Mute Crimson DX

Fun platforming game with a pleasing artstyle!

Wonderfully fun game, can be quite challenging at times but the frequent checkpoints and how fast you get back to the action prevents things from getting frustrating. The characters are very charismatic and the art style does a great job at bringing them to life. Moth is cute, squid is cute, ninja is cool.

A ninja platformer with a striking visual style and cool music. Featuring one-hit deaths and a particularly mobile moveset (with wall-climbing, rail-hanging, and double jumps), this game is more about navigating platforming challenges than combat, and it throws plenty of devious obstacle courses at you as you get deeper in. Sharp controls and smart level design keep it fun the whole way through; any platformer fan should have fun with this. This is an updated version of Mute Crimson+ which makes several refinements and additions to the base game, the most significant of which are multiple new extra worlds added after the end point of the previous release. These worlds are the game at its best, with more intricate platforming and even stronger art than the rest of the game, and make it thoroughly worth checking out even for players who've seen the original through.

I inherited this game by owning + and yeah...platformer fans rejoice. Good stuff.

Great platforming and awesome visuals. Even without using rewind, it was easy to correct mistakes because it was always clear how they happened and what needed to be done next time.

Really solid platformer, can't believe I missed the original title. Controls and physics are consistent and the OST pushes you forward :)

More Mute Crimson? Don't mind if I do. ...Is it just me, or are there a [i]lot[/i] of wiggly tentacles in this game?

I was glad that the team from Iced Lizard gave their remaster "Mute Crimson DX" to anyone for free who already owned the original! There is not much to add, it is still a great precision-action-platformer well worth your time and a treat for genre enthusiasts. Sound, animation and levelsprites have been enhancend, also the cutscenes are now a lot smoother and they rewrote the bonkers "script" (but I personally liked to "old" writing better, it was somehow more hilarious that way). Plus you get a two chapter DLC on top and the old version if you preferred that. It seems like the definitive version of "Mute Crimson" and the best time to grab it and try it out, if you haven't already!

Not really much to say about this one, which has also been given free to old owners of [b]Mute Crimson+[/b] (while thankfully leaving that still available to them). The graphics didn't really need improvement, but what has been done, with new details and animations on top of a few redesigns, is still pleasant to look at and doesn't betray the old style. Same can be said about the cutscenes, which are completely redone; however, they lose some character because the dialogue now is in proper English. At least everything about Moth is intact and they even extended her (?) screen time, on top of a fun dedicated extra. The most important new feature is the rewinding ability. It cannot go back indefinitely, but it's frankly hard to resist the temptation of using it, especially when falling to lesser obstacles; at the same time, some of the most complex gauntlets can't count on it to solve everything. Besides some unlockables like short bonus stages, the biggest addition in terms of content is two entirely new levels played right after the original final boss. There is clear care put into them, as they have an underwater theme and a whole completely new bunch of enemy sprites; however, they are also at a point where the campaign may overstay its welcome. Take this as the point of view of a player who, after [b]Mute Crimson+[/b], wouldn't feel a real need for this version. If you are brand new, however, it's the perfect chance to dive into one of the best "hardcore" platformers.

A remastered version of a cute minimalist platformer with a nice sense of humor. I played the + version 9 years ago, which is crazy to think about. Never beat that one in my early teens, but I have beaten this now. This version adds a couple bonus levels.