Awesome game. Enjoying every moment of it like nothing else before in its genre. It beats God of War in Witch Time, smacks down Hayabusa with Wicked Weave and Torture Attacks Devil May Cry and all the rest candidates.

There's no block button but there's a great evade move that deploys Witch Time and makes each round a flowing choreographic ass-kicking combo.

Well done Platinum Games. Another year, another gem!

I suggest you play it on Normal because the Auto-Mode on lesser difficulties ruins the game and one can neither find magic and vitality enhancements, nor special bonus stages.

Already finished it twice but there are still many things to find and unlock.