You can carry two of these alongside two main weapons, meaning you can tailor two kinds of load-outs. Sub-weapons follow this pattern and have quite the selection from ranged bows and guns to traps and magic. For example, the Katana can counter attacks if you’re skilled enough. Weapons start with Katanas and can range from clubs to spears and even Umbrellas. Sadly the roll has fewer I-frames than I’m used to or would have liked, meaning I experienced quite a few early deaths, especially from the giant trolls with clubs whose hitboxes were a wild mystery. You have the standard jump and combat roll as most have come to expect from the genre. You’ll explore the game’s various areas, chopping down foes, picking up randomly dropped loot, and trying to survive on one life long enough to stick the boot into old Ryukotsuki. Levels are procedurally generated in terms of layout and enemy placement, though sadly not in terms of enemies used, events, or even bosses. This reminds me more of the difficult Castlevania titles from the NES to SNES era. Out of the Torii Gate, I’m just going to say that aside from it controlling like a 2D Platformer, this isn’t the kind of “Vania” combo most would expect. GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon is described as a “RogueVania” and compared to titles such as Dead Cells and Hades, two of the genre’s finest outings.

It’s something I would love to see, maybe in the form of tales from Clan or the history of the Demons over the years. This could be something that gets added later as the game is still in Early Access.

This is a massive blow, especially in a post-Hades/Children of Morta world where even death somewhat rewards players. Unfortunately one of the better additions to the “rogue-like ” genre isn’t here, and that’s additional lore or story upon death. It harkens back to when Konami not only made games but made them with more gameplay than chatter. You get a little bit of cryptic babbling but this isn’t a story-focused experience. The story outside of that little blurb is near enough nonexistent. Fuma, our hero, isn’t about this invasion and decides to descend into Hell and give the Demon King a right slap before he gets out and causes mayhem across Japan.

Fast forward 1000 years and Ryukotsuki is back, signaled by a giant Miasma growing in the Valley of the Void. What is a GetsuFumaDen I hear you cry? Well, it’s a tough title to remember for starters! 1000 years before this game’s start, an evil demon king called Ryukotsuki was sealed back into hell after rampaging around Japan by the leader of the Getsu clan. Either way, Konami is gonna Konami and have resurrected this rather obscure relic and brought it to Steam Early Access to be followed by a Nintendo Switch release in 2022. You might have if you have you’re either into Japanese gaming or played Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon is a sequel to a game that very few people will have heard of.

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