Darxanadon

I enjoyed it. Nice little experience. That's it! Now go and play it yourself. :-)

Darxanadon is a very difficult retro Metroidvania game from Scumhead with heavy inspiration from Faxanadu and Zelda 2 and despite the jank hit boxes, the broken annoying ladders, and that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ POISON HP DRAINING AREA(seriously that area was the absolute worst & most evil thing in the whole game X_X), I can't argue that I really enjoy this game and worth the 99 cents :D

Nice short game. It's clearly inspired by Zelda 2 but condensed in a 2 or 3 hour long game. A bit janky, but it's alright.

This neat little game somehow made its way into my library and I've only just now gotten around to playing (and beating it). I've spent a lot of time playing through the 8-bit classics of the 3rd Generation, and this would be at home amongst titles like Faxanadu, or Lord of the Sword, its tempting to say it's a bit of Zelda or a bit of Castlevania, but its nowhere near as polished as those games. There was some initial frustration with getting the controller mapped (I have a PlayStation controller, and I'm playing on Linux so you're mileage may vary), still using Steam's controller/key-binding tool this was quickly alleviated. The game has some flaws but I reckon these are pretty small and easy to ignore; ladders are a bit shoddy but it's almost in the spirit of the games its apeing from and really they aren't a deal-breaker (though I wish you could jump off of the top of them). You also can't scroll the screen to the previous one without leaving the first tile - again not a deal-breaker, but could result in an unfair death here or there. The game gives you no map, and no real direction it just says "Go." I like that, if the enemies were taking too much health from me, I should probably go the other way etc, but here's the great thing: I didn't have to. There were a handful of areas I explored too early (or I felt I did anyway) and was pleased to find that I had beaten a boss or area with the wrong gear which is always satisfying. The game was fairly engrossing too, there's nothing that gets in your way of exploring, and it offers a great feeling of progress throughout. Each area of the game is unique in atmosphere and colour, and (usually) enemies, and I found myself particularly wowed by the snow/mountain area as I really wasn't expecting it at all. The soundtrack for the game was pretty slick and helped each area standout on its own. Overall this was a lot of fun, if you're in the mood for an 8-bit adventure that doesn't overstay its welcome check out Darxanadon. I beat it in 2 hours (almost exactly) and it cost $1.50 AUD, which means that even if you're one of those $1 = 1 hour people (I am not) this is worth your time and money.

Really cute little game. A simple metroidvania in the style of a simpler time. Definitely worth the five bucks, but don't expect more than a few hours of solid game. Like a lot of the old NES sidescroller games, but with many of the flaws of those games ironed out and a solid progression of difficulty rather than a sheer cliff.

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