Lunistice

Given how much this game is praised it really pains me to say this but I can't recommend it at all. My problem with the game is not that it was too hard, because it wasn't. My problem is that it was too simple. I'm a completionist so let me break this down on every level and how I would see it so you can understand my point. Completionist route (Getting everything and the true ending): This game is ok. The final FINAL level poses a slight challenge but it's more so tedious from how long it is than how difficult or technical it actually is. Having to replay every level to find that square guy without knowing which stages you found him in already on or not is pretty annoying and doesn't feel as fulfilling as I'd expect. Not only that, but the fact that all levels are exactly the same for all characters was a bit of a let-down (minus the last one of each character), given you still had to get everything with the other 2, making you play almost the same game 3 times. Main+Extras route (Getting every S rank): Probably my least favorite of them all. Most if not all collectables are right on the way so grabbing them will never be difficult. Defeating enemies serves no purpose. The game isn't exactly fast paced so a timer is unnecessary as it is irrelevant for your score (which doesn't even exist). I would've enjoyed a lot more if there was any reason for me to do tight jumps or shortcuts to get to the end faster but none of it matters. The S-rank route is pretty much fixed and there's little to no variety on how to approach it, so there's almost no replay value on it. Main Story route: It's there! This is one of the most entertaining ways to do it, since finding the hidden exits does give a sense of completion, and also adds SOME story to it. However, the story is very very minimal and has almost nothing to do with the game. Actually, unless you're paying attention, it has nothing to do with the game, and when you do it's nothing mind-blowing. Just get to the end: Extremely forgiving. Extremely easy. Extremely short. Can easily be done in less than an hour. It offers no challenge and therefore doesn't feel rewarding. Enemies are: Sphere that doesn't move, sphere that moves back and forth, triangle that follows you but is slower than you sphere that flies in place, and rolling pin (Also, all enemies die in one hit minus the rolling pin). So I recommend trying to at least unlock the full story. All in all, with just a little bit more work or more mechanics this could've been a much nicer game than what it was. But as it stands... this is a bit of let down.