Posted on: October 19, 2024
Astreyoth
Verified ownerGames: 26 Reviews: 1
spectacular
I find the story of the game very beautiful and the gameplay enjoyable
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9 Years of Shadows
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A fateful night of sorrow and ancient magic changed the life of a young child forever, and with it, everything else as mankind knew it. For 9 long years, the world has been submerged in the deepest of shadows, robbing every object and living creature of their color, their joy, and most importantly, hope.
Many brave souls have tried to venture inside the corrupting depths of Talos Castle, a long-abandoned orphanage from which the curse stemmed. All have failed, except for one. Armed with little other than her halberd and sheer nerve, Europa’s daunting quest is clear: enter the castle, find the source of darkness, and return color to the lands before it is too late.
However, this adventure is not for Europa to face alone. In her most desperate hour, Europa encounters Apino, a cute magical bear with the ability to heal, cleanse the corruption and protect his allies.
While exploring the castle, Apino can shoot powerful projectiles at enemies, open locked doors and shield Europa from ranged attacks.
Enhance your battle prowess by acquiring elemental armors. Master the might of lightning, water, earth and fire to defeat a vast assortment of enemies.
Use the elements to your advantage to travel the map dynamically, surprise bosses while you change armors on the fly and perform strong combos. Obtain special abilities to swim against waterfalls, travel underground tunnels or glide through warm air currents to access hidden locations and uncover their secrets.
Meet enigmatic composers that will aid you in your mission. With the special appearance of Michiru Yamane and Norihiko Hibino, both as NPCs and composers of several tracks tuned to 432hz, a soothing frequency used in what’s known as healing music. And there is more to music than meets the eye. Hidden bosses with musical attack patterns lurk in the shadows ready to strike. In fact, music is the binding thread that brings gameplay and storytelling together; from collecting musical notes, to performing a healing lullaby to restore your health, music is all but the soul of the game.
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9 h Main + Sides
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9 h All Styles
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Softpedia
8.5/10
Nine Years of Shadows is a good Metroidvania with an impressive presentation and intriguing world. Gameplay mechanics will be instantly familiar to any genre fans and easy to understand for newcomers. There aren’t too many surprises in the narrative but it is imbued with a sense of optimism that kept me engaged.
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7/10
9 Years of Shadows is a solid 2D action-adventure title that is very pretty to look at, and could be recommendable to those who don't focus on combat.
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Posted on: October 19, 2024
mindreaver
Verified ownerGames: 209 Reviews: 2
An enjoyable metroidlike
I enjoyed most of the game up to the part they change the healing mechanics (that to be fair they do into the last part of the game, so I enjoyed the most of it). And the last boss last phase is bs (couse it's so fast and so spamy that it becomes random if you survive that damage race or not, couse you definitely don't have the mobility to keep up with that). Solid metroidlike. I quite enyoed not having leveling systems and overbloated RPG mechanics. This game is good without them. The different forms makes the gameplay interesting, and this is one of the few games where I realy enjoyed the water mechanics and levels, those were actually fun. Side-quest bosses though are way too far from save points. Most of the bosses are also quite simple having only a few patterns but those patterns were actually quite fun and the bosses themselves didn't overstay their welcome so overall this part of the game was quite enjoyable as well.
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Posted on: October 20, 2024
Stagnetti
Verified ownerGames: Reviews: 11
Annoying game right from the beginning.
Right out of the gate the game introduces an annoying mechanic using "light" a limited resource that is 100% necessary to just navigate the world.
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Posted on: October 20, 2024
Psithe
Verified ownerGames: 224 Reviews: 1
Good Metroidvania game
I liked it
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Posted on: October 20, 2024
Dakeru17
Verified ownerGames: 285 Reviews: 3
Metroidvania Light
The game is decent and I rather enjoyed the pixel grafics. However, both gameplay and discovering the map are rather easy, so I consider this a game for beginners of the genre.
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