I played the momodora series on a whim and ended up really enjoying seeing the progression the dev made with each entry. Momodora 4 Reviere under the moonlight being the crown jewel in my opinion. This game did not change that, but it still was a very fun experience that i ended up completing 100%. My biggest gripe with this game is the lack of a hard mode, and some of the bosses having only having a handful of attacks. Making the combat more punishing without making me equip the "1 hp" seal and throwing in a few more attacks for bosses would have done wonders for me. Being oneshot by every small enemy is not something i long for, but being being able to facetank bosses is also a bit extreme. However despite this i enjoyed this game a lot.
I really enjoyed the "anime" moments that were thrown in on specifically two bosses. They were well integrated. I remember being fairly annoyed at a similar thing in metroid dread where it would lock you in a long execute animation, but this was made very smoothly and did not disrupt the fight. Id like to see more of that.
It is also less open then Rutm as far as i can tell, i managed to skip one boss on my third run but rutm just felt a lot more open and the actual search for items and locations just felt better, im not sure how to describe it exactly.
The good:
Amazing art and animation
Really good music
Solid movement, actually a pretty big step up from Rutm
Amazingly designed bosses and charakters
Sigils felt rewarding to collect and there were interesting powers
The Bad
Lacking difficulty (as a die hard metroidvania nerd)
Bosses lacking attacks (some i swear have 2)
Room design feels less punishing then Rutm
Way too many particles when spamming attack
Map/progress does not reset back to the last checkpoint on death
In conclusion if you are a fan of momodora or metroidvania games and want a chill time with absolutley stunning art youll enjoy this game. If you are primarily searching for a challenge you probably will not.
I do hope this game does well as i think rdein/bombservice has put a lot of effort into it and i want to thank him for all the fun i had thanks to the momodora series.
I really enjoyed the "anime" moments that were thrown in on specifically two bosses. They were well integrated. I remember being fairly annoyed at a similar thing in metroid dread where it would lock you in a long execute animation, but this was made very smoothly and did not disrupt the fight. Id like to see more of that.
It is also less open then Rutm as far as i can tell, i managed to skip one boss on my third run but rutm just felt a lot more open and the actual search for items and locations just felt better, im not sure how to describe it exactly.
The good:
Amazing art and animation
Really good music
Solid movement, actually a pretty big step up from Rutm
Amazingly designed bosses and charakters
Sigils felt rewarding to collect and there were interesting powers
The Bad
Lacking difficulty (as a die hard metroidvania nerd)
Bosses lacking attacks (some i swear have 2)
Room design feels less punishing then Rutm
Way too many particles when spamming attack
Map/progress does not reset back to the last checkpoint on death
In conclusion if you are a fan of momodora or metroidvania games and want a chill time with absolutley stunning art youll enjoy this game. If you are primarily searching for a challenge you probably will not.
I do hope this game does well as i think rdein/bombservice has put a lot of effort into it and i want to thank him for all the fun i had thanks to the momodora series.