Constance

compralo y disfruta. nada mas que decir

Had to think for a while if I actually recommend this game or not. I guess I still do, but it comes with some huge caveats. First of, the positives: The art is very nice both in the backgrounds and the actual animated characters and the bossfights are pretty inventive. I also applaud the level and combat designers for not having many upgrades in the critical path of the game, it couldn't have been easy to plan this out and it made the post-game collection pretty fun! I also really like that the main quest let's you tackle the three areas after the first one in pretty much any order, not many Metroidvanias can pull this kinda openness off. Now, my main gripes with the game: It asks for A LOT of difficult platforming, some of which doesn't feel quite matching with the actual movement in the game. There's a couple of instances where you even have to do an entire room pretty much flawlessly, otherwise you get booted back to the start. It is not what I expected this game to be just from the artstyle and the general message. Bossfights also regularly feel like an endurance test, feeling just a little too long with how easy it is to die during them - the second major boss I ran into was a 3 phase gauntlet - thankfully the only one of its kind but still a very sore spot to stumble on this early. If this doesn't deter you, the game might actually be for you! And the main reason I still want to give this a recommendation despite my gripes is because there's definitely more care put into this than some other Metroidvanias (especially ones obviously inspired by Hollow Knight). A 6 or 7 out of 10 is still a passing grade, basically. Skimming the other reviews I know I'm not alone with my negatives about this game, and I do hope the devs take that feedback to heart when working on the recently announced DLC.