After a rather long opening, Lodoss War is just a very solid Metroidvania. This is based on a well-established anime franchise from the 90s, but without that knowledge, after the opening cutscene, it doesn’t matter as much. This can be played just like a normal Metroidvania and enjoyed in that way. The controls are tight, there are tons of interesting abilities and skills, and the game is rather fun.
Though the game isn’t that hard for a Metroidvania. It feels very easy and there are a few abilities that Deedlit, I’m just guessing at that pronunciation, gets that lets her just regenerate health. A couple of fights so far were challenging but in general, it’s on the easier side. The fact the game relies on a lot of normal keys for progression is a shame. There’s also a major stuttering issue on the PC GamePass version with popup text, that is not on Steam, and the PC Game Pass version is significantly older and the devs haven’t even answered anything about it or addressed it on the Steam Forums, so hopefully, they update the Game Pass version one day if they haven’t already. Though, after about 30 minutes the stuttering stopped happening for me.
Pick this up if you want a Metroidvania, or know Record of Lodoss Wars. It is easier than most Metroidvanias, but I still had an excellent time with this and might return to finish it. The low difficulty though probably will upset hard-core fans of the genre, and it’s disappointing to have that stuttering. I'm a little annoyed that developers seem to pull this, the same thing happened with Kill it With Fire as the Game Pass version was a year out of date. Come on Devs, you can do better.
If you want to see more from me: Check out my video on this month of Game Pass games: https://youtu.be/vUqrUn1HrwQ
Though the game isn’t that hard for a Metroidvania. It feels very easy and there are a few abilities that Deedlit, I’m just guessing at that pronunciation, gets that lets her just regenerate health. A couple of fights so far were challenging but in general, it’s on the easier side. The fact the game relies on a lot of normal keys for progression is a shame. There’s also a major stuttering issue on the PC GamePass version with popup text, that is not on Steam, and the PC Game Pass version is significantly older and the devs haven’t even answered anything about it or addressed it on the Steam Forums, so hopefully, they update the Game Pass version one day if they haven’t already. Though, after about 30 minutes the stuttering stopped happening for me.
Pick this up if you want a Metroidvania, or know Record of Lodoss Wars. It is easier than most Metroidvanias, but I still had an excellent time with this and might return to finish it. The low difficulty though probably will upset hard-core fans of the genre, and it’s disappointing to have that stuttering. I'm a little annoyed that developers seem to pull this, the same thing happened with Kill it With Fire as the Game Pass version was a year out of date. Come on Devs, you can do better.
If you want to see more from me: Check out my video on this month of Game Pass games: https://youtu.be/vUqrUn1HrwQ