Angel Essence

It feels pretty obvious that this game is inspired by PSEUDOREGALIA, which I absolutely loved, and I can already say the same about this game after the little time I've spent with it.

[h1]伪王权终于有代餐了！[/h1] 继Pseudoregalia之后的又一个小而美3D平台跳跃银河城，同样的复古画风，同样的福瑞主角，同样流畅的动作，同样炫酷的移动机制，同样丝滑的手感，能力设计与伪王权相似但又做出了自己的特色；不同之处在于本作的关卡设计没有伪王权那么复杂，更简单更线性一些，平台跳跃部分也更加轻度，且主角性能更强，游戏体验更加爽快。喜欢伪王权或是对3D银河城/平台跳跃感兴趣的朋友，请一定不要错过它，这是我今年目前为止最喜欢的3D平台跳跃游戏。

Pretty solid and short platformer metroidvania. goes without saying its extremely similar to Psuedoregalia, which is a strength if you liked that game. i personally enjoyed the whole thing, and think its wroth its price. if you like simple and low poly type games then this'll be your cup of tea. Its not the most expansive in terms of content, but it clearly has good effort and map design knowledge put into it. the platforming challenges tend to be linear but flexible, while there are clearly intended ways of doing things, you can kinda freestyle everywhere and in some cases skip large parts of the map with enough skill. if that's your jam then you'll have fun throughout the game. The controls are a bit mixed. They're straightforward yes, but at some point you have so many movement options, all put into different inputs, that it can become difficult to manage. if you struggle with complex controls you might find it challenging, if not you'll probably be fine, and will eventually get used to it. its rare that a platforming section requires insanely precise timing or maximum use of all your movement options (outside of skips and tricks.) The game gives you alot of opportunities to recover from mistakes, and "dying" isn't really punished outside of time loss. its challenging enough to be fun while not being insanely punishing and precise. The combat...exists. similar to psuedoregalia the combat isn't really the focus of the game, your combat problems (if you have any) are solved pretty quickly. and you aren't meaningfully punished for getting hit. it's just kinda used to fill space with an obstacle, which is fine. It doesn't have to be super in depth, and it gets the job done. but if you're looking for complex or in depth combat then you might be disappointed. personally, I think that the animations could use more polish in general, its a small thing to care about, but many actions tend to feel pretty stiff and slow. they're not "unresponsive" per say, but they could feel more snappier and expressive. art is cute, gameplay is solid, music is nostalgic, game is worth playing.

WOA IF U LIKE PSEUDOREGALIA YOUR GONNA LOVE THIS PLAY IMMEDIATELY

A solid platformer-based metroidvania. As much as I hate comparing works, mentioning Pseudoregalia is practically innevitable when talking about this game, as they have many similarities. In other words, if you like Pseudoregalia, you (probably) will like Angel Essence, and if you didn't, you (probably) won't like this game either. The complete moveset is very satisfying to use but one issue I did struggle with is the complexity of the controls, which feel cluttered on a controller due to there being many different actions, and some actions are done automatically, such as the wallrun if you hold the run button, which has caused a great deal of my falls throughout the latter half of the game. With enough experience though, you will eventually get used to the controls and by the end of the game, you should be able to handle any obstacle quite easily. I love the visuals of this game, obviously very inspired by the 5th generation of consoles, most especially the Nintendo 64 here. There is a certain sense of scale when taking the time to look around which feels almost unsettling due to the emptiness of the space, which is very welcome in my opinion.

Do you like platformers? Yes? Do you like Psuedoregalia? Yes? Do you like going "I hit that button I swear!"? Yes? Then buy this game so you can go swhoo Whoop wooshh nnnnnnyyyommm. A good one trust.

The personal calendar section of steam is a blessing for showing me this game i had never heard of beforehand. If you enjoy short indie platformers, especially of the likes of Pseudoregalia, you'll fall in love with this game as well. I havent gone fully through it yet, but I already enjoy the freeform parkour quite a lot. For the low price it is i reccomend it to anyone, i would've paid double the price with proper marketing, but this pricing makes it very affordable and accessible to many.

Now with pants!

Игрушка классная!!! Хотел поиграть во что-то подобие Peudoregaila, и в Twitter-е наткнулся на пост с этой игрой недавно и решил добавить желаемое и сегодня купил. Я хоть и чу-чуть поиграл, но мне уже нравится игра. А так рекомендую!!!

I am only about an hour into the game right now, but so far I am having a blast!! The movement is very fluid, and the overall aesthetic of the game is amazing. It also runs spectacularly on the Steam Deck which is always a plus! I highly recommend you give it a try, especially since it costs no more than a cup of coffee.