I only got to spend a short time with Chaosbane’s multiplayer for this review. It gives you something to think about other than watching a big bunch of numbers pop up, which is what Chaosbane desperately needs. What makes it work is that the orbs only stick around for a few seconds, meaning you’re forced to manoeuvre around the arena in order to grab them mid-fight. Grab one and it’ll heal you up collect enough and you’ll be able to activate a “super” mode where your character is nigh indestructible and deals massive damage.

One thing I did enjoy was the bloodlust orbs: every now and then an enemy will spit out a glowing red globule. Things got a bit more interesting when I restarted as a high elf mage, who had a nice floaty orb attack that could be redirected with the right stick to waggle it in and out of the daemons. Unfortunately, he mostly just performs different kinds of axe swing, while occasionally picking up better tattoos. Part of this might have been due to the fact that I spent the majority of my time playing as the trollslayer (in my defence, orange mohawked dwarves are rad).

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