GetsuFumaDen Undying Moon Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · February 14, 2022

Our GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon Review shows how a combination of intense roguelike hack-and-slash action with a stunning dark fantasy world, can be brought to life through the stroke of traditional Japanese art. As the chosen leader and guardian of the land of the living, wield the otherworldy arsenal and powers of the Getsu clan as you descend deeper into the depths of Hell to eradicate the source of the cataclysm.

GetsuFumaDen Undying Moon Review Pros:

Gorgeous graphics.
3.2GB download size.
Two difficulties – apprentice and commoner. This affects stage amounts and enemies’ strength and health.
3 save slots.
Blood can be turned off and on but the color can also be changed to red, green, pink, and black.
Controller settings are Invert axis and sensitivity sliders along with full button rebinding.
With weapons, you have one main and two sub-weapons.
Demonization is where you get to attack and speed buffs when killing enemies and not taking damage.
Opening tutorial section with pop-ups and signposts to help.
It looks absolutely fantastic with big bright colors and explosions.
The training statute allows you to change the difficulties and when you obtain an item of proof you can unlock harder enemies with greater rewards.
All play in a 2D view.
Dodge button that allows you to go through attacks and enemies if timed.
Get Clan Estate is your hub where you can rest up, view the bestiary, records, etc.
When picking up the gear you can grab it or instantly break it down for parts.
The map uncovers as you play.
Levels are huge with many routes and areas within them.
Find and activate fast travel points within levels.
You see enemy health bars.
Loot chests can be found.
Beautiful animated backdrops.
Raise equipment rank with soul memories and coins to increase stats.
Activation is the act of spending soul memories to unlock a weapon or sub weapons skills.
The game timer shows on the mini-map.
Find shops to buy items with coins.
Refinement is where you unlock new weapons with plans (diagrams) and doing this has that weapon show up randomly in future runs.
Training is what you do to permanently increase your base stats.
Can save when you quit but it’s a state save meaning you carry on from that point or lose it completely.
Massive boss fights.
Some of the best animations.
Can combo swap weapons to devastating effect.

GetsuFumaDen Undying Moon Review Cons:

Can be hard to see what’s going on at times as everything kind of blends into one.
Constant performance issues like slowdown and juddering in built-up areas.
A lot to take in.
Takes a bit of getting used to for the ledge grabbing.
The tutorial is basic and misses out many handy need-to-know mechanics like jump slamming for damage.
The map randomize every run but between each area, it’s always the same boss fights.
Still, even after many deaths and many tutorial pop-ups, I’m still not 100 percent on what most of the mechanics are.
Some boss fights happen in really tight locations.