This is a short but sweet Metroidvania with a really cool hook where you slow down or even freeze time to attack. The core combat is standard castlevania slashing but the time manipulation adds a whole layer to the combat not seen in most in this genre. Enemies can overwhelm the player resulting in a sort of bullet hell that is manageable when time is stopped, there is a meter of course that can be filled by getting close to dangers without actually touching them. This encourages aggressive play and rewards high skill level.

The game world is well designed with plenty of neat secrets and constant stream of new mechanics. There are some fun boss battles that really push the mechanics and result in sweaty palms as mastery of the combat system is needed.

I really enjoyed all that I played but it ends way too soon, this game is about 6 hours long which felt like it was just hitting its stride by the time it ended. I felt there was much more the game could have offered, we just skimmed the surface of this combat system.

Overall score: 7.7