Posted on: March 2, 2018

Crousenn

Games: 111 Reviews: 7

A must-have on GOG

All I can say that this is an incredible game. One of the best that are here on GOG. But I'll note here at the start - I don't recommend playing it on keyboard, it was designed to be played on a pad. If you're a metroidvania type of game fan - you're at home. If you're not - do not worry - I'm not to and despite that I enjoyed massively this game. The combat system is simple enough to learn it and it doesn't take that much to master it and have fun. There are some RPG elements in the game, you gain exp from slaying monsters (additional bonus exp from big hit chains) and you distribute the stat points. You also have an inventory which enhances further your stats, you can gather materials and "craft" the stuff. Honestly it's just a way of progression in the game, something to keep you interested beyond the story and hacking through enemies, it is also a good system of rewarding the player - the best stuff comes from treasure chests that are optional, but many of them require more effort to get to them. The visuals are amazing, everything is hand made, very coherent and just full of character. I loved the voice acting in the game. And the soundtrack is also very good. The story.. The whole game is just worth playing for the story. Although it's not very complicated it's very interesting, inspiring and at the end - heartwarming. The world that was created for the game contains many mysteries that are unsolved, many basics of this universe are very shortly described without much background, but that really didn't bother me, it's not a massive AAA openworld rpg (thank God). Consider it as a tale. It's not a very long game, it took me 9+ hours to finish it doing some of the optional quests and stuff but I can say every hour was worth it and I'm satisfied with it. Go buy it, support the devs and enjoy the game.

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Posted on: May 19, 2022

xaero47

Verified owner

Games: 132 Reviews: 89

good

Most excellent game. Good variables, a lot of upgrades, you get a new ability now and then, even like 5% before the end of the game you get a new ability. The learning curve is the best I've ever experienced in a game, neither too strict nor too mellow, just in the middle. Only complaint would be that I wish there wasn't so much backtracking for the side-quests, there isn't much but I wish there wasn't at all. More or less a close to a perfect game.

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Posted on: August 23, 2022

catloverman

Verified owner

Games: 225 Reviews: 22

a cute side scrolling game!

i love this game! ik its 9 years old but after minutes of playing this game i really love it i think it is pretty and fidget is my favorite character in it i just love her so much she is so pretty and cute and the gameplay is just phenomenal!

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Posted on: November 7, 2013

roninnogitsune

Games: 219 Reviews: 4

Great Metroidvania games

I have this game on Steam. It's a great Metroidvania platformer where you play as Dust as he discovers his purpose in the world. He adventures with Fidget, a magical flying creature that gives dust some magic aid and the legendary sword of Arrah. The story is well done, I came to really love the characters, Dust and Fidget play well off each other and you get a real sense of friendship between the two. At the end I even found the story very touching, in a way many games don't even try to do. Gameplay is an action platformer, Dust has various attacks and combos and he can mix in magic that Fidget casts with a touch of a button. Most of it is exploring levels and like many metroidvania's Dust gets items and abilities that will allow him to explore more of the levels. I really can't reccomend this game enough, it isn't flawless, the game can be considered a little easy and it isn't the longest of games but I enjoyed every minute of the 10 hours that I played.

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Posted on: September 19, 2016

fluzzroz

Verified owner

Games: 331 Reviews: 6

Exquisite atmosphere and gameplay

I've enjoyed this game tremendously. The artistic style is beautiful, the voice acting is superb, the music is brilliant and the controls are fluid. It has been a long time since I have been that immersed in a game and it has nothing to do with the story. It's all in the gameplay, including the atmosphere, for this one, because the story is cliché and simplitisc. It was aimed at a younger audiance (8-12 years old would be my guess). Then again, what do you expect when playing anthropomorphic animals? But boy oh boy! The gameplay! Very simple attacks/dodge/jump that lead to an incredible dance with hordes of ennemies! You get to (almost) fly during long combos. I really felt like an expert swordsman like we see in Japanes animes. The game was rather short (took me 20 hours to get 112% -- max completion being 117%) and to me it's a plus. I hate games that drag you for 100+ hours because they do it with boring stuff like grinding or travelling. Speaking of which, there is a crafting system but the game had a very clever way of removing both the grinding and travelling usually associated with it and I am highly grateful for it. There are some challenging mini-games and there is a hardcore difficulty level if you think the game is too easy. All and all, I'd just turn on this game, relax, unleash awesome combos at my ennemies and have fun. ps: This game was meant to be played with a controller and it plays natively with the XBox controller. I highly recommend you get one.

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