It hasn’t wowed me yet, but I’m open to seeing more

I’m in “cautiously keeping tabs” territory withThymesia, an action-RPG from OverBorder Studio and publisher Team17 that lets you “seize the disease from gruesome bosses and wield them as weapons.”

The combat is speedier and more offense-oriented than the averageSouls-like, which I appreciate, and the plague doctor protagonist can bust out a scythe. That’s rad. But based on the gameplay’s frankly lower-budget vibe and thesparse Steam summary, I’m far from convinced this can capture the magic of its inspiration, especially withBloodbornefresh on my mindthis week thanks to its sixth birthday.

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I wasn’t necessarily going to coverThymesiatoday until I saw the beefy bat boss.They got me. As much as the environments look pretty same-y for the genre, I can’t deny that I wanna wail on a bat beast, big time. If the combat is as relentless as it looks, I could have fun with this one. That’s the focal point.

Thymesiais currently only announced for PC, and it’s sticking to a “2021” launch for the time being.

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