Visual Out

the text goes by too quickly to read by default. cool visual aesthetic but not too fun.

Considering I watch NakaTeleeli, I really should've played this sooner. My review is based on a 100% run and as such goes into specific gameplay details. I won't spoil the story, however. [list] [*]Starting with abilities, Jammer was my favorite by far, although there was a graphical issue where it would sometimes have black lines along the left and bottom of the sprite. [*]Current felt slow for my tastes. Repositioning objects could be faster as well as [spoiler] moving along power lines with the upgrade.[/spoiler] Attaching it to dangling exposed cables to refill energy was a pretty cool touch though. [*]Even after beating the game I have literally no idea what [spoiler] the 2nd Dash upgrade[/spoiler] added. [*]I think I should be able to deactivate Shield after taking damage, just without returning energy. [*]Turret was a pain on low destructible blocks, both from waiting for the cursor and from how little it stayed at low angles. [/list] Moving onto the map, I found myself getting lost pretty early in the game. Once I turned on map-assist I realized it was partly because there were inconsistencies a la Metroid 2. Some left-right doors are shown one tile up/down from where they actually are, and it left some rooms not fitting in a way the map would suggest. Also, I think each zone should have their rooms be a matching color on the map, just to better separate them. Now for various minor things. I think options should be accessible while playing, simply because my framerate tanked thanks to a certain entity comprised of vector lines. I quit without saving and lowered my settings just to get by it in a timely fashion. Secondly, I wish there was a death animation. The first time it happened and I was sent back to a save point, I didn't even realize I lost progress. Thirdly, the block-eater/placer enemy could be a bit faster with removing blocks in its range. Sometimes I'd just sit there and wait for it to eat that one single block barring my path. The only major pain point for me was the lead up to the end. Half of my playthrough was spent trying to [spoiler] solve the room with six cycling sets of glyphs. I found nine hint rooms and saw only three answers. I spent so much time thinking I needed three more clues to solve it and looked everywhere for three more hint rooms, then checked an online map to make sure I wasn't missing anything at all. I mean, who wouldn't think they needed six clues to solve a six symbol code? If you're reading this and as stuck as I was, here's the frustrating truth: it's actually a three symbol code. If you have yours, go back and mess with the puzzle.[/spoiler] Overall, I would recommend this to anyone who likes Metroidvanias for exploration and puzzle-solving over combat. I'm not much for doing speedruns, but there are tools in place that would benefit those who do. I enjoyed this game and think just a few improvements would make it even better.