Bone Appetit

Great style and music, a ton of charm, and a smartly and tightly designed castle. My only complaint is that the controls are a little wonky, especially when close to ladders--thankfully it's not a fast-paced action game, it rather has a 90s PC platformer feel, so it's not that bad. The game also didn't recognise my controller (DualSense worked in neither native/Steam/DS4Windows mode), but Joy2Key fixed that, so I'll give it a pass. Those issues weren't so bad that they really soured the experience, I was having good fun nonetheless. Certainly a unique, memorable, fun experience and totally worth the low asking price.

highly recommended to any old school vania fan. im not quite sure why i like it so much. maybe its the puzzling combat, or risky runs to get passed new enemies, or maybe its the cool secrets that are actually worth something. funky music and solid controls accompany our hero on a journey unlike any other. honestly on sale this game is a steal. and i hope a future sequel with more of a budget gets pumped out. i could see this game and its ideas one upping even a tryhard game like cathedral ggs developer. ill most likely beat this game in the next few days for my youtube edit: after beating the game i consider it a nice little gem, the end game was a bit underwhelming. hope to see a sequel

It is a funny short Metroidvania. I would recommend it in general, with two big BUTs: 1) It is obviously very buggy. For example [spoiler]when an enemy is at the end of the screen and you move to the next screen in the same direction while the enemy moves in this direction also, the enemy will sometimes follow to the next screen. Good to see at the two lower rats above the castle entrace; sometimes killed enemies respawn immediate, sometimes only a second time, sometimes steadily until you leave the screen; one time, the plant boss didn't stop the first attack pattern and fired bees until it was dead[/spoiler]. 2) The most important, playtime vs. price, is very very low. That is always a problem with Metroidvania games, but this one is also lower than most of them. (Took me around 10 hours inclusive some short game pauses to get all achievement and items, aslong there is not something very hidden, so effectively around 1.6 €/hour to current full price.) So I would strong recommend to wait for a good offer. It makes fun, but not for long.

Jogo para passar uma tarde e já salvar, bem divertido e vale pelo preço que estava (nem 10 reais) e desafiador na medida certa, você morre muito fácil até pegar o jeito no jogo

ゲーム序盤で手に入る鞭の説明文に「シモンの」（悪魔城の彼ですね）と書くなどギャグ要素が多く見られますが、探索とアイテム入手の繰り返しで行動範囲の広がりと自キャラのパワーアップが楽しめる、至って正統派なメトロイドヴァニアです。 武器の種類が豊富で、敵によって効果に差が出る工夫もよくできています（例：昆虫や寒冷エリアの動物は、剣よりも松明の炎のほうがダメージを多く与えられる）。 日本語非対応のためとっつきにくいかもしれませんが、開発者や有志の方が作成されたアイテムの説明やマップがガイドにあるので、翻訳ツールに掛けながら遊んでみてはいかがでしょうか？ （追記） プレイ時間はVanilla Mode（ノーマルモード）を3回、Old School Mode（ハードモード）を1回クリアした結果です。 マップを作りながら進めていたのでだいぶ時間が掛かっていますが、1回あたり3～4時間でクリアできる内容だと思います。

A fun and silly mini-MV held back by bad map and clunky gameplay.

Bone Appetit is part of my favorite play style. I had fun for hours on end. A beautiful work of pixel art and level design. I liked the soundtrack that matched a lot with the art in general. I recommend this game to everyone who has never played metroidvania as it is a great game for beginners. Reminded me of "Eternal Daughter". A downside to the gameplay. The controls setup is horrible and there is no way to customize the buttons. Also, some hitbox issues on stairs. In certain places the character curls up and neither jumps nor climbs the stairs. Something to think about when choosing gameplay in your next game. Congratulations on the work!

[b]First things first[/b] This game's main campaign is rather short and it's more likely than not ([i]I suppose[/i]) that you'll reach the final boss (hell, even the probable pre-final boss) relatively underpowered in terms of equipment and powerups. You can definitely power through and both have weaknesses you can use to your advantage, but there's a relatively feeling of "Was that it?" to it all. [b]But that's only half (or less) of it.[/b] As you make your way towards that final confrontation you'll probably come across many powerups, chests, and assorted passageways that you can't get to. While the game is [i]slightly[/i] janky and thus some of them can be obtained by lucky accidents of the physics engine giving you unplanned boosts, most of those you'll need to get to legitimately, either through the right abilities or by finding alternate routes for them. Getting 100% (something I haven't done yet) is a process which does require quite a bit of exploration, and will likely involve a few instances of going in circles as you figure out where to go. The map is relatively small (and dense with content, for better and for worse), especially as more abilities/items grant you more routing options, so thankfully exploration doesn't get too tedious. There's two important aspects that I do consider must be said. The game does have an in-game map (which you can find rather early without much trouble), but it's a rather rudimentary one so don't expect it to hold your hand. Also, the castle is full of fake walls (thankfully you just walk through them, no need for perpertual wall stabbing), so a seemingly well explored area might be hiding the next step in a rather unexpected place. Alright, miscellaneous positives time: [list] [*]Bosses are all semi-puzzley, with the solution either gotten through easy deductions or by the game telling you in nearby notes what you could use. You can tank through with the right amount of HP and the right equipment, but the "intended" solutions make it so you don't have to have the best reflexes to achieve victory. [*]There's fair share of weapon variety for multiple preferences in playstyle, many of them with secondary uses. It's not an RPG, but you aren't locked into a single dominant strategy. [*]Apart from the usual armor pieces, there's plenty of passive items which you get throughout which make moment to moment gameplay more interesting as you go along. [*] The humour is a nice touch. Nothing groundbreaking, but adds to the memorability of the world, even when the characters are (mostly) static. [/list] [h3]So anyways, is this a must play Metroidvania? No.[/h3] But it's cheap and gets cheaper during sales, so why not treat yourself if exploration is your thing?