Bleak Sword DX Review (haelian)
Kinda don't get this one... I liked the style and combat but there is no real customization between runs. I reached the 4th or 5th area on my first "life" (they give you multiple tries) and saw I still wasn't halfway through and just didn't feel interested in finishing it.
To be more specific on why: you have 2 item slots to hold items which occasionally drop. Only 2 at once, and some items that drop have the exact same stats as others despite having different names for some reason. You rarely end up swapping items it feels so the item system is just boring. You level up every few levels and can choose Health, Strength or Defense, you can choose 1 of 2 of the options being offered. The level ups would be the only difference between runs but they BARELY make a difference and the choice is negligible. So another boring system I'm afraid.
And that's it. There's no other way to change how the game plays at all but there were some other game modes I didn't try. I know it's only $10 but it was still kind of a let down considering it seems like they did well with the combat system. They just needed to work on giving players agency and purpose in the run.