Aerannis

Ugly Characters, Drepressing writing, and gameplay that more frustrating than fun. Aerannis is another "metroidvania" styled game about a distopic future where the media brainwashes people and covers up major potential hazards from the public. While not particularly novel, the writing isn't bad, and the world requires you to think about how you're going to navigate it rather than just pushing you in the correct direction. The main issue is that just about everything about this game leads it to being less than fun. First, the art style of the game is pixel graphics, but nothing in the game stands out as being really good. The main character looks really bad. Now, prehaps they didn't want a hired killer to be good looking, which is fine, but nothing about the character is appealing (in terms of as a character, not arousing) so I never really cared much. On top of the lack luster art and animations, the movement mechanics of the game are inconsistent and difficult to pull off. I could go on about all the issues I had with the game, the lack of polish, and what not, but the bottom line is that: at best, this game is mediocre, but at worst, it's a frustrating mess. I can't really recommend this game.

great game - 6 out 10