I've played Dead Cells for ~6 hours. The furthest I've gotten to in the map is to the first boss The Concierge. It's a solid game and I can see why it's popular but I'm just not sure if it's for me.
It has aspects that I like:
- The combat feels smooth
- The Metroidvania aspect to the game is well done
- The 2D art is very pretty
Unfortunately there are quite a few aspects I don't like:
- The enemies are repetitive
- I'm not sure if I like the roguelike gameplay where you go all the way back to the start when you die
- The way in which you collect items is kind of confusing, the whole system of upgrades feels not quite right
