Posted on: August 7, 2020

Kaeleron

Игр: 344 Отзывов: 4

Budget Symphony of the Night, but good.

As the title says. HOWEVER: THE GOOD: -Art assets and direction is coherent and solid -Music is fitting and superbly done -Game is responsive and allows for many styles of gameplay THE BAD: -Controls can be iffy/annoying at times, specially on keyboard -Walljumping makes getting off a ledge grab a toss up between falling down where you want to go and jumping off in to the other direction -The procedural generation makes following a guide/walkthrough nigh useless THE ODD: -THEM SILKY SMOOTH SPRITE ANIMATIONS -The ending is VERY meh

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Posted on: August 27, 2022

Lechugor

Владелец игры

Игр: 235 Отзывов: 17

A bit generic but LOTS of replayable fun

This game is actually a lot of fun. The gameplay is just right and very well executed, the programmer really knows what he is doing. If you played the PS1/GBA Castlevanias you'll feel right at home because the way your character moves and the combat feel exactly the same. Many people claim those Casltevanias are quite easy, but if you play Chasm on HARD, you' ll find it more challenging, though never unfair. Another typical problem with metroidvanias is replayability: once you memorize the map, it's a bit less fun. Chasm offers a way around that by randomizing the map, but not in a procedurally generated generic world. In this case, every room seems manually crafted, and then it randomly rearranges some rooms each time you start a new game. There are also two more 'casual' random modes: arcade and race. Combat is really good and every enemy provides a challenge. Each of them has a distinct pattern so you have to learn them and find out what is the best strategy to kill each one. Many enemies seem impossible until you figure out a way to beat them. The only thing I'm not a fan is the asthetics of the game. It looks and sounds really cool, but it seems a bit generic. The main character is just a random soldier with a childish look and no sense of development during the game. The graphics are beautiful but many areas just seem quite generic, like your typical mines or crypts (keep and garden look quite good though). In a Castlevania game each room is different than the next, but in this game every room in the same area looks similar. Some enemies look really menacing but there are also many generic things like blobs, plants or insects. Music provides a great atmosphere and is kinda soothing, but there are no memorable tunes. Chasm may not be too immersive but it's actually a great game and super fun if you don't need a lot of immersion to enjoy your games. If there's a sequel or spiritual successor with that in mind, it should be an absolute classic.

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Posted on: February 11, 2025

Gewalthaufen

Владелец игры

Игр: 365 Отзывов: 36

It's ok

The procedural generation really doesn't do the game any favours, unless you really like seeing the exact copy of several rooms 3-5 times per area for some odd reason. Also it's only 5 massive areas, the last one is just a linear set of rooms leading up to the last boss ..and that's pretty much it for uniqueness. Everything else is solid, but bland. There are some speedrunning options, but I don't see why you want to play it more than once. Maybe I got a particular boring layout in my playthrough, but with the repeating rooms and all I don't see any way this will be more fun the x-th time around.

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Posted on: April 7, 2025

FranzCO

Владелец игры

Игр: 288 Отзывов: 4

Enjoyable exploration

Sliding along walls, running backwards (like SOTN), double jumping. These mechanics make the exploration really enjoyable and relaxing. About story, there are very interesting puzzles, that sometimes will fly over your head, but the hints are there. So the puzzles are quite challenging if you make long pauses during your game time. The story itself is simple. I'd say the lore is shallow. The side quests are fun, even if it's just finding items for the villagers. I thought the bosses were a bit generic and not very challenging. The pixel art is great. I love pixel art games. In the end, it was a very fun experience. Even with the cons, I couldn't stop playing it, so it's a 4/5.

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Posted on: December 30, 2023

manebanane

Владелец игры

Игр: 103 Отзывов: 2

One of my favourite metroidvanias

Love the game and the soundtrack.

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