ZHUST - THE ILLUSION SOUL

REVIEW WARNING I have already refunded this game Its clunky, slow, difficult to control, has almost no standard options (such as invert look which is on (pad) by default). I get that its a translated game but it is very poorly done, the controls are not at all intuitive with commands being assigned to very off keys (cannot rebind that I could see) and while graphics do not really bother me i know it does some, so Ill also mention that its actually not much above the PSX tomb raider games in terms of actually looks. The music however seems very fitting to the game aesthetics, though i did play with Copyright music turned off so I cant say what quality that has. Not for me thanks Edit: The dev has since fixed the lack of invert controles. so atleast they are willing to listen to feedback! kudos

ZHUST- THE ILLUSION SOUL will most appeal to fans of the Devil May Cry / Chaos Legion / El Shaddai games as its enemy, world, and character designs resemble some of the gothic influence of those games, while depicting a strange, dream-like, sci-fi realm unique to itself. This game is VERY rough around the edges, however. From its graphics to its animations to the layout of the worlds, the game isn't the "best-looking" but it all works together into a cohesive whole which fits the game's unique identity. I personally really like the graphical style, its somewhat sketchy feeling figures have a unique aesthetic. The character faces up close, however, appear for lack of a better word "ugly" at times, especially when they inexplicably seem to contort their face or wink with one eye for no reason. It's unfortunate that some of the animations (most notably your character's running) look a bit wonky. (the developer addressed this in an earlier patch to make it appear less so, but when moving...

Better than DMC2

So far I am slowly getting used to the game mechanics, won't lie I played this for at least 2 hours and made it to the wastelands. Its a difficult game at times but of course the developer is willing to hear feedback and help fix the game. To me that is a plus, from someone who did a solo game make this isn't so bad. Reminding me of DMC, and of course I do like the music, making it quite enjoyable. If there was a cleaned up version down the line I will defintely buy it.

this game is decent i wouldn't pay full price at the state its in. in all honesty the fighting mechanics are good but the walk cycle is kinda chunky and looks unnatural, also jumping looks somewhat clanky as well. it would also be good to hear voice overs for the intro dialogue. also when the tutorial starts i suggest making it so you can re read the steps i ended up stuck because i couldnt re read what it wanted me to do and i had to restart. this game has potential i recommend this game at its current price.

I believe I payed less than a dollar for this "game", if you can call it that. I don't regret the purchase, but I'm still not sure I got my money's worth. It's a simple hack-n-slash with controls that feel a bit off (clicking attack often caused my character to lurch left or right and swing at empty air), and levels so ugly I've literally never seen graphics and level design this bad. There's zero production value here - forget about spoken dialog or any such niceties. The world is boring, ugly hallways devoid of color, and the variety of enemies... well I only ever encountered one. I also didn't find any challenge to it, and this is coming from someone who is actually pretty terrible at most computer games. That being said, it's not all bad. I did have perhaps twenty minutes of fun romping around beating up enemies before getting bored with it, and all for less than the cost of my last can of soda. So, if it's cheap enough (and it had better be pretty cheap) and you're bored, perhap...

Awful.

Really bad copy of DMC etc. Not even worth the 4 Euro it asks for. And looks like a ugly PS1 console port which it isnt.

Mouse breaking simulator.

This guy rocks. Love his game.