I ended up playing as a mage because I found the elemental damage and firing rates of some of the wands and books to be better, but the melee weapons (everything fires projectiles, even swords and axes, mind you) still pack a punch. The array of combat options is delightfully robust but still small enough to be tight. Its a simple game, with simple combat and an easy to understand loop you dodge incoming projectiles and toss your own, gaining enough gold and materials to buy and upgrade your equipment and getting stronger the whole time. You travel the lands encountering enemies, towns full of aid, and secrets to find around every corner. Set in a fantasy world that has been closed off from all other realities, you play as a nameless and mysterious character who is the first person ever to stand up to the giant, dungeon-dwelling boss characters who guard the fragments of the arch, a gateway to a realm that has sealed a great evil.

One part SNES-Zelda, one part Dark Souls, and one part Binding of Isaac, Archvale is a bullet-hell hack-n-slash RPG with cute graphics, bright colors, and addictive gameplay. Archvale, a small indie game and – I believe – a first outing for the developer.

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