Pseudoregalia

.

I don't have much to say that I think anyone else could probably say better. It's quite short, you could probably find everything easy if you're not like me. The combat is... fine, it's there, I found it strange you get the *combat* unlocks so late, but that's probably because the developer of this game *rightly* focused on the Mobility over the Combat, and the movement is VERY fun in this game. Sybil herself controls well, the slide-jump, high jump and wallkicks all feel pretty good and I applaud allowing the player to solve some puzzles in a way they really shouldn't be able to. I'm pretty sure I stumbled into some areas through back entrances by way of combing wallkicks and slam-cancels. It's a charming, short and simple little game. A couple hours long, I kinda wanted a bit more from it in the end, but I'd rather be wanting more from a FUN game than having a game that outstayed its welcome and wanting less of it. The graphics are alright, the simplicity of it serves not only as a 'This game looks like a ps1 game" or something, but also serves to lighten the load on the developer. THe music is pretty good, I like it. Any criticism I really could make of it would warrant a longer game, like there's health upgrades, as an example, but the game is easy enough you don't really need them? And there's... very little combat. It serves as a buffer for failing platforming, I guess, but I also never felt like I needed the health for failing platforming either. Really, my big complaint is the map. i need a better map for games like this, my memory is terrible. Being able to mark things I want to come back to would be nice, guess I'll have to start note taking at some point. The map is also weird? I think it's sized incorrectly at the resolution I was playing, titles would often clip out the side of the screen, and some entrances/exits to areas weren't marked. ... I don't like the time trials? But whatever, they're optional and reward outfits which I don't care much for. I probably don't like the time trials because I'm "Washed", as they say.