Iconoclasts

First of all, I gave this game a thumbs up with mixed feelings, and I almost rated it with a thumbs down. My experience can be divided into three stages: - I love this game (the first few hours, when everything feels fresh and fun) - I the f**k just want to finish this game (once the puzzles gets hard, or you realize there are hidden chests with almost no hints, many boss fights that the game barely teaches you their mechanics, and gets boring when you're just traveling between maps/rooms) - I love this game (watching the ending and the credits reminded me why I liked it at first) I would recommend this game if you love its art style and don't mind Google the solution when you get stuck. The worldbuilding, atmosphere, and story, the art, the music are all AWESOME. And hypothetically speaking, IF the game has better hints for puzzles and boss mechanics, and with a more convenient fast travel system (like teleporting between save points instead of just the underground elevator), I honestly think this would be one of those "you have to play this" games.

This game is a masterclass of interactive storytelling integrated into gameplay. Basically what Metroid Fusion's storytelling wanted to be when it grew up. It's hard to praise the storytelling and worldbuilding too much, and there's so much to say about the way the story is told via gameplay that it's better to say it in an essay than a Steam review. My biggest issue is that the "Tweaks" system is indeed accurately named - the tweaks don't really make big changes to the gameplay, and while they are fun, they end up largely inconsequential. The real mechanic of progress is the major upgrades, unless you're going for 100%. There is some self-awareness in that design, since the main inspiration, Metroid Fusion, also does this, but I would say this is a flaw of both games. There's exactly 2 ways to play this game optimally - Any% and 100%, since there is very little reward in going for only some of the tweaks, rather than all of them. And that's a shame since the puzzles to get them are VERY good. If you're just playing for the story, then focus on that, I would say. The puzzles to unlock the tweaks would make a decent post-game challenge if taken all at once. Oh yeah, review. Right. Yeah the game's amazing. Certified indie classic. Buy it.

Es un juego que llevaba bastante tiempo queriendo jugar y que, personalmente, ha valido mucho la pena. La jugabilidad es divertida, los controles son fluidos y la estética me gusta mucho. Siento que sufre algo de lo que muchos juegos de este estilo sufren: es mejor cuando estás comenzando que cuando estás terminando. La manera en que te presentan el mundo al principio es muy atractiva y te da curiosidad por saber más de cómo funciona, y siento que el juego no cumple del todo bien al cumplir con las expectativas (en cuanto a la historia). La historia peca de volverse algo enrevesada, sin llegar a explicar del todo qué es lo que sucede, y siento que esto es un error (independientemente de el hecho de que podemos inferir ciertas cosas). Pero bueno, más allá de unos cuantos bosses decepcionantes, algunas hitbox que no quedan del todo claras, y personajes que no terminan de aportar mucho a la trama, es un juego muy entretenido, con un universo interesante y que no dura ni mucho ni muy poco.

翻译拉完了，引导稍差，剧情也有点小瑕疵，但画面表现，可玩性以及游戏体量都还不错，另外key只要九块钱，我只能说不得不品

冷门不是没有道理。作为类银很难称得上合格。 地图： 重复度高，传送麻烦，不能看其它地区的地图。 主线剧情的路线藏在隐藏通道里，找不到直接卡关。 所有宝箱都是制作护符的素材。但护符设定是被攻击就会逐个损坏失效，打怪吸能量才能修复，并且只能带三个。因此操作一般护符很难派上用场，但操作好其实也用不上护符。最后只有加水下憋气时间、加移速等少数几种有点用。 剧情： 对话缺少乐趣，也缺少信息量。文本似乎全是机翻。 相当多的对话内容就是主角同伴之间相互对线抱怨，看了半天完全没有推动剧情；剩余对话也缺乏吸引力，偏向流水账。作者似乎想强化剧情演出效果，做了很多角色动作，但实际体验比较拖沓。我自认是很喜欢剧情的类型，但这个游戏是目前唯一一个让我忍不住点跳过的。 另外主角那个手脚缩一起表示害怕或惊讶的动作用得太多了……越看越唐。 战斗： 所有 BOSS 战都是强制机制战。不走机制==寄。 所有机制都没有引导，或引导很抽象。是那种在已经知道机制的情况下才能看懂的类型。 很多小怪的战斗也是类似情况。 所有战斗结束都没有奖励。但可能会直接进剧情对话，要看队友敌人在那 BB 半天。

還不錯的2D冒險遊戲，但我覺得只能算半個類銀河城，沒有全區大地圖，沒有配裝及策略深度，這遊戲的Boss還都是機制王，戰鬥整體過於死板。好在其他部分都有做到位，人物、美術、音樂方面都很好，劇情雖然偏普通但也沒有什麼大問題。個人推薦：7.5/10

iconosclasts appears on the surface like a run-of-the-mill metroidvania, and in part it is that, but beneath the surface lies something special and interesting. a game with a message and something to say, a game whose writing, themeing, gameplay, and design are in concordance, a game that while isn't perfect manages to be something greater than the sum of its parts.

A great Metroidvania with fluid controls, satisfying mechanics, and a suprisingly good story. The narrative can be downright grim at times which took me by surprise given this game's cute and colorful artstyle. I really enjoyed it.