Treasure's eyes are often too big for their stomach. For every Ikaruga, Mischief Makers, or Gunstar Heroes that feels excellent and plays like a well-oiled machine with flow state mastery available to you with "just-around-the-corner" closeness, there is an Alien Soldier, Guardian Heroes, or Silhouette Mirage: games so stuffed with controls and mechanics that it makes Paula Dean wet her eyes with envy.
There are just too many systems vying for your attention in this game. It's well-made, with good visuals and music, but even after beating it, the game's controls feel foreign to me. I love that Treasure tries to do things different with the genres they put their hands on; I love that this doesn't feel like a Mega Man game or a Castlevania game. But I wish it felt like something other than what it actually is.
There are just too many systems vying for your attention in this game. It's well-made, with good visuals and music, but even after beating it, the game's controls feel foreign to me. I love that Treasure tries to do things different with the genres they put their hands on; I love that this doesn't feel like a Mega Man game or a Castlevania game. But I wish it felt like something other than what it actually is.