Review pixelcrypt 2/5 · May 21, 2023
A good metroidvania, but for some reason grew stale by the end
I really loved Kunai near the beginning. It has a beautiful pixel art style, the gameplay is fast and addicting, and the exploration and level design were pretty great.
But it just sort of tapered off. Around the 2/3 point, the level design became a lot more tedious, and the combat also got stale. I actually got to the final …
I really loved Kunai near the beginning. It has a beautiful pixel art style, the gameplay is fast and addicting, and the exploration and level design were pretty great.
But it just sort of tapered off. Around the 2/3 point, the level design became a lot more tedious, and the combat also got stale. I actually got to the final boss and decided to call it quits, I just wasn’t enjoying it anymore.
To be totally honest, I’m having trouble pinpointing why it became less fun, but it did. Maybe the mechanics grew stale, the room designs more of a chore, and the combat felt unbalanced near the end.
This has happened a few times for me, so I’ve come to accept that a game can start great and end flat. This is definitely one. Maybe some more play testing and refinement on the back half would’ve made this an amazing game, but I can’t fully recommend it.
