Demon Skin Review (Steam)

A brutal Hack&Slash game with a challenging combat system in the same vein as Dark Souls plunges you into the harsh dark fantasy world to test your will and your skills. Only those who dare to get into the Demon Skin can survive!

Pros:

• Decent graphics.
• 5.87GB Download size.
• Steam achievements.
• Controller support.
• Graphics-fullscreen, resolution, resolution scale slider, v-sync, smoothing, post-processing, shadow quality, texture quality, effects quality, foliage quality, and fps limit.
• Demons Souls-like gameplay.
• 2D perspective.
• Combat-you aims up, down, or in the middle attack stances, this is also how blocking works as if stances match then it’s a block.
• Really good animated 3D backdrops with action taking placing.
• Loot drops from enemies and chests.
• Click a button to see weapon stats on the floor.
• Pick up and drop weapons at will.
• Quick select for weapons and potions.
• Constant checkpoints.
• You see enemy health.
• Uses a stamina system for attacks and blocking.
• Earn EXP and get points to put into a skill tree.
• Blood and gore.
• Stun and finishing moves.
• Big boss battles.
• Ripl/dodge move.
• You can do jump attacks.
• Break enemy stances and shields.
• Bit of variety with endless runner-style segments.
• Has a slight  God of War vibe.
• Good story.
• Very moreish.
• Combat feels meaty and weighted.
• Can rebind controls.

Cons:

• Combat does take a while to get used to and is a constant worry.
• Few personal issues with the game accepting my resolution, had to do with borderless fullscreen otherwise it would accept my choices.
• Checkpoints are quite far apart.
• Not as much variety as you would like.
• Has a few rough edges.
• Levels can feel quite linear.
• A couple of random crashes.