Edited on: September 17, 2025
Posted on: September 9, 2024
Tank control enthusiasts only.
Enter only if you are comfortable with keyboard only tank controls that require precision jumps and control, and where a single mistake can cost you one of your lives. Actual save points are very sparse (places where you can create a loadable save), with checkpoints (a place where you respawn if you die), only very slightly more numerous than save points. If you die near a save point, it's always better to load the save instead of continuing with one life down. Also, the save points are single use only. Up to you if you save immediately every time of save it for a bit later after you progress more so more progress gets saved.
As for the game itself, it's actually pretty fun. If we ignore the sometimes very annoying saving mechanic (expect to replay certain parts a lot), it's some great old-school platforming. Personally, I never had issued with tank controls but the things the game requires you to do sometimes can be pretty nasty. The characters have two types of jump. A running jump and stationary jump. For the running jump, you actually have to be running for a little bit before jumping for it to trigger. This can take while to figure and can be pretty tricky to do on small platforms and ledges (the game has a lot of them). Also read the manual for controls and how to do certain manoeuvres.
There are weapons, spells, items (grenades, mines) and a large variety of enemies. There is also levelling, for health, weapon (so you can use upgrade items you find, which require a certain threshold of this skill) and spirit for spells from crystals. First time you use a crystal, you receive the spell and then you can upgrade it up to three times using the same type of crystals later when you find them, with the required spirit amount increasing every time.
You get a choice of 4 characters, who are each better/worse at different things and also get different max levels for their weapons and spells.
Overall, a recommend. IF you are fine with keyboard only platforming.