The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow on a journey to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin. Slash through the techno hordes, leap past traps, and nimbly navigate the ruins of Mekacity.
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A solid 2D platformer!
Music was good, the visuals are also good in general, although the cutscenes specifically look insanely good!
Gameplay is what you'd expect of a 2D ninja platformer. You walk, you slash, and you unlock a few tools for extra movement.
The power-ups and new skills you get are really fun though!My favorites were the dash slash with insane forward movement, and the "swag blade" A rolling yoyo that spins around you. It actually has momentum implemented, so you can hit it or jump to shift the arc it travels around you! I got much more I liked, but I don't wanna spoil it all.
Story was definitely trying to be at least a little more than a footnote, but eh... It wasn't doing it for me. I just wanted to keep playing.
Game felt more on the easy side. Difficulty can spike up a little sometimes, but it never felt impossible or not doable, and you can shred bosses really quick once you know the pattern
Music was good, the visuals are also good in general, although the cutscenes specifically look insanely good!
Gameplay is what you'd expect of a 2D ninja platformer. You walk, you slash, and you unlock a few tools for extra movement.
The power-ups and new skills you get are really fun though!My favorites were the dash slash with insane forward movement, and the "swag blade" A rolling yoyo that spins around you. It actually has momentum implemented, so you can hit it or jump to shift the arc it travels around you! I got much more I liked, but I don't wanna spoil it all.
Story was definitely trying to be at least a little more than a footnote, but eh... It wasn't doing it for me. I just wanted to keep playing.
Game felt more on the easy side. Difficulty can spike up a little sometimes, but it never felt impossible or not doable, and you can shred bosses really quick once you know the pattern
pretty solid little platformer. i was very excited for this one after it was announced that yacht club would be publishing and while its know shovel knight its still pretty great. abilities are fun to use and the movement is pretty good. bosses were also a highlight and all of them were pretty fun to fight. just overall a solid game
Played the Switch version and achieved 100% item completion before finished the game. I do not intend to earn the remaining achievements, as they are extremely demanding.
it's good if you're up for the challenge
Cute music and graphics plagued by the old NES style of difficulty where it's impossible to control and bullshit happens everywhere
Can't wait to forget this in a couple of years and try it again only to say "Oh that's why I forgot about it."