Curses 'N Chaos Reviews

I have to say, I love the overall aesthetic of Curses 'n Chaos to death, but others are right on the money about this game needing some revisions. It's a game I revisit often because I want to get through it, but it really feels like a game that's built with 2 Player Co-Op in mind. It really feels like a mix of things spike up the difficulty of this game immediately, like the very small and brief hitboxes, waves of enemies from both sides at virtually the same rate in both single player and co-op, or the funky item storage system that isn't typically all that helpful when in some cases it's crucial. It gets even worse as things progress and enemies take multiple hits while you really don't grow much in power, leading to a lot of enemies steadily clogging up the screen until you pretty much have no way to deal with all of them in time. I love Tribute Games a lot, and they really knock things out of the park when it comes to quality, but I would really like to see this title revisited with a small Quality of Life patch to rebalance some things, because as I see it, this is a game pretty much built for two very experienced players or any solo player who's looking for a difficult and frustrating time. The single-player experience pretty much runs off the same design as what two players should be expected to deal with, and it really should be addressed. I would really like to change my review here, but it's been almost 10 years since this game has gotten any love. I understand it was likely an early project for Tribute Games, but the proper tweaks could turn this game from an 'okay' game people put down quickly to a 'good' or even 'great' game that people actually want to play through and finish. It doesn't need to be a hand-holdy game that a toddler could finish, so probably not all of these revisions are needed at the same time, but it should at least feel a bit less one-sided to play through a single-player campaign against the AI. The game really ought to have an optional 2P mode, instead of things being the other way around. Should these revisions ever be made, I will gladly change this to a glowingly positive review. :)