Posted on: June 20, 2025
kud13
Games: 1714 Reviews: 23
Rewind Time to mupltiply DPS
Treasure hunter Ayumi returns in a new adventure. This time she uses a magic orb in a Guild HQ to travel to the volcanic Dragonland. Here, she must travel the Path to find the treasure of The Dragon Temple. But things aren't that simple. Dragonlands are a land rife with conflict, where different powers struggle for dominance. The game is a hack'n'slash platformer with a bigTPS component. Ayumi uses her swords to build up Rage, which can be used to cast one of 3 spells- fire, ice of force/ground pound. After the intro level, you also unlock the power to rewind time- but unlike Sands of Time, it's not an undo button. Rather, Ayumi rewinds the world around her, spawning a clone that performs her past actions, while she is free to act in a different way. She can spawn these in an ongoing fashion, increasing her damage output- this is necessary to beat some hardened enemies, and also to solve some puzzles that require multiple buttons to be pressed at once. The levels are varied, each one with its own gimmicks, and the enemy roster is varied as well. The story is simple, but has some fun twists. Writing is cliched, but fun. Gameplay is quick and exciting. The balance goes out the window if you find the hidden chest with a gatling gun, but that just keeps the game from getting tedious. There's some lore collectibles, but the levels are linear, so there isn't much replayability here. Very much a product of its time, but the game's got some neat ideas, and the gameplay's better than X-blades. Worth a play.
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