Posted on: September 5, 2024
OneNamelessGamer
Verified ownerGames: 76 Reviews: 12
By the "rule of cool"
I'll keep it short and sweet. There's a lot of goodness for the senses. Unless you hate anime style visuals with a passion, the game looks pretty good even with the level design being a little too "blocky". But then again, most metroidvania are like that. The OST is really pleasant. But the best part of this game is the combat. Unlike most in its genre, Frontier Hunter features a LOT of cool and stylish special moves which hit hard and aren't hard to perform. If you're really good, you can even do combos, but they're not mandatory at all to complete the game. It's not really on the difficult side. You can hot-swap between up to 3 characters, each with their distinct play style, weapons and armour loadout, health and mana pool. Exploration: There is maybe too little need for backtracking unless you're farming ingredients for crafting. Nothing particularly new in terms of traversal options. For those craving a challenge, there's a special area where you can challenge bosses with increasing difficulty. Or you can get creative and try completing the game with your starting weapons or other handicaps. The game's unique gimmick is the Magic Core system. Defeated monsters drop stat-altering magic cores with occasional passive bonuses which can be slotted into your gear. Conclusion: a solid 8.5/10
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