Mystik Belle: Enchanted Edition

[code]If you enjoyed this review, please consider following my Curator Page [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33864135/]Nep's Gaming Paradise (Nepiki Gaming)[/url] for more reviews![/code] [h1]Nepiki's Stats[/h1] [table] [tr] [td]Overall length[/td] [td]Around 4 hours to beat, with an additional hour for the speedrun achievement[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Overall difficulty[/td] [td]Normal difficulty[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Overall score[/td] [td]★★★★☆[/td] [/tr] [/table] [h1]Summary[/h1] An interesting hybrid of the Metroidvania and Point-and-click genres, which works really well. Combat was also pretty good, with a leveling system that mattered. Item management could get annoying though, especially with the amount of junk items. [table] [tr] [td]--Positives--[/td] [td]--Negatives--[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][/td] [td][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Small- but densely packed map, encouraging backtracking at all times.[/td] [td]The method of using items felt archaic right from the start and never got better.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Simple- but solid combat and controls.[/td] [td]Item management was annoying at times, especially with how much junk there was. (Note: this is less relevant on Normal difficulty)[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]The game gives proper feedback to ensure you would not ever need a guide.[/td] [td]Some puzzle solutions definitely make less sense than others.[/td] [/tr] [/table] [hr] https://store.steampowered.com/app/332610/Mystik_Belle/

this is like every mediocre GBA platformer (if it's even appropriate to call it that) that you saw on the shelf but never bought

🧹 This is what is called a charming game. The graphics are atmospheric and beautiful, as is the music. The locations are small, but filled and comfortable for exploration. The camera seems close, but it doesn't cause discomfort. There are unusual interesting mechanics. The quests are simple, but more interesting than in most representatives of the genre. Cartoon characters and the plot are really funny (we're waiting for DLC or a sequel!) You can complete it in 3-4h. LVLing is modest (it would be better to have more), but the balance is good, there is protection from spam on bosses, but if you want to relax, DON'T play on "harder" difficulty, as some of the bosses can easily destroy your nerve cells with their attacks hitboxes.

Cute graphics, but the platforming requires being too far onto the edge of the platforms at times that it just isn’t fun. The adventure puzzles are obtuse and non-sensical having you do things like combing a bunch of random items, which you can only know to do after speaking to a single character. The gunplay is too simplistic, and once you get to the first boss the difficulty spikes steeply, because in this fight it’s almost impossible to not get hit and requires a lot of tedious jumping and shooting, which was so unsatisfying I decided I didn’t want to play anymore.

This game is very short if you play all day but it can be Hard at some points but keep trying and you shall succeed. At sorta random i was able to beat the game without giving up. The bosses were difficult (the spider was the hardest. The werewolf was a joke since i leveled my fire up. If you lvled ur fire the bosses should be no hassle except for the final boss. Since you have to use the mech suit. Good job DarkFalzX you did a really good job on the game i enjoyed every bit of the game. It was fun to lets play it/ and long play it. Took me a whole day to beat it.

An enjoyable, funny and cute metroidvania with a funky chiptune soundtrack, perfect for Halloween. All of the characters having unique dialogue on the various different items you can carry is an especially nice touch.

FIRST IMPRESIONS (post completion edit already bellow this): It is a VERY competent metroidvania with a female protagonist done right (theres even a bit of humor which reveals why this was possible). The pixel art is on point, the maps are interesting and distinctt, They avoid being pointlessly over bloated like some other examples of the genre (cough cough, Chasm cough cough). The mobility is simple and to the point, it has neither the problems of older games nor the complications of the psycho "everything has to be a souls like" kind of game developer. it ADS to the backtracking aspect of metroidvanias by introducing a puzzle/graphic adventure mechanic to collectibles -the story and the characters are not lifeless, they are endearing, and fun in a cartoonish way. Overall, this game is neither for an adult nor for a child, it is a game for a father to enjoy some (classy) back sit gaming behind his child. --- END OF FIRST REVIEW---- POST COMPLETION: -Two things first: 1-SEE ALWAS AWAKENING (and the other Alwa game)? THIS is how you make an endearing metroidvania about a magic slinging girl 2-i want to say that i forgot to write about the music, this game has ok music, but i handles it perfectly. Too many are the metroidvanias with just one nausiating theme all through the game these days. -Tha said, once again, my eye is a 100% correct, the intended audience IS groups of adults and children. I know this because: 1- things that are beyond children: A- the difficulty spike of the spider boss (i had to touch the keyboard, but it felt great to be able to go "i got you".... still died like 5 times) B-some of the item relationships C- attention span and will power to get the true ending D- the eye to understand how to win the last battle 2- Teens (specially boys) wont be retained by the story, graphics, gameplay, moving on to some other games VERY quick 3- Adults will play it out of nostalgia for the kind of game it plays homage yo, and the simplicity of the game makes it a good time waster piece of escapism from day to day toil 4- I've played games which are full of humor to the point they annoy, this one keeps it in the pocket. Some of the humor is for kids, some is for adults (even some enemies' names)- The only thing i see here just for teenagers is the speed running achievement ....... we're not doing that