Treasure Hunter Man 2

(I'm updating this review, now that I've replayed it and achieved 100% on it a year since I first beat it. Don't worry, I'll keep it somewhat shorter this time) Treasure Hunter Man 2 is a great sequel to what was a solid first entry, this time with a Game Boy Advance style aesthetic, thanks to the screen resolution and gratuitously rotating sprites. This is a deceptively tricky but mostly fair Metroidvania, that's also short and sweet. You can easily complete this game in the span of 8 hours if you go for 100%. The updated version runs at a consistent 60 FPS compared to the original, which was mostly locked to 30, but would speed up out of nowhere at times. Be forewarned, that the new version doesn't trigger achievements, so if you care about getting them, you'll need to play the original version. Now for the big problem: Even as of this writing, nearing 2025, the updated version is STILL broken and cannot be completed 100%, as it'll only ever tick up to 67% with all treasures in the main game collected. You won't be able to access the postgame as a result.

Beat the game in about 3 hours - probably a couple more hours if you're a completionist ( 6 ish). A really good mini metroidvania. I appreciated the unique colour palette and full remapping of the keybinds which is rare for small indie games. Well worth the price.

Really enjoying it so far. Its a little obtuse, in that it doesn't explain very much at the start, but the level design is actually quite masterful in how it introduces you to each new enemy and concept without saying a word. Its not mind-blowing, just rock solid stuff, and for less than the price of a really cheap bacon sandwich (mmmm bacon) I have no complaints.

Solid indie metroidvania. Much harder than it initially appears but it still feels fair. Already played for an hour and feel good about the price to entertainment value. I might be biased because of love this style of game.

Several hours of decent metroidvania fun, well worth the few bucks! A fairly calming game with simple controls.

This is a great metroidvania and easily, easily worth the asking price. It doesn't hold your hand, and there are some mechanics that are a bit obtuse (e.g., one use of the boomerang that I just stumbled across after quite a bit of play that is necessary to proceed). However, I think it works in it's favor as it encourages you to play with things a bit and take some risks rather than something more linear (e.g., find the ice wand to put out the fire wall). It's lots of fun and has a nice change of pace for a gaming protagonist... and thankfully, they don't exploit it (At least so far - I'm only 1.5 hours in).

Bra metroidvania. origamihero leverer.