I saw the preview video that got posted for Sundered here on VG Chartz about a month ago and was interested, but have gotten sidetracked by my obsession with Pyre. Has anyone played Sundered yet? Is it good? Like on a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate it?

https://youtu.be/33osJXSDj-I

I've played it! What would you like to know?

It's ok. It's like a mix of rogue-like and Metroidvania but it has a ton of flaws. I haven't played it to the end, but after about 10 hours I would probably give it a 6.5.

The main thing I'd like to know is about the whole "resist or embrace" narrative choice thing. Does that actually mean anything or is it just purely a gimmick?

^ watched (7mins of so far), thats a seemingly very well done review.

and yeah it convinced me this isnt a game for me.

Sure!

So when you defeat a boss you get what's called an Elder Shard (mini-bosses grant 1/3 of a Shard). You can either use these Shards to power up your abilities or you can destroy them.

If you power up then you'll be more powerful but you'll become "corrupted." This changes the final boss you encounter and the final ending.

If you destroy the shards you'll get extra currency, new upgrade options in the skill tree, a different final boss, and a different ending.

So making that choice affects your moveset, the bosses, and the ending.

Hope that helps!

Hmm, It's looks top shelf at a glance, but the well done review linked by ALA brings it down quite a few pegs. Praise be to you for the link. And welcome back Jaicee.

It does help, thank you! I would've gotten the game regardless, but it was a matter of whether to prioritize it ahead of Tacoma.