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The game starts with an opening exposition dump to set the scene.

The time-loop feature is by far the most exciting aspect of combat.

Battle-hardened

Thankfully, the core experience inLysfangais still incredibly solid, bordering great.

Character getting struck by lightning

Your previous Remnants actions carry across all corresponding runs.

Subtitles accompany the games fully voice-acted dialogue.

The controls can be re-mapped to suit different controller configurations.

Character walking up stairs

As the game progresses, levels play around with this more.

Certain gates open and close when passed through.

While some Raxes are psychologically linked, meaning they need to be destroyed simultaneously, and so on.

Character fighting enemies

These compact battles, with increasingly exciting twists on the formula, are often brilliant.

On top of this, there are recommended time challenges on each encounter.

There are some issues here also, however.

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Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warriorscratches the hacknslash itch successfully.

The game is tight, the combat is slick, and it feels good to play.

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