Mankind overthrew the god Adyr millennia ago and banished him and his Rhogar army. He is close to getting out, and his legions have already started clearing the way.

Harkyn is nobody's hero

A criminal covered in tattoos recording his crimes, sent because there is no one else left. In a land with no forgiveness, that is the whole point of him.

Slow, heavy fighting

Commit to a swing and you are committed. Armour weight, stamina and the risk of pushing for one more hit — hold your experience to spend it and lose the lot if you die.

Bosses built like buildings

Enormous, armoured and patient, with patterns to learn rather than reflexes to test. It came out before the genre was crowded and it still holds up.