Lotus Lantern: Rescue Mother Review (PC)

The small bridges are a problem. Chenxiang is nimble enough to avoid all incoming damage via dash, as long as I make sure to spot incoming attacks in time. But he needs space to dance around enemies, especially when large numbers of them get close. This temple area consists of two halves connected by a bridge, and I’ve already taken damage twice while crossing, mainly because of my poor directional control. Thankfully, I’ve got a skill that sometimes leaches life when I take down enemies. And my character is an expert with his sword, dealing both direct damage to those he slashes and able to launch blue magic ones that actually track their targets. It takes around two minutes to deal with all the enemies and find the exit, which gives me three potential rooms to choose from. I pick the shop and cautiously decide to get extra healing. I clear a few more rooms, picking up improved fighting abilities and upgrades along the way before I engage the Tiger boss. He has pl...