Review Donnieleap 3/5 · Jan 1, 2025
Wish I could give the game 2.5 but I did finish it so 3 stars it is.
What a janky Metroidvania game. Clunky movement, platforming and combat made this a very frustrating playthrough. I actually didn't mind the insta-death spikes, what upset me was most of the time falling on the spikes was due to the jank in the controls …
Wish I could give the game 2.5 but I did finish it so 3 stars it is.
What a janky Metroidvania game. Clunky movement, platforming and combat made this a very frustrating playthrough. I actually didn't mind the insta-death spikes, what upset me was most of the time falling on the spikes was due to the jank in the controls and animation (and ladders!). The bosses being able to spam attacks while the super slow character recover animation prevents you from doing anything is just insane. And a pet peeve of mine is when games have reaction animation when your character gets hit but not when the bosses get hit ("Oh, that energy blast to the face just doesn't affect him at all, huh? He can even attack me through it? Okay...")
And the backtracking...so much backtracking. And the non-puzzle puzzles.
I see this was originally an indie game backed by Kickstarter pledges so I can cut it a bit of slack, but it was so highly recommended by MV players I had to try it at least.
I'm a sucker for the genre so of course I bought part 2 while it was on sale and will play that eventually. I see that one is considered the far better game, fixing many of the issues players had with the original. Probably wasn't a good idea to play this one immediately after Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.
