I'm not extremely nostalgic over the old school games that inspired Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider, but I had a great time with the game, which might be due to the fact that it is not as difficult as most of the classic games like it.
The presentation is amazing, incredible pixel art (I strongly recommend using the CRT filter), the movement is snappy and fluid and you'll be running and slashing to some good tunes too.
I struggled a bit at the start getting used to the movement and not having many of the extra upgrades, but once I got a few stages in I felt my mastery, and some very powerful abilities, made some encounters a bit too easy. Although the feeling of getting powerful is also a positive, I wonder if some situations could have been better balanced (of note, I think the water stage is generally very difficult but has the easiest boss).
While I enjoy the easier difficult curve, I feel some more passionate about the games that inspired this might be left wanting it to be a tad harder, but pushing for higher ranks can possibly evoke a similar sense of challenge.
The presentation is amazing, incredible pixel art (I strongly recommend using the CRT filter), the movement is snappy and fluid and you'll be running and slashing to some good tunes too.
I struggled a bit at the start getting used to the movement and not having many of the extra upgrades, but once I got a few stages in I felt my mastery, and some very powerful abilities, made some encounters a bit too easy. Although the feeling of getting powerful is also a positive, I wonder if some situations could have been better balanced (of note, I think the water stage is generally very difficult but has the easiest boss).
While I enjoy the easier difficult curve, I feel some more passionate about the games that inspired this might be left wanting it to be a tad harder, but pushing for higher ranks can possibly evoke a similar sense of challenge.