Simona's Requiem

This one was a little surprise, it's charming and the level design has its moments! If you are in the mood for a slow-paced platformer, almost a metroidvania, I recommend it.

If you are looking for a more chilled out version of Castlevania, look no further. I enjoyed my time with it, but I can't see myself playing it more than once. However, it was fun and polished enough to give a recommend. My only real issue with it was the incredibly slow movement of the character, but that gets fixed once you find an item. The graphics and sound design were both quite nice and the dialogue was kinda goofy but never crossed over into cringe territory. I didn't beat it deathless on my first try, but I was able to fly through the game without much trouble. I beat the game in 1 hour and 45 mins and I only missed 2 secret items, so if I wanted to get 100% achievements, I imagine it would probably take another 20 - 30 minutes. I don't really see myself wanting to play this a second time, but I am glad I checked it out.

This is a decent mini Metroidvania, that will keep you entertained for a couple hours. It's not the smoothest experience but tolerable for how short the game is. There are definitely better games out there, but if you get it on sale it's a good experience for the time it lasts. One pain point is that the protagonist moves very slowly. You get a dash after a while but it doesn't really make you have a reasonable move speed. Doesn't make it difficult, just kinda tedious to play. It sounds like I'm kinda negative on this game and I am, but there's nothing majorly wrong with it. Not every indie developer can be Team Cherry and spend 7 years making a hit game for less than $20. If you've played enough of the highly regarded Metroidvanias that you're looking at this one, you could do a lot worse than this one.

Musiken i spelet är på en annan nivå, ni måste släppa ett album. PS. Alla utbrott jag har fått mot bossarna va med 100% kärlek.

[h1]Not so grim reaper[/h1] Simona's Requiem is best described as a platformer with metroidvania elements that in part evokes the early Castlevania's style. However its quite neither a Castlevania nor a real metroidvania. The story is not that important, but ye snarky reaper named Simona is tasked to collect the soul of the Fisher King whose kingdom is... messed up. Undead crowd the walkways and worse critters lurk around too. The whole of the game is rather short, and there are a few gripes to be had, but overall it is a fun little experience. My gripes are: That its a bit pricey at full price for what is there. That Simona's walking speed is dreadfully slow till you get the dash. That the respawn rate for enemies is frankly way, way too high. Beyond those inconveniences though? A fun game with a nice soundtrack and some nice areas. So get it on sale if you're not 100% sure.

awesome 2d gameplay. very nostalgic.