Funtasia

funtasia has incredibly simplistic gameplay. you play the levels, each having their own currency that you use to upgrade your vehicle, then beat the boss at the end of the level. its not my type of game, so i found it incredibly boring. i think the game's artstyle is really interesting. theres a lot of color and the characters are all very stylized. the designs of all the characters are very eyecatching. however, the actual game is pretty miserable. traversing through levels is a bit janky, and upgrades help to some extent, but they dont completely solve the problem. ive also muted the game's music and sfx so i can play my own bg noise, but that doesnt stop the game's opening menu from being deafeningly loud before getting into the actual game. i also personally hate the top-down bosses. generally, they have a slow moving camera, and falling behind/speeding ahead leads to your death. this means youve gotta carefully manage where youre positioned so you can dodge the boss' attacks while not getting screwed by the camera. ive run into a few occasions where i fail a jump because i dont have enough room to make a jump due to the camera moving and the boss' attacks getting in the way. it just feels grueling and annoying. lastly, this part is for achievement hunters. there is an achievement for one of the bosses that doesnt trigger, no matter how many times you beat the boss. the devs have been aware of this and claimed to be working on it, but there appears to have been no progress and its likely this achievement will never be able to be achieved (without altering the script or downloading an achievement unlocker). if youre aiming for 100% completion, this might put a wrench in your plans. the game feels like it gets to repetitive to pay $15 USD at full price. if youd like to give the game a try, i recommend waiting for it to go on sale.