While the beat-em-up was an arcade and early console staple in more recent years it hasn’t had much representation. Getting the right feel and including variety tend to be the challenges for the genre, and Redeemer takes some tough hits in both areas which tends to hold it back. Granted, there are some positive core elements with its top-down view that give it an almost Diablo-like look at times and some location-based attacks and finishers that can add some flair but it gets a bit monotonous pretty quickly. The ability to pick up and use weapons is an attempt to stave off repetition but even as you get deeper into the game there’s just not enough evolution in the combat mechanics so you tend to fall into the same attack patterns that work best, lather, rinse, and repeat. There are certainly worse examples of the genre out there but there are also ones that are clearly superior worth seeking out first.