Anima: Gate of memories

SO. THIS GAME. experienced a game breaking bug for me actually. I attempted to re-track to a previous area, and the doors broke behind me, trapping me in one of the rooms.
AND IT STILL HAUNTS ME.
I think about this game weekly. I was enjoying it so much. It's got a very Drakengard 1/2 vibe to the lore and story, and the gameplay was plenty fun. The character design was... mid, but honestly the world was so interesting I didn't care. I'm gonna try to replay it again someday. I hope I get to finally see the rest of it then.

Unique world building and visuals, cool lore, good fast paced combat.
Overall a decent indie game

I realy love the story and the variety of endings. But some jump sections are way to hard.

It is a bit difficult to review the game. However after I beat it and slept well I decided to give it a thumbs up.
Most of the negative reviews are correct! The game has problems. Subpar voice acting, lifeless models with little face variations and no animation during cutscenes is not what I’d say is a concern. It is a small studio and this is probably their first game in this genre.
The problem lies in the gameplay and its janky nature. One boss was buggy (stood still and did nothing till I beat him down to 20%). One other time, I jumped from a ledge to a solid ground. The character refused to land and got stuck in falling animation just above the ground. I had to restart from last savepoint.
The difficulty can be unforgiving but on easy, as I played, felt just about right for a character action game like Devil May Cry or God Of War (The Greek ones). I died the most against the secret/bonus boss. The 3 last bosses (Bonus and the 2 bosses of the True Ending) is where I noticed a big difficulty spike that forced me to actually use items beyond the healing ones and to change equipment a bit.
I like how you can customize skill builds for the 2 characters to make them different. However I felt shoehorned into turning the Bearer into a keep away mage, because her dodges felt more reliable. Also during combat you can combo between the 2 characters to produce impressive chains. But I rarely did so given how I focused the Bearer for magical ranged and Ergo for Close Combat.
There are a plenty of items to get, but it feels a waste to give them a short epic lore and names like Durandal, just for them to be a stat change + some passive bonus.
On the upside the story is good and the characters are likable. Ergo often jokes with the woman and their relationship is well presented, considering the cutscene quality. There are multiple endings.
Overall its a decent game that falls short. That being said It was enough to hook me and I will definitely try The Nameless Chronicles and Song From the Abyss.

Wish there was a middle recommendation. Too much frustration to say yes, but not really bad enough to say no. I put yes just to help devs out.

fun indie rpg, good combat for its time and the art style is beautiful. great story with interesting characters.

I enjoyed the gameplay and scenery of the game