Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

A really fun Souls-like Metroidvania with interesting build diversity and an amazing artstyle to match. The game brings a very atmospheric interpretation of a dark fantasy world, leaving the lore very interesting to look into. The combat feels responsive and satisfying, while giving you a multitude of playstyles to choose from, ranging from different melee archetypes to spellblade-hybrids or a full-on mage. However, there can be some moments of jank, especially concerning fall damage where it's a bit unclear whether you can fall down at a location or not, as well as some environmental hazards feeling slightly clunky. There are also some other minor issues like some skill tooltips being unclear on attribute scaling or missing helpful information on some quests leaving you to struggle for a moment. but for the most part that's ignorable to the average player. Looking past these issues the game was pretty fun for me personally, and I enjoyed finishing it and hunting down most of the achievements and exploring each well-crafted area. All in all, 7/10 game. It's not a short game, but not very long either. I'd recommend getting it on sale.

83/100 Had this hidden gem on my wishlist for a while and finally got around to playing it. Unlike others of it's genre, this game puts more focus on the storytelling and the introduction of characters. And the story definitely does a lot of the heavy lifting. All things considered it's a really nice little Metroidvania game for in between. + Game tells an interesting story from beginning to end + Features multiple unique characteres with their own story and past + Some music tracks stick out in a unique way (Main menu as example) + Lots of loot and blueprints to be found all with their own stats and effects + Multiple classes with skill trees to choose from + Regardless of class chosen, the game allows the player to pick any other skills from all trees to create all sorts of combinations + There's some very hidden & secret spots to be found on the map - While story and characters are interesting, I personally wished for more depth in both especially towards the end of the game - Unfortunately the ingame Map markers often dissappear when placing new markers or restarting the game - Overall the game feels a bit rushed towards the end, important story events happen but nobody seems to care - NPC's have lots to talk about in the beginning but nothing towards the end

Good game, voice acting is very good. The main character is also voiced. The game has old diablo-like atmosphere, great graphics, music, and gameplay. Level design is ok, a bit long path from bonfires to the bosses, but it is ok. Not too much grinding. Strong recommendation for someone who like Metroidvania and Soulslike genres.

Это просто шедевральный сосалик-метроидвания, прошёл с таким кайфом, каждый угол обнюхивал на секретки, сюжет вроде простой но меня очень зацепил, я просто обожаю фэнтези и это как по мне одна из лучший игр в этом жанре, докопаться не к чему, разве что порой к своим кривым рукам. Итог: 10/10 я с неимоверным кайфом прошёл эту игру и не задушился ни разу.

Story 9/10 - Its great to see a games story tie soo well with its characters and environment. As soon as the game start it really draws you in and along the way gives you more and more details. Art 9/10 - Some of the most stunning visuals for a 2D platformer RPG. The art team really nailed it with its esthetic from its creatures to the world itself. Combat 8.5/10 - For a 2D platformer the combat is quite impressive giving you many options for your play style. From 2H weapons, daggers, swords, maces, etc all while having class abilities that you can intermix with each other. The skill tree is great as you can apply many aspects together from fire, magic, bleed, physical damage, etc Enemy/Boss fights 8/10 - It can be slight punishing but very rewarding as you learn each enemy/boss move sets. Its no were near as punishing as Hollow Knight but it holds up to some degree of difficulty. Overall I give the game at 9/10 and its deff worth a play through or two.

千万别玩尤其后期除了堆怪就是傻逼跳跳乐，作者他妈死了

first time i play it, hated the game, that was when the game came out, this now? i pretty much love it, is really fun and well made.

I'm a bit mentally drained to write a proper review, so I'll just say - it's good.

I'm half way through the game and I love it so far. It's like a perfect mix of Dark Souls and Ori for me. I really like dialogs with NPC's even though usually I would skip most of them in some other game. I did encounter some bugs but they were not game breaking. I feel like controls for PC could've been done better. Running on "F" sucks. Getting used to fighting system might take some time but I learned to enjoy switching between my magic casting and wielding a greatsword. Overall it's a really good game. Definitely would recommend buying especially on sales