an adversary when they get too close. However, she also proves to be the most technical character of the roster, as her attacks plant her firmly into position as you use the siren’s song to attack enemies. Yes, you can step into the role of The Little Mermaid in this dark-fantasy action RPG, and she’s awesome to play as. The most surprising stand out to me was Meluise, a mermaid and siren that can strike at enemies with water magic.

But when he needs to call in an assist, he can summon the Genie to beat down the opposition and even grant Aladdin one of three limited wishes to support the party or wipe out surrounding enemies. Another standout was Aladdin, who’s presented as an agile brawler type who can hack and slash through foes. As he gains aggro, he can lead enemies away, weaken their defenses with his spells, and then pick them off with his music. For instance, The Pied Piper uses his enchanted flute and swarm of rats to attack foes from afar. While the roster falls into classic archetypes like the close-ranged brawler or zoning magic slinger, their personalities and narrative touches also shape their playstyles.

Mermaid a twist on the classic tale