Take a somewhat gothic setting with various lethal monsters, traps, and perils, then add in a variety of weapons and power-ups you can slowly grind to acquire and you have Dark Devotion. In a vacuum while this wouldn’t necessarily be considered a great title overall it would likely garner some attention. The challenge, though, is the availability of titles that are very similar but have an overall edge in terms of depth and quality. On the one hand the grinding and weapons have a fair amount in common with Dead Cells, on the other the setting, style, and difficulty are reminiscent of Blasphemous. While I think Dark Devotion works and is worthwhile for the proper audience the comparisons are impossible not to make, and unfortunately in those match-ups I’d consider this title to be lacking by comparison. Still, if you want to get your gothic grind on it’s challenging and has its moments.