Demo: Reignbreaker

Feels weird to say this is not the first time I've beaten things to death with a key.

Thanks for the heads up, I actually do listen if you recommend keyboard / mouse or controller.

I cut my gaming teeth on NES controllers which I suspect may have been too small even for my hands as a child and are definitely too small for an adult. Some games just work better with keyboard and mouse and others work better with controllers and at this point I'm comfortable with either, but if a game is 'about the same' with either one my preference is to use a controller, it's just a little more comfortable and lets you play in a more natural position.

I digress, let's figure out what's going on here.

I am Clef, purportedly the Antagonist of this game. I'm pissed off at the Queen and want to bring her reign to an end.

This feels very similar to Hades

It's an isometric action roguelite game, you have discrete encounters with enemies and bad things that will hurt you are generally pink. I'm enjoying the combat, I like games where you move around a lot and hit things.

Traps? Check. Traps can hurt enemies? Check!

My main weapon appears to be a combination jouster's lance and key that the game says is a 'Javelin'. Finishing off most enemies consists of sticking the key part in them and 'unlocking' them.

I started to think 'this feels a little too easy' and then I died. The queen witnesses my demise.

Between deaths you spend things you collect for permanent upgrades before doing another run. I don't know if Hades is the original game of this type but I'm going to think of this as a Hades clone.

The boss is no joke! One more run...

I got a new Javelin and it does lovely things.

The new weapon is strong and we beat the first boss with it!

But this not the end of the demo, I guess it's a mid-boss? We don't make it to the end this time.

We must go further!

I hate to continually bring up Hades but I've found that you talk to different characters to start a fight and then winning the fight grants you a power themed around those characters, it's not my fault the games are so similar!

I've made it to the final boss. Of the demo at least.

This fight came down to the wire but then I died. Was able to beat it on the next run.

Demo beaten, it's a pretty solid game! Not a bad thing to play while I'm waiting on Hades II so it's earned a spot on the wishlist.