Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune

I'm gonna give this game a thumbs up with several caveats. This being an early access, I'm gonna split my review into 2 parts. One directed at other people that might be interested, and another at the devs. To other players: The idea of metroidvanias with more complex and robust combat systems is one that appeals to me, and this is the niche this game is trying to cater to. There's 3 playable characters that you can switch between on the fly, and even call fourth to assist during a brief period. Each character can hold 2 weapons and 2 spells at once, and perform a variety of special moves using fighting game style inputs. You can launch enemies into the air for combos, cast spells mid attack, and so on. There's a lot of variety here, but the game doesn't push you to do any of it. Doing the cool stuff is up to the player, so if you're one of those that call any game that does fast melee

Veteran Metroidvania/ARPG enjoyer here. This game either clicks or makes you rage-uninstall. Let me save you $12 ramen money:‌ HARD SKIPS IF YOU HATE:‌ • Grind-heavy RPG mechanics‌ – This ain’t your "git gud" Hollow Knight/Ori-style purity test. You’ll need to farm upgrades or get bullied by late-game bats (yes, bats) and teleport-spamming bosses. • Sunshine-and-rainbows storytelling‌ – Zero grimdark lore hunts here. Imagine FFXV roadtrip energy with anime girls ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ instead of saving the world… until they kinda have to. Not for Bloodstained-edge enjoyers. • Pre-Genshin jank models‌ – Characters look decent zoomed out but hit that early Honkai Impact 3rd uncanny valley in cutscenes. At least they’re not Bloodstained-tier monstrosities. Copium-level horny bait‌ – Don’t buy this for fanservice. Go play Stellar Blade (PC port when?) if you want nut-bustingly thirsty designs. • 4

This is a fun metroidvania of pretty-good overall quality, but it is absolutely FULL of JANK. Here are tips I wish I knew so that your experience is more smooth than mine: 1. Use the permanent-stat-upgrade consumables immediately. They apply to all characters, not just whoever you're using at the time. 2. Enemies drop "cores" that you can add to equipment. You can move these cores around all you want with no downsides. DO THIS. 3. The most important part of a core is its passive; the actual stats of the cores matter less and less as the game goes on. If you're stuck on a boss, debuffs are REALLY GOOD. 4. Always equip something in BOTH weapon slots. The core passives for both are always active, even if you don't use one. There are probably other good tips that I forgot, as well as things that I never figured out despite finishing it. Anything else you'll have to figure out yourself, bec

This is the most fun I've had with the "RPGvania" subgenre since Bloodstained. Fronter Hunter sees you playing as 3 separate characters who are swappable on the fly. Each character has multiple weapon types to equip with their own fight game style combos. That together with the vast array of magic spells and passives creates a nearly never ending box of toys to play with throughout the game. That's exactly what I wanted out of the game, so I had a great time. That said, there are some caveats that might hinder others enjoyment of the game. The story is ecchi anime nonsense. The map is vast, but not particularly interesting in its level design. The difficulty curve is strange. Some early fights are rather difficult, but then all difficulty disappears until 2/3 of the way through. There's an extremely difficult boss followed by a couple of rather difficult bosses, and then its back to e