Posted on: May 11, 2024
Mailanka
Verified ownerGames: 1081 Reviews: 55
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This is a very evocative, very frustrating game. I bought it because it looked amazing, and I'm such a sucker for metroidvanias. This is, however, a brutally difficult game. It requires pinpoint precision with the platforming, and it's designed with some sadism in mind: the creator knew what you would probably do in a situation and doing that will kill you. You were die, a lot. And when you do, you will have to backtrack quite a distance. When a game demands so much of me, I tend to demand a lot from the game and it's.. not quite up to the challenge. It's no Hollow Knight. I've played worse, but there are little glitches and the occasional screwy hitbox, paired with level design where you often have to go in blind and just die repeatedly to figure out what needs to be done. It feels unfair at times, to the point I've considered putting it down. Is it a bad game? Naw. It's definitely better than 3 stars. Is it a masterpiece? Naw, it's not worth 5 stars. I wouldn't pick this up unless you're really into crazy creative settings and metroidvanias and punishing difficulty levels. If you are and you had to pick ONE game, this wouldn't be it. But if you had to pick TWO games, definitely give this a shot. It's not the best in the genre, but it's definitely worth trying. It's also surprisingly expansive and was very well supported by the dev after its release.
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