I think I liked it? Idk, something about it just feels off. I think it's because it's SO similar to Super Metroid that you can't help but compare them, and this is nowhere near as good as Super Metroid. But if I force myself to judge it on its own merits, it's fine.
Combat kind of sucks. All the different weapons are fun but ultimately pointless since there's like 2 that are so much better than the others that you won't ever use anything else. Most enemies either pose no threat or deal you unavoidable damage. At least save/heal rooms are plentiful, but that just takes it from frustrating to too easy, and I don't think it could have pulled off a good in-between.
Exploring also kind of sucks, which is ostensibly the point of a game like this. The world design was lacking and I found it impossible to get your bearings in the world. You have to run through areas you've been already several times with barely anything new to do in them, and (probably because the combat is bad) it just isn't fun.
But there's a lot of good about this. The story and aesthetic were great. Very reminiscent of old school FMV games like Darkseed or Harvester and it's pulled off super well. I do think the story was a little opaque but it's clearly written with a sequel in mind so I'll see how it all gets untangled in the second one. It's interesting enough to keep me on the hook.
I think the movement gets fun pretty late, but it at least does that. The upgrades you get are creative and unique, which surprised me for a game so clearly inspired by Super Metroid. Early on I kept expecting to find a morph ball analog, but no, you just get a remote drone instead. There are lots of good ideas in the upgrades and I think for the most part they're implemented in a fun way.
And for how much the combat is kind of frustrating and annoying, I think most of the boss fights were fun.
I think I expected to like this a lot more due to its being one of the more popular indie Metroidvanias, and a long-standing one at at that. Maybe a little overrated? But I still liked it overall and I hear the sequel fixes all the problems of the first so I'm definitely looking forward to that.
Combat kind of sucks. All the different weapons are fun but ultimately pointless since there's like 2 that are so much better than the others that you won't ever use anything else. Most enemies either pose no threat or deal you unavoidable damage. At least save/heal rooms are plentiful, but that just takes it from frustrating to too easy, and I don't think it could have pulled off a good in-between.
Exploring also kind of sucks, which is ostensibly the point of a game like this. The world design was lacking and I found it impossible to get your bearings in the world. You have to run through areas you've been already several times with barely anything new to do in them, and (probably because the combat is bad) it just isn't fun.
But there's a lot of good about this. The story and aesthetic were great. Very reminiscent of old school FMV games like Darkseed or Harvester and it's pulled off super well. I do think the story was a little opaque but it's clearly written with a sequel in mind so I'll see how it all gets untangled in the second one. It's interesting enough to keep me on the hook.
I think the movement gets fun pretty late, but it at least does that. The upgrades you get are creative and unique, which surprised me for a game so clearly inspired by Super Metroid. Early on I kept expecting to find a morph ball analog, but no, you just get a remote drone instead. There are lots of good ideas in the upgrades and I think for the most part they're implemented in a fun way.
And for how much the combat is kind of frustrating and annoying, I think most of the boss fights were fun.
I think I expected to like this a lot more due to its being one of the more popular indie Metroidvanias, and a long-standing one at at that. Maybe a little overrated? But I still liked it overall and I hear the sequel fixes all the problems of the first so I'm definitely looking forward to that.