This game is currently in the Humble Choice for March 2024, and this is part of my coverage of the bundle. If you are interested in the game and it's before April 2nd, 2024, consider picking up the game as part of the current monthly bundle.
A beautiful Metroidvania.
Afterimage has a large world with multiple different paths that tantalize players with its secrets. There are tight controls along with a combat system with multiple different weapons. I’ve already found 5 weapons, including a normal sword, a greatsword, a scythe, and a whip, and also enjoyed using all four of those weapons. Each weapon feels well balanced as well, the slower weapons doing twice the damage of the quicker ones.
Afterimage does a poor job with its signposts telling players which direction is the path to the next area. The story also is a little harder to follow with many characters referring to things players won’t know about. The English voice acting was ok but some viewers of the stream preferred the Japanese, and it is a better version. There’s an Experience level-based system, but try as I might, I have no clue where those values are shown to the player. While the controls are good, they did take a bit to get used to.
Pick this up if you like Metroidvanias. Though this is on the easy side so far it is a great example of the Metroidvania experience, especially building out a map and then backtracking to open up new areas. There’s a number of large open areas too that just make the player feel like there’s a ton of different directions they want to go at the same time.
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A beautiful Metroidvania.
Afterimage has a large world with multiple different paths that tantalize players with its secrets. There are tight controls along with a combat system with multiple different weapons. I’ve already found 5 weapons, including a normal sword, a greatsword, a scythe, and a whip, and also enjoyed using all four of those weapons. Each weapon feels well balanced as well, the slower weapons doing twice the damage of the quicker ones.
Afterimage does a poor job with its signposts telling players which direction is the path to the next area. The story also is a little harder to follow with many characters referring to things players won’t know about. The English voice acting was ok but some viewers of the stream preferred the Japanese, and it is a better version. There’s an Experience level-based system, but try as I might, I have no clue where those values are shown to the player. While the controls are good, they did take a bit to get used to.
Pick this up if you like Metroidvanias. Though this is on the easy side so far it is a great example of the Metroidvania experience, especially building out a map and then backtracking to open up new areas. There’s a number of large open areas too that just make the player feel like there’s a ton of different directions they want to go at the same time.
If you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games in the bundle, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/PX2c6Gm5Jbg