It's not very creative or inventive, but Chasm is a well crafted, streamlined metroidvania with fun enough SOTN style combat to keep me engaged for 8 hours. And honestly, that's enough for me.
It's just one of those games you play through, enjoy and forget about. It was fun while it lasted but it's too derivative of generic fantasy tropes setting-wise and SOTN gameplay wise to stand out. It's not exactly glowing praise, but if you want something fun to play for a bit that doesn't require too much brain power, play Chasm.
It's also pretty clear to me that 7 out of those 8 years was spent drawing sprites and backdrops, because that's really the highlight. Really some fantastic pixel art in this one. The music was pretty alright, but nothing memorable, so I recommend playing your own.
Also, play on Normal. Hard is kind of balanced like shit since dodging late game attacks is borderline impossible because your character is slow. You also can't turn it down, and I probably would have liked the game more if the damage was turned down a pinch.
It's just one of those games you play through, enjoy and forget about. It was fun while it lasted but it's too derivative of generic fantasy tropes setting-wise and SOTN gameplay wise to stand out. It's not exactly glowing praise, but if you want something fun to play for a bit that doesn't require too much brain power, play Chasm.
It's also pretty clear to me that 7 out of those 8 years was spent drawing sprites and backdrops, because that's really the highlight. Really some fantastic pixel art in this one. The music was pretty alright, but nothing memorable, so I recommend playing your own.
Also, play on Normal. Hard is kind of balanced like shit since dodging late game attacks is borderline impossible because your character is slow. You also can't turn it down, and I probably would have liked the game more if the damage was turned down a pinch.