Full review over at my website: https://www.nepikigaming.com/reviews/actraiser/

''Quintet did the unthinkable and grabbed not one, but two completely different genres and combined them into a truly memorable experience. And not only that, but they synergize really well with each other–both through themeing- and gameplay. A weakened God has to restore the world by taking out demons in the platforming stages, while restoring his power by having more believers in the simulation part. Both of these aspects are also easy to understand, as the platforming has a satisfying difficulty curve to it where patience- and observance is always rewarded. Surprisingly, the simulation part might actually be my favourite aspect of the game as it is pretty easy to work with for someone not usually a fan of the genre, and it also has some engaging combat while the digits go up. Due to it being relatively easy to understand, neither of the gameplay are necessarily deep. The simulation part does have some advanced tech to it that you most likely won’t even know about unless you are a completionist, and the platforming does allow for a lot of situations where just whaling at enemies will do the job–particularly when it comes to the fun-but-not-very-difficult bosses. And while deeper gameplay could possibly have made the game even better, I am already highly satisfied with the amount of fun I had playing through the game, which is the most important part to me.''