Theres only so much suspension of disbelief one can take. But despite numerous dead bodies and pools of blood, lets not get a obvious weapon, and lets take off our helmets at every opportunity. Gorgeous visuals, a plot that bangs along really well, and characters so blinkered and stupid that Michael Myers would give them a piece of candy and a pat on the head and point them towards an actual adult. And being forced to play the stupid leaves a bad taste
Basic and straightforward and missing a multitude of glaring opportunities, 9 Years is a simple metroidvania that tries to paper over a very basic structure and simple enemies with charm and good character animations, and it basically succeeds. you can tell this was built on a shoestring, so a lot of leeway must be given, and in return you get a lovely homage to the AA metroidvania titles
