Hard pass. Loved the original game, but not enough to hand over cash for what any other game would be a free update.

Hamaimont Games, the original devs, haven't been involved for a long time now. The last two DLC were not well received (buggy, poor design) so it's hard to get excited over more. So I'm not seeing the attraction, tbh. It's just a cash grab.

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So...a Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy-like?

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Just played the demo, and jfc that's a lot of tutorials. None of them are too onerous, but it's a hell of an info dump taken together.

Pretty fun overall though. Combat takes some reflex, which is unusual, but navigating the traps and stuff is a good time. Jokes about programmers and being a game take me out of the headspace as usual, but thankfully they don't hammer those jokes and keep the flow going.

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Waffled a bit on what to buy, but I picked up Terra Nil, Jupiter Hell, and Synergy, all at 50% off or more. Pretty happy with that.

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Massive Skill Tree: Every node matters, unlock meaningful stats, not just a boring +1 damage.

You can also unlock a boring +1 damage.

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Tried the demo and it's kinda missing something for me. The progression feels a bit lacklustre overall, not as satisfying as I'd hope, and the skill tree doesn't really *branch* all that much, even in the demo it's easy to get almost everything.

Needs a bit more something, I guess.

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Ran into a major sound problem, in that I don't have any at all from the game. Looks like a bunch of people using both desktop Linux and Steam Deck are experiencing the same thing. From what I gather, it's trying to use any other sound option it can except the default.

The workaround seems to be, if you have any other sound option in your settings, switch to that and then back again while the game is running. It worked for me, but if I restart I have to do it again, so not a persistent fix.

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Just started and it's really fun so far. Loving the vibe, the combat is smooth, there's already at least one nod to Final Fantasy VI, and Ben is pretty funny. Do recommend.

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I've been looking forward to this since the last Next Fest when I tried the demo. Probably be picking it up soon, maybe even today, I was that impressed. And I almost never get stuff on release.

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Sadly, this game has left my system behind. I can't get a stable framerate at all any more, so I've had to give it up, at least until I eventually get a new machine.

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