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Is Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Casual platformer fans who want selectable boss order
- Players who enjoy dungeon exploration with map-based navigation
- Action-adventure players who want abilities to open alternate progression routes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a Metroidvania structure may bounce off the game's explicitly casual platforming format.
- Players wanting Souls-like combat or progression may hit a wall at the game's casual platform-action focus.
- Players who prefer a fixed campaign sequence may dislike choosing which demon to challenge first.
Our take on Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia
The likely bounce point arrives when players expect a Metroidvania or Souls-like framework. The game instead centers on casual platforming, seven levels, selected boss order, and map-led dungeon exploration, so those seeking dense interconnected progression or demanding combat may disengage early.
What is Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia?
Clarity is a 2D platform adventure with side-scrolling stages set in Vanguardia.
Players challenge seven demons in any chosen order and gain each defeated boss’s sword, magic, and other abilities. Weapons and spells have elemental advantages against particular demons. The seven levels include poisonous swamps and lava caverns, while a map guides travel through large dungeons. Combat and movement use sword strikes, spell casting, dashes, and double jumps. Defeating foes yields Clarity, a resource spent on magic spells for use in dungeons populated by enemies and monsters. Skills earned from bosses open alternate routes to objectives and allow progress through levels in different sequences. The demons represent mental health struggles and other challenges in life.
How Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia plays
- 01Order-Based Bosses
- Seven demons can be challenged in a player-selected sequence.
- 02Boss-Gained Abilities
- Defeated bosses provide skills that create alternate ways to progress through levels.
- 03Map-Guided Exploration
- A map supports navigation through Vanguardia's dungeons and wider areas.
- 04Spell Resource System
- Defeated foes yield Clarity, which is used to power magic spells.
- 05Platforming Moveset
- Movement and combat include double jumps, dashes, sword attacks, and spell casting.
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Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia: platforms & release
Is Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia worth it?
It is worth it if: casual platformer fans who want selectable boss order. Skip it if: players seeking a Metroidvania structure may bounce off the game's explicitly casual platforming format.
Where can I download Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia on?
Windows only.
