Mini Ghost

As a massive fan of Ghost 1.0 i was excited to jump into an 8bit version of that game, BUT i have to admit i hatebeat this game! I basically was stubborn and forced myself to finish the game, out of sheer dumbness. Im an 80s kid, and i still play alot of retro games constantly, and i love Metroidvanias. However the difficulty of this game was akin to the NES era. For the price its fair i guess, but the difficulty is not based off combat, its based of the unfairness of the game design. Blind jumps, your weapon is LIMITED in range, even with the extender, and you can only shoot left to right, while enemys can shoot in all directions and through obstacles that block your bullets, and worse part is the DREADED backtracking to find ONE particular item that you need or you cant fight the final boss. I cant recommend this game unless you really want that archaic style of gameplay. This is my second worse game of the year so far that i finished, its not a game that i will revisit, and like a said huge fan of Ghost 1.0, and waiting in my backlog is UnEpic, but this game is a no.

Fran puts out some great games. Mini Ghost is no exception to this. If you want a simple MSX style metriodvania...here you go. But there is something that needs to be mentioned: the game seems to be buggy. XP does nothing at the start. I read that it either gives or heals 1 HP. It did neither for me, until I got the leaf. Thankfully the leaf shows up before things start to ramp up...but that is still an issue that should be addressed. Usually bugs like this cause me to thumbs down, but there is still good enough in this one to get around it. Oh and it is $2.

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Mini Ghost is the prequel to the Ghost 1.0 video game, but made with retro graphics from the 80s-90s. Fun, short and cheap. I have played it perfectly on the Steamdeck

This is a fun little metroidvania in a very retro style. There's not much that'll blow your mind, but it's fun and challenging. In addition, there's plenty of mods available in the Steam Workshop if you want to play as a different character. The bosses are pretty brutal, though...

Once you realize you have to save scum constantly it's actually a really fun game. Reminds me of newgrounds 2004ish

Really fun, enjoyed every minute.