Valbrace (part of UFO 50; cherry obtained for review)

The biggest problem here is with the save system. Limiting opportunities to break amid heaps of action works wonderfully with horror games and basically no other genre, which is a problem because “Valbrace” is not a horror game, so losing dozens of minutes of progress doesn’t feel like a tangible but temporary setback like Remake but more like I just wasted my time. Also, getting the cherry means using a weapon that feels like a downgrade up until you face the final boss, which is now a cakewalk; take that as you will. Much better than “Fatal Labyrinth”, at least.

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