The rockin'est, rock-steady beat of madness.

One Step From Eden makes absolutely no secret of its cribbing from Capcom's late, occasionally great Mega Man Battle Network series. It essentially lifts the ingenious battle system from the GBA cult classic wholesale, makes a series of tweaks and additions, then sets you to work. There's no gallivanting around the UnderNet here; all semblance of exploration has been stripped out, offering a pure combat experience that's both refreshingly focused and staggeringly demanding.

The real-time combat sees your player character (initially Saffron, with many more to unlock) moving around a 4x4 grid one square at a time, with your enemies holding a similar grid directly opposite you. Their own spells will (usually) be flagged on your grid before they land, giving you some warning to move out of the way of their increasingly complex and speedy attack patterns. Every battle is randomly generated, and victory moves you along a map with the occasional branching path allowing to decide where to go next. Dying kicks you back to the start, with your only prize being a gradually filling completion bar that grants you unlockables when you hit milestones – bonuses such as more powerful spells for future runs and (eventually) new characters and load-outs.

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