While you can rely on others to open doors for you, a feature which I did take full advantage of, these gateways are timed and mean that you can’t just sit back and wait for someone else to do the grunt work for you.

It is a game that will join the likes of FTL and Spulunky as games that are forever in my regular rotation, and for a game like this, I can offer pelo higher praise.

But despite all of this, the core of Phantom Abyss remains. The idea of loading into a deadly and hostile temple to evade enemies, survive and avoid traps, and to race to and claim a relic at the end of said temple all before another asynchronous player manages to do so is still preserved in its simplistic brilliance.

Be warned, you only get one attempt at each temple and failure means you will never see that temple again.  

This is a blessing that is more useful the later you are in a run. Guardians on their own aren't particularly challenging to deal with, but when you have to dodge both them and the temple's hazards, they can be a nuisance.

本作は迷宮内のレリックを集め、脱出するのが目的のアクション。 プレイヤーは、自動生成される罠だらけの迷宮を進みますが過去にこの迷宮に挑み命を落としたほかのプレイヤーが幻影として登場する点が特徴で、彼らの動きを見て迷宮の罠や隠し通路を見つけることもできます。また、主人公は鞭を持っており、壁や段差を登る時に使って罠を回避したり、コインを使ってスキルを強化できる祠でどのスキルを強化するかの判断も重要な要素となりそうです。 迷宮のコードをフレンドに送ることも

Use their successes and failures to your advantage to progress deeper than they ever could have hoped. Blessings from the Gods As adventurers venture further into a temple, offerings of collected treasures can be made at altars to gain a new blessing for the rest of the run. Collect as much treasure as you can to please the gods and gain a double jump, glide jump, extended slide, damage protection, and more! Unlockable Whips Unlock new whips with success and choose from your collection before venturing into your next run. Each whips carries a minor blessing but also a curse that may complicate your attempt at riches and glory. Three modes Complete a series of progressively more challenging temples in Adventure mode, compete for the best time in Daily mode, and undergo the ultimate challenge in Abyss mode. Permanent Upgrades Scour every nook and cranny to uncover rare keys and unlock your full potential. More health, more speed, more power.

If you are using lightning or ice whip, you can probably stay ahead a good bit longer, but it is still a very fast guardian.

It's got lots of dungeons to explore, tons of items to equip, and some pretty cool boss fights. It missed a good opportunity by not letting you progress through the story in co-op mode, but it's still a fun single-player experience.

With the Ice Whip, however, so long as you have the Icy Feet curse still enabled, you can use the momentum of your slide to boost your horizontal distance. Slide, let go of all keys and then quickly crouch and jump while you still have momentum.

Clearly Devolver Digital hopes to replicate the success of Fall Guys, which continues to go from strength to strength. The launch of Season 4 nearly quadrupled the game’s player count, and it’s now got a range of toys and plushies for die-hard fans.

But there’s already a great foundation here – a stellar sense of movement and moment-to-moment gameplay worth getting excited about. We look forward to seeing how the game will continue to develop and further encourage long-term spelunking.

I’ve been playing Phantom Abyss since it first entered early access and I will not be stopping anytime soon now it’s officially launched. The adrenaline-fuelled gameplay gives me so much joy every time I do a run, whether I’m playing it casually or seriously trying to challenge myself.

Is there in the later course a Phantom Abyss Speedrun whip with speed thrust, or how is that explained? I don't want to shout Speedhack, but it sounds very strange.