The amount of content and gameplay on offer here is quite staggering.
I'll admit I wasn't immediately drawn in by the game the premise and graphics seemed quite simple at first but as I got down into the cellar and picked got into the first fight the game jumped to an entirely new level.
The tutorial was kinda confusing to be honest but a little trial and error it turned out to be much easier than I thought. I really loved the resonance system and having to find the best combos to capture the shadows as you went through the game. As they got more complicated it took a bunch more thought to plan out my attacks. The dog was the hardest battle in my opinion.
I think my game bugged or something cos after I beat the cat I didn't really know where to go so I retraced my steps and found my shadow in the basement. It beat me the first time and I got the "thank you" message when i died. I went back and kicked his *** though and properly finished things.
I think the final scene bugged though cos when your mum comes back if you try to talk to her nothing happens. The game just hangs. You can press escape to leave what I assume is a bugged conversation but it made me kinda sad to not see the resolution of the game. (The thank you message was nice though).
Okay let's talk about the art. It feels kinda all over the place to be honest. The character and environments feel like multiple styles/skillsets mushed together (correct me if I'm wrong) but then when you get into battle. WOW the battle sprites are absolutely fantastic they are full of so much design/style and humour. The chicken having a t-rex shadow and the dog being right up in your face. 10/10 design choices absolutely loved it.
The audio is great throughout no complaints at all.
I wish there was a way to flee from a fight when you already know you aren't gonna win and I wish I could look at the resonance chart outside of fights but otherwise the game was great.
I wish there was more use for the inventory screen because it was really cute and I feel like people might miss it.
Overall a fantastic game that is a little rough in some areas but the highs of the game waaay outmatch the lows. The battle system and it's art are absolutely brilliant and had me hooked from beginning to end. I just wish I knew what the last conversation with mum was!