Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior Reviews

the core idea of the game is really fun i.e. that you get multiple runs at a puzzle with different weapons, abilities, spells, and powers. the beginning of the game is good and by the end the puzzles have the appropriate complexity that you will likely want. most of the arenas are generally fun and engaging. if you like real-time puzzle games then this is worth playing, just don't move on from levels until you beat the time limit. the story is fine. however, the rest of the game isn't that well designed. the increase in challenge from beginning to end is way too uneven. act i and ii are very easy, with act three being quite difficult. new powers/abilities/spells/etc. are not tutorialized well if at all. there is no way you need 12 attempts to solve most puzzles, making unlocking more remnants after 5-6 pointless. brute forcing the game also isn't a good way for players to enjoy the challenge. the commute between puzzles isn't interesting enough, and the currency you collect there doesn't affect gameplay, just cosmetics, which is bad. giving the player a break between puzzles is fine, but something a bit more to do that also affects gameplay would be better. there isn't enough reason to go back to the base and interact with the other characters. the 2nd version of each of the puzzles with more constraints is unlocked way too late and the rewards don't contribute towards gameplay either. would really like a 2nd version of this game with several major tweaks to fix the above, then this would be a really excellent game.