Posted on: October 4, 2024
Leonardo_DeSanto
Verified ownerGames: 289 Reviews: 2
Awesome Game
Congratulations for Mexico. This game is an excellent metroidvania.
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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
9.5 h Completionist
9 h All Styles
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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 4, 2024
Lightning3421
Verified ownerGames: 160 Reviews: 1
great game
beautiful metroidvania
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Posted on: October 6, 2024
___VISEDZ_
Verified ownerGames: 73 Reviews: 1
master piece
top 1 indie metroidvania of my list
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Posted on: November 22, 2024
KillerFerret
Verified ownerGames: 262 Reviews: 32
A solid 3.5/5
Music, art, and movement all feel good and the bosses are pretty creative and fun for the most part. Game is pretty challenging but never overwhelming. Only a few issues, one of them being some of the optional bosses have far away save points so prepare for a long hike back if you die. Others issues include your bear pal auto targeting the wrong enemies, no indicators for where you picked up items, fast travel system is lacking a bit, and you can't skip dialog nor cutscenes if you have to redo a fight. If you're looking for a fun metroidvania that isn't too long nor too short, with a touch of bullet hell, you won't be disappointed.
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Posted on: November 28, 2024
Mozsaic
Verified ownerGames: 90 Reviews: 1
Good looking but heavily flawd
The game looks and sounds great with the aesthetically pleasing art and music that is pleasant to the ears. That's about where my priase for the game stops. The core gameplay is so heavily flawed and boring that near the end of the game I just wanted to stop because there was no more fun to be had. Having the dodge only go backward is an homage to Alucard's backstep in Symphony of the Night, but that idea is executed poorly here as the only movement upgrades the player gets is the double jump, whereas SoTN had plentiful upgrades. Enemy health is scaled way too high, and even for collectible containers that should only take a single swipe to open, the player needs to do nearly a full combo in order to obtain the object inside (which will always be a fullscreen notification, even if it's the 20th time you've gotten it.) These things can be forgiven, but what can't be forgiven is the lack of teleportation rooms that nearly every other game in this genre has done. I can't recommend this if you value gameplay. If you like the look and music, then watch a playthrough on YouTube. If Halberd Studios can rectify these gameplay issues, I would have no problem looking forward to their future titles, but as it stands right now it's an unfortunate disappointment.
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