Erra: Exordium Reviews

I like the look, but playing through it really wasn't fun. Though you definitely get used to it, the combat is quite clunky and punishing. There's a specific parry move you kinda have to use all the time, and the timing on it feels way wrong, even after you master it. The whole game feels designed to have you replay the same sections over an over. Walk into the room - turret behind your back. Jump down a hatch, surprise enemy you can't dodge. It's often not about skill and more about nasty traps which you only know to deal with after reloading the section. It gets much easier after the first boss when game starts throwing more checkpoints, upgrades and ammo at you, but getting to that part is painful. I've literally uninstalled the game in frustration, but came back to collect a few more steam cards. The story starts with an interesting set up, but then it's kinda formulaic and boring.