Black Paradox

It's alright shooter, but does have issues. Considering i got it for £1 on sale and got 12 hours of fun from it I am pleased, but i would not buy this at full price. Would recommend this only if you already know you enjoy these types of games, otherwise you will probably drop this game.
- Start is not well designed, you need to re-grind first few levels a lot for credits.
- UI and tool tips are bad, no idea after beating game few times what some things do.
- Balance, to hard at start, to easy later on once you figure out which chips/weapons are good.
- The achievements to complete sets of 3 items are just praying to luck, rest are easy.
+ Controls are nice and simple.
+ Soundtrack and visuals are great.
+ Co-op works fine with no issues or delay.

Beat in 94 minutes. Why did I beat it in 94 minutes? Because I obtained the Swarm gun. The Swarm gun destroys bosses that are supposed to take several minutes each in mere seconds. I didn't even get a chance to look at the first boss' health bar before it exploded. Should I have been able to beat a fifteen-hour roguelite in 94 minutes? Probably not. Is it balanced? Definitely not. Did I enjoy myself? Hell yes. The music is incredible and I'm probably going to listen to this soundtrack a bunch going forward. The art is absolutely gorgeous and the color palette in every part of the game is fantastic. The character designs are super cool. The bullet patterns are beautiful and perplexing. Would I have had as good a time playing this repeatedly over the course of fifteen hours? I don't actually think I would. Get the Swarm. Obliterate everything.

It's repetitive, grindy and the upgrade and powerup system is a random mess but the game's core mechanics, amazing pixel art and upbeat music serve it well enough to hook you into beating it at least once before leaving this paradox to resolve itself in darkness.