Akatori

Played the game up to the first boss. First of all, I want to talk about the visuals. The game looks incredibly beautiful and stylish. It gives off some Octopath Traveler vibes in that regard, but in my opinion, the execution here is even better. The backgrounds and character designs really stand out. The game feels great to play. The level design, animations, enemy AI — everything is well-crafted. The only thing that annoyed me throughout my playthrough was the camera. Quite often, you have to jump into the unknown and end up running into enemies or spikes. The game does have a feature that lets you expand your field of view by holding Alt, but it's not very convenient, and you can't run while using it. Considering how little space the camera normally covers, being able to move around with the expanded view would make a lot of sense. Despite the camera issue, I recommend the game, especially if you're a fan of the metroidvania genre.

Хорошая игра. Приятные звуки окружения и кайфовая музыка. Очень красивый дизайн уровней и персонажей. Комфортная боевка. Есть режим для нубов в метроидваниях, однако и на нем легкой прогулки нет. Янтарные прыгучие крабы и харкающие осы анонимусы уже в начале игры дают по наглой харе ГГ и заставляют стул греться. В игре можно собирать котиков и выпрашивать скидки. Годно!

A fair Metroidvania. It doesn't do anything that you have not seen in any other game of the genre, but it has a graphics and an art style that I genuinely appreciated. Combat is neither punishing or frustrating, and the respawn mechanism allow you to farm an indefinite amount of game currency. With the right quantity of potions in your possession, the boss fight can be easy to trivialize. The only thing that left me a little concerned is the story: I lost interest in it immediately after the first boss fight, and I found the overall tone of the characters a little off-putting, and sometimes also annoying actually. My suggestion is just not to bother with it. Having said that, I would still recommend to play Akatori: the art and the gameplay have some charm in it, although the rest comes with some flaws.

Lively, exciting and a bit sentimental metroidvania. By choosing the appropriate difficulty level, you'll have a thoroughly enjoyable experience. I was captivated by the visuals, story and music. Interaction with some NPCs raised questions, but overall experience was wonderful. Wish the dev team success

Так как я не любитель таких жанров, то я страдала даже на самой легкой сложности, но попробовать поиграть стояло. Технически игра сделана хорошо, думаю любители такого жанра оценят, приятно прыгать, бегать и бить врагов тоже, только когда они тебя бьют не приятно. Как художник могу оценить визуальную часть, мне очень зашла идея соединение 2дешных и 3дешных спрайтов, смотрится интересно и в целом игра красивая. Тот кто оценит оценит, а я пошла в свой казуальный гейминг.

Yeah it was promising, until mid game where the dev changed and it seems buggy, poorly done.

Годный и красивый платформер. На геймпаде играть приятно. Отдельная благодарность артовикам, ребята постарались. Боссы в меру сложные, да и в целом весь геймплей медитативный. Как неопытному игроку в платформеры было сложновато первое время, но с появлением посоха и рывка в полете - игра заиграла новыми красками. Из минусов - диалоги порой через чур странные, и в некоторых нельзя пропустить фразу + не очень хватает повествования в начале игры.

I'm someone who loves hunting for secrets, and this game scratches that itch. There are hidden collectibles in pretty much every area, and finding them feels nice. Platforming is very good. I wanted even more exploration but overall very nice