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Got this game for cheap through a humble bundle (I had it on my wishlist prior to that) and it was WELL worth my money. Some other reviews say it's a Shadow of the Colossus wanna-be, and i haven't played that game, so I can't really say whether that's accurate. But I do think that it's probably just... the same somewhat niche genre. From what i've seen the world is totally different, and I think the world is where this game really shines. I've never encountered a snowy world in a game that was as interesting as this one. Despite the very limited colour palette this world looks stunning, and the layout of everything is interesting and connects the different areas nicely.
I did have some issues with the climbing mechanic occasionally (not enough to frustrate for longer than a few minutes), and the enemies' attack hitboxes. Multiple times did I get hit or staggered by an enemy that I thought I was well out of reach of, and I let my PC know audibly what I thought of that.
The difficulty curve of the needs decreasing and the weather becoming harsher was a bit steep, especially because I didn't realise it was happening until after the sixth boss. I had left some of the exploring and upgrading till then, and it became extremely tedious to do at that point. So much so that at times I felt it more efficient to regenerate my health with the copious amounts of health potions found everywhere than it was to keep my warmth meter up. It just goes down so fast and the weather turns so quickly. If I could do it over again I would definitely explore the whole map first, upgrade my gear, and only then start on the bosses. If that even is how it actually works. Maybe it goes by playtime or map areas uncovered, I'm not quite sure.
Tl;dr great game with a little bit of jank. Would recommend.
Got this game for cheap through a humble bundle (I had it on my wishlist prior to that) and it was WELL worth my money. Some other reviews say it's a Shadow of the Colossus wanna-be, and i haven't played that game, so I can't really say whether that's accurate. But I do think that it's probably just... the same somewhat niche genre. From what i've seen the world is totally different, and I think the world is where this game really shines. I've never encountered a snowy world in a game that was as interesting as this one. Despite the very limited colour palette this world looks stunning, and the layout of everything is interesting and connects the different areas nicely.
I did have some issues with the climbing mechanic occasionally (not enough to frustrate for longer than a few minutes), and the enemies' attack hitboxes. Multiple times did I get hit or staggered by an enemy that I thought I was well out of reach of, and I let my PC know audibly what I thought of that.
The difficulty curve of the needs decreasing and the weather becoming harsher was a bit steep, especially because I didn't realise it was happening until after the sixth boss. I had left some of the exploring and upgrading till then, and it became extremely tedious to do at that point. So much so that at times I felt it more efficient to regenerate my health with the copious amounts of health potions found everywhere than it was to keep my warmth meter up. It just goes down so fast and the weather turns so quickly. If I could do it over again I would definitely explore the whole map first, upgrade my gear, and only then start on the bosses. If that even is how it actually works. Maybe it goes by playtime or map areas uncovered, I'm not quite sure.
Tl;dr great game with a little bit of jank. Would recommend.