Welcome to the SwitchArcade Round up for May 14th! Today, with a bit of a lull before what looks to be a bonkers week for Switch releases, we're talking about Wizard of Legend. Humble publishes Contingent99's fast-paced hack 'n slash roguelike on the Switch tomorrow, and we've got impressions today ahead of the game's release. This is a co-op hack 'n slash where you play as a wizard in the Chaos Trials, trying to defeat three master wizards on your way to wizarding glory.

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Now, a lot of roguelike-type games usually seem to go at a slower pace than many action-RPGs. This makes sense because they're games for perfectionists, and preserving your health is so important. Not Wizard of Legend: this is one of the fastest roguelikes I've ever played. You move at high speeds, have acrobatic dash moves to navigate around, and your attacks all have swift effects. The combat is particularly fun for a couple of reasons. One, you get to choose your loadout of arcana before going into battle, with your choice of basic, dash, standard, and signature arcana. Your starting basic attack is a quick swipe that lets you rack up combat and fill your combo meter. The dash lets you get out of trouble and get over pits in levels. But the other two arcana not only are different elemental attacks, but they also can manipulate the enemies, like pushing them back, grouping them up, freezing them, or just hitting a bunch of enemies at once. But the other...