Afterimage

I was going to finish this game properly, but the more of it I play the more I realise it is simply way, way too big. Every single area is over-inflated in size with platforming and enemy placement that just don't make it nothing but tedious. This is not even including the usual metroidvania foray of searching for secrets and hidden paths. Afterimage has all the ingredients of a solid game, it just doesn't offer the player any level of convenience or challenge to justify the egregious amount of time required to play it. Add on top an obtusely communicated story with unbeknownst character's names being dropped constantly like we should recognise them, I was constantly asking myself the full suite of who, why, where, what, and when should I have known/care about any of this? Also, while most of the music in this is rather nice, there are a handful of tracks which emit an extended high-pitched, tinnitus-inducing whistle/whine which does nothing but leave my ears ringing and wanting to leave the area. But, of course, the area takes over an hour to clear so I have to mute the game upon entering certain areas which is really frustrating. As for why I stopped when I did, I stumbled into a very abrupt ending: I pressed a button and a boss teleported in. I beat the boss on the first try. Then the boss just said actually no, and I lost in a cutscene. Got thrown back to the main menu. Who was that? Why could they just win anyway? What could I have done to avoid it? Where should I have gone instead? I don't know. It doesn't matter now.

[h1]The Good[/h1] -Wide variety of weapons , armor, spells and accessories (scyte best weapon gg ) -There are a ton of perks to discover to improve your character -A gazillion secrets -GORGEOUS Art / illustrations -One of the biggest map/areas iv seen in a metroidvania -Multiple winks to Castlevania symphony of the night [h1]The Bad[/h1] -The story (i didnt understand a damn thing) -You are going to end up lost 50% of the time with no idea where to go -Too easy , game defacto difficulty is extremely easy 90% of the game -The game is too big , this wouldnt be a problem if there were direct directions on were to go after each boss or event [h1]Score[/h1] 8/10 In conclusion, its a metroidvania that you either love or hate because you dont have directions on where to go and what to do and you end up wasting time unless you use a guide because of the map enormous size

游戏最亮眼的莫过于美术表现，全程手绘的场景与角色精致度拉满，从苍翠的雨林到幽邃的地底深渊，不同区域的画风既贴合世界观又各具特色，场景细节与光影过渡浑然一体，随手一截都能当壁纸。配乐表现中规中矩，旋律贴合场景氛围，探索时的空灵、战斗时的激昂都能精准烘托情绪，为沉浸感加分不少。 地图设计堪称本作的另一大核心优势，是标准且成熟的银河战士恶魔城框架。大地图区域连通性极强，垂直与横向探索空间充足，随着能力解锁不断回溯开图的乐趣十足，隐藏区域与捷径设计都很有巧思。同时游戏内容体量扎实，武器种类丰富，近战远程各有特色，能搭配出多样的玩法；数量众多的结局与海量收集品，也为多周目游玩提供了充足的驱动力。 但缺点同样致命，操作设计过于硬核，容错率低到劝退。最典型的就是翡翠瀑布的荆棘谜题，一碰触就直接打回谜题起点，完全不给任何容错空间，哪怕设计成触碰掉血、允许硬莽过去，体验都要好上太多，反复重开的挫败感直接拉满。 整体而言，本作很适合硬核类银河恶魔城爱好者，休闲玩家与手残党建议谨慎入手。它有着顶级的美术与成熟的地图设计，却被极端的容错设计拖了后腿，实属可惜。

玩这个游戏和坐牢没区别我说白了，一大堆乱七八糟的新概念要我们去“熟记于心”？一大堆生造词，汉语词典你家开的？ 还有啊，我发现这种类型的游戏一旦质量不行就开始尬吹什么美术啊，音乐啊。不是哥们，这种游戏是这个赛道的吗？美术音乐这种只是附加分，游戏核心玩法不行你做不到顶级美术标准我都不会给你打好评。那些什么点评师给我整笑了，经典美术还行，美术顶级。离开美术是不会评论了？就是这种乱冲好评的人害得我买了这个游戏，坐大牢，开挂我都不想打说白了

One of the most boring metroidvanias I have ever played that offers 0 challenge. no enemy is a threat and after the first 4hrs when the whimsy wears off over how beautiful the game is you realize that it is just boring. equip any weapon and just walk into an enemy and mash attack, even works with all the bosses I have fought so far, WOW is it boring. Go play MIO, go play any Ultros, go play BIOMORPH, go play either Hollow Knight game. Games that actually challenge you encourage you to try and engage with the game.

Afterimage has beautiful art and an interesting premise, but my experience feels frustrating rather than rewarding. The world is extremely large, yet exploration rarely feels meaningful. I have spend a lot of time wandering the map, it is hard to feel real progress. The backtracking is very long and becomes boring, especially the world is so vast and fast travel options are limited. The early story goal of finding the cloaked girl feels vague and distant. The game lacks smaller, clearer objectives that would create a sense of progress. Because of this, the early game feels directionless. Combat is simple and not very difficult, but it feels a bit clunky and very repetitive. New weapons or small buffs are rarely exciting enough to justify the long exploration. Overall, the game does not feel like it respects the player’s time.

the game is really beautiful but i cannot recommend it to others. the story is just incomprehensible, the maps are way too big, the dialogue is nonsense likely due to poor translation, load times are annoying long when going into inventory/fast travels/menus, map completion conditions are vague and unintuitive, and there are bugged achievements. many of the systems in the game are redundant because combat is simplistic and too easy. you don't need to use potions, the myriad of weapon options you have don't really matter because you can just spam attack for every boss, and the talent tree is so pointless when most directions give duplicates. it's a really beautiful piece of art but a very poor game, 3/10 experience

[h1] Decent metroidvania with some cool fighting and platforming. Various enemies make you wanna scream DONGA! Whatever that means it means that gameplay is good with plenty of different areas to explore. Movement is smooth and boss battles enjoyable. Soundtrack, nothing to complain. Play it if you can. [/h1]