Shadow of Azrael
- March 5, 2021
- Dream Within
"Shadow of Azrael" is a local 4-player fighting game featuring customizable combat options and advanced AI opponents. Play as 1 of 13 unique characters, each with their own abilities, and experience high-powered combat with various levels of difficulty. Continual updates add new graphics, animations, stages, and characters for an enhanced gaming experience.
Reviews
- The developer is responsive to feedback, making updates and improvements based on player concerns.
- The gameplay is fun and offers a fast-paced, free-form combat experience reminiscent of DBZ, allowing for creative combos.
- The game has potential and shows improvement with updates, making it enjoyable for those who appreciate its unique mechanics.
- The controls are janky and lack precision, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
- The AI can be overly predictable and punishing, making single-player mode feel unbalanced.
- There are significant technical issues, including crashes and poor controller support, which detract from the overall experience.
- gameplay2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Gameplay is generally enjoyable, though some users find the mechanics related to stamina and power levels confusing. Additionally, the controls and balancing are described as somewhat janky, which can detract from the overall experience.
“Controls and balancing are a bit janky, but the gameplay is fun.”
“But a couple of minutes in, I wonder what I am actually doing and how the mechanics of stamina and power levels actually work.”
“The gameplay feels repetitive and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“I often find myself confused by the controls, which detracts from the overall experience.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are often described as dated and reminiscent of a flash game aesthetic, which may not appeal to everyone. However, some players find the overall experience enjoyable despite this visual limitation.
“The game is enjoyable, but the graphics feel outdated and resemble a flash game aesthetic.”
“The visuals are quite dated, which detracts from the overall experience.”
- music2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally considered average, with some users noting that it can be excessively loud and lacks adjustable settings within the game itself, requiring manual adjustments through the system mixer.
“The music is okay, not much more to say there.”
“There is no settings page to speak of, so the incredibly loud music must be manually adjusted in the system mixer.”