Posted on: September 9, 2017
Cam.851
Verified ownerGames: 187 Reviews: 6
For masochists, by the end
Summary - Game for masochists or those with a lot of time on their hands. This is an initially fun metroidvania game (it is four stars for a while) that gets worse over time. Level design is sometimes poor, and some monsters are incredibly irritating (e.g. Jesters and Invisible thieves). I gather this is a metroidvania staple though, so if you like metroidvanias, not necessarily a negative. The game is only too happy to suddenly difficulty spike with no warning. The inventory is a horrible time-wasting mess. After about 60-70% of the way through it turns into a bit of a grind and increeasingly the game seems to just start focussing on being difficult for the hell of it, or to to prevent the player 'winning'. I actually failed to finish, which is a rarity for me, because I simply couldn't stomach the repetition of running through the same non checkpointed endgame sequence ad nauseum. The main character and the humour are puerile. BUT - it is fun, even a bit addictive for a while, and is pleasantly challenging until it tips into being unfun, and I certainly got my money's worth on entertainment time, I guess. However I really hate not completing something I started, and the game devolving to the point of just not being fun is a pretty big sin in my book. I almost feel like giving it two stars, this annoys me so much, but for the time it was enjoyable I think that is unfair - three it is. My advice - if you like metroidvanias, try to find a better one than this! IF you have played them all already, give this a go.
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