The Vagrant

A hidden gem, The Vagrant offers a compelling 2D action RPG experience with challenging gameplay. You take control of Vivian, a skilled swordswoman searching for her missing father. Your journey leads you through diverse landscapes, from peaceful villages to spooky castles and ravaged battlefields.
The core gameplay is combat-focused, requiring strategic thinking and skillful execution through combos, charge attacks, and special skills. The game's strengths include an engaging combat system, beautiful hand-drawn environments, robust character progression with customizable builds, a fulfilling list of achievements, and a New Game+ mode for extended play.
However, the game has high difficulty with a steep learning curve, limited narrative focus, and may require time spent on resource grinding for upgrades.
Overall, The Vagrant is ideal for those who enjoy challenging action RPGs and achievement hunting but less suited for those seeking a deep story or casual gameplay.

This is the 4th hidden gem I have found. I agree with other reviews that say 75% Odin sphere with 10% price, this is a good Vanillaware inspired game with low budget, quite rougher quality, but cheap price.
Positive:
1. Vanillaware inspired art, although quite rough, it is still good.
2. Price is cheap compared to its content. I played 16.5 hours in normal mode to get True ending. I think higher difficulty and 100% completion may give at least 20 hours.
3. Gameplay is quite fun. Many combos and skills upgrade.
4. Story has some interesting plot twists, not straight forward.
5. Overall OST is ok but this might be the weakest positive part. Game is set in fantasy medieval but few OST use guitar which I think not suitable.
Neutral:
MC is an attractive girl with big jug and....bikini armor. I like it but I think dev should give clothes option since it can give wrong impressison as dirty adult game or akward playing it in front of family. Even better, if each armor change mc sprite appearance in game.
Overall I would grade this as 8/10, I received more values compared to its price. If you still hesitated, please get this on sale, the price becomes dirt cheap.
PS: I wish developer continue making fantasy medieval game with Vanillaware art inspired in future.

A good game with VanillaWare SOUL but no big budget.
Takes inspiration from MURAMASA and Princess Crown.
Buy it on a sale.

Great game. Big booba MC, it has a cool artstyle that resembles Dragon's Crown. It also has a pretty decent combat system.

this game is like the DMC mix with dynasty hybrid into a side scroll game.
This game are not that hard to be reach the "dark soul level", so new player could really got used to this game in easy, the monster didn't hurt you that high so there really no huge pleasure land on the player shoulder.
this game developer did try to work on everything of this game and coop most of this game into higher quality game, the graphic is decent and the background is high detail, all of the NPC look different, the UI and map are welcome thing in this game.
as I say this game not dark soul type, with skills to use and light attack with heavy attack which is really simple enough, however the game didn't teach about the skill tree part which is kind of lame which may let new player lost into this maze.
the main character is blonde big boobs lady with attracted looking, there are item and weapons random drop to pick up that made this game like diablo, but some time the game will some time lock a zone to force you fight the monster is unpleasant to bear with.
final there time that thing not clear, like I meeting the first boss which setting are "you can't win battle" and I wasted all my potion and found that out which are small thing that upset me.
with only 1 dollar there really nothing to complain, pick it up and give this game a try.

beautiful graphics, deep involving story, fun upgrading system.

This game is way too good for 5 bucks, let alone 79 cents on sale