a new game that i can replay over and over again. my biggest wish is for a timer to be included after you beat the last boss (maybe there is one im a bit of a dumbf*uck).
there’s definitely an audience for mapless metroidvanias and im part of it. i love metroid 2 on game boy for example. i think if i’d spent a quarter of my playthrough looking at a map instead of gliding thru the levels it would have made the game a little worse to me. of course, i could just choose not to look at it, though.
i loved the upgrades you got, and i couldn’t even guess what the “intended” order of item acquisition would be, i feel like there’s billions of possible routes to take. the optional side upgrades were also all very impactful and a blast to reach. i liked that many were clearly visible but hard to reach, i think that played to the games strengths well.
one thing i didn’t like is the relatively few context sensitive actions. i wish that either pulling up from a ledge or air kicking were on a different button. i also think tying the projectile to the charged attack was a little misguided, especially since the projectile used up some charge. i think every button was used on something more important than a ranged attack though, so maybe i’d just like the option to turn the projectile off so i can use the charged attack in combat. again, maybe you already could turn it off, though, i never tried. these are very minor complaints.
overall, a new favorite of mine.