GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon
So, my first thought about this game was: “Hold up, Konami’s making games again?!”
Second thought was: “….and it’s a niche title and NOT a more recognised name.”
Third thought was: “…. and sh!t, it’s quite good! Even for early access! You guys OK down there at Konami HQ? Just that you’re acting like…… well NOT Konami.”
…In all seriousness though, taking the rogue-like approach to a metroidvania title is an interesting spin, and fundamentally, it works well. Gameplay leans heavily towards being more tactical and methodical than it does being stylish and fast. And since you have limited ways of healing, you’re forced to consider how best to dispatch your enemies while taking as few hits as possible. It’s not quite dark souls, just enough to keep you thinking.
– Real player with 74.7 hrs in game
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Writing this review while playing the v0.4.10 update (Nov. 4th 2021), and the game is in Early Access so take the review with a grain of salt upon further updates. I like this game and can’t wait to see how it evolves but at this stage I do not recommend anyone buying it right now, wait until it is fleshed out and hopefully perfected.
PROS:
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Beautiful artstyle, boss intros are honestly to die for and sometimes have me rewatching em cause they are so pretty.
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Good music that is nice but doesn’t get stuck n your head in a grating way.
– Real player with 69.8 hrs in game
UNDERZONE
i wanted to like this but the controls are horrible and the game is generally boring
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
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Project Dark Sky
Maya wakes up in the least expected place, at the least expected time…and remembers nothing. She meets people who advise her, but their intentions seem to be different and contradictory. Whom to believe? Whose side should she be on? Is there only one and correct answer? All this seems to have something to do with the space station and the experiment called Project Dark Sky.
Game Features in Early Access:
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first chapter of the story
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Side-scrolling action
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2D controls
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combo-based fighting system
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exploration of world with the replayability of a rogue-lite
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more YOU fight more skills YOU have
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Secret rooms
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Overcome fearsome enemies in a hostile environment - one type of enemys
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11 levels
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3 combos
‘Project dark sky’ is metroidvania with some side-scrolling beat ‘em up game elements about searching for an answer to the question of what is true and what is not. Our protagonist wakes up in some room with no memory of who she is and how she got there. The characters she meet are trying to answer these questions.
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CreatorCrate
This game has incredible movement with a super fun momentum based physics system and I absolutely love it. It has been incredibly satisfying to improve at this game and experiment with all the various items and techniques as well as game modes. The base game is not overly difficult so it’s fairly easy to get in to and there are quite a few compelling alternate game modes.
I give this game a huge recommend and I believe it deserves way more attention than what it has gotten. If you are into movement games, roguelites or platformers of any kind creatorcrate highly worth checking out.
– Real player with 16.0 hrs in game
Tons of fun! Its a creative platforming game with a fairly open world to play in with a fun storyline so far!
– Real player with 13.9 hrs in game