Despite a promising heavy metal vibe, Slain! is a mess of errors that I fear will not be adequately addressed no matter how many patches are thrown at...
Went wrong somewhere along the line. The original idea might have promise, but in practice the game has failed. Threatens to be interesting sometimes, but rarely. How we score: The Destructoid Reviews...
A legendary warrior named Bathoryn has long been dead, with his coffin lying undisturbed in a dark dungeon. Subtle and eerie piano notes are playing in the background, with a stunning blue mist, and several cobwebs enveloping Bathoryn's resting place....
When I originally saw the trailer for Slain! I was excited. I had never heard of it before, but seeing it for the first time reminded me of old school Castlevania, with its gothic look and amazingly detailed pixel art. I really wanted to give it a shot....
I was really, really looking forward to Slain! after the first screenshot I saw. I'm a big Castlevania fan of course, and I'm a sucker for retro-inspired action games/platformers, so Slain! would appear to right up my alley. So imagine my surprise when...
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ÜberblickProleicht zugänglicheinfache Steuerunghübsche PräsentationContraGameplay wird sehr schnell eintönigstupides Button-Mashing statt taktischer Kämpfekaum Herausforderungendoofes Endewenig Abwechslung trotz Rätsel etc.Steuerung per Tastatur ein...
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Nutrivamo grandi speranze per Slain, eppure le promesse sono state infrante da una realizzazione che non rende giustizia ai trailer grazie a cui ci eravamo innamorati del gioco.Si tratta, in sostanza, di un capolavoro di pixel art dalla soundtrack...
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Höllenkur tut gutSlain! war eines der Spiele, die sich auf meiner persönlichen Liste „Gurken des Jahres“ bisher einen Platz relativ weit oben gesichert hatten. Doch mit dem Update Back from Hell haben die Entwickler gezeigt, dass sie sich die Kritik zu...
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