I am so torn on what rating to give this game.
Let’s start on by singing its praises. This game has everything I want in a Metroidvania. Great boss fights, amazing world building and setting, expansive combat system… you get the idea. I also loved how long it takes. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for a 6-10 hour metroidvania, but I also appreciate the 15+ ones like this.
The combat steals the show here, as it is the main focus of your abilities. You get a few traversal upgrades along the way, but most of your time is spent unlocking new combos and fighting methods.
I also love how the devs pay homage to the greats that come before it(Metroid, hollowknight, etc..) and even shout out other works that I guess they just like(Akira, Dark souls, etc..)? Pretty cool stuff.
The things I don’t care for in this game are more nitpicky.. but they stand out quite a bit in my opinion. For starters, one of the weapon choices you have(there are three in total) I didn’t use unless I had to. I’m sure some people actually like it and dislike my favorite, but in my opinion it just felt bad to use. Honestly I used the last option you get pretty much the whole time once I unlocked it, so while there is variety, not all of them are created equal.
I also didn’t love the enemy variety. Don’t get me wrong, they introduce a ton of new enemies in this game, but I got pretty bored of the “grunts” by the end. They are the bulk of what you fight and most of them stay the same or vary slightly all the way up until the end.
The voice acting in this game is rough. I’m not sure if it’s because of the way the mouths on the animals are animated, because of the choppy cutscenes, or if it’s just bad. But it’s hard to sit and watch through the forced story cutscenes. Speaking of, this game really tried to force feed you a story, and even more so a backstory that is pretty… tired and boring.
Last negative I’ll talk about is two-fold.. there are some trophies in this game that are absolute slogs to get. This is not helped by the fast travel options that you are presented with. I think they would have be fitted from adding a few more spots throughout the map.
There is a lot to love about this game, and also a ton of ehhh. But that didn’t stop me from wanting to play constantly. I guess that’s the best thing I can say, I really didn’t want to put this game down.
Let’s start on by singing its praises. This game has everything I want in a Metroidvania. Great boss fights, amazing world building and setting, expansive combat system… you get the idea. I also loved how long it takes. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for a 6-10 hour metroidvania, but I also appreciate the 15+ ones like this.
The combat steals the show here, as it is the main focus of your abilities. You get a few traversal upgrades along the way, but most of your time is spent unlocking new combos and fighting methods.
I also love how the devs pay homage to the greats that come before it(Metroid, hollowknight, etc..) and even shout out other works that I guess they just like(Akira, Dark souls, etc..)? Pretty cool stuff.
The things I don’t care for in this game are more nitpicky.. but they stand out quite a bit in my opinion. For starters, one of the weapon choices you have(there are three in total) I didn’t use unless I had to. I’m sure some people actually like it and dislike my favorite, but in my opinion it just felt bad to use. Honestly I used the last option you get pretty much the whole time once I unlocked it, so while there is variety, not all of them are created equal.
I also didn’t love the enemy variety. Don’t get me wrong, they introduce a ton of new enemies in this game, but I got pretty bored of the “grunts” by the end. They are the bulk of what you fight and most of them stay the same or vary slightly all the way up until the end.
The voice acting in this game is rough. I’m not sure if it’s because of the way the mouths on the animals are animated, because of the choppy cutscenes, or if it’s just bad. But it’s hard to sit and watch through the forced story cutscenes. Speaking of, this game really tried to force feed you a story, and even more so a backstory that is pretty… tired and boring.
Last negative I’ll talk about is two-fold.. there are some trophies in this game that are absolute slogs to get. This is not helped by the fast travel options that you are presented with. I think they would have be fitted from adding a few more spots throughout the map.
There is a lot to love about this game, and also a ton of ehhh. But that didn’t stop me from wanting to play constantly. I guess that’s the best thing I can say, I really didn’t want to put this game down.