The Guise
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Review by Gaming Masterpieces - The greatest games of all time on Steam.
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Is this game a masterpiece? The Guise is a new Metroidvania from Russia with a little boy who is stuck in the body of a monster as the main character. The whole thing is presented in a visual design that reminds me of kindergarten drawings. Or drawings of inmates from the madhouse. Somehow creepy. Could be interesting.
– Real player with 10.7 hrs in game
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The game freezes a lot. I do not know if this game was rushed in order for this to be released. I am forced to exit the game when it freezes. and one of the quest is on an endless loop wherein you will need to kill all the mice on room in and endless loop. In order for me to recommend this game, I ask for the developer to release a patch to fix all the issues.
– Real player with 9.9 hrs in game
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
Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
After a few day’s worth of playtime on this game, I feel like I’d like to toss in my two cents on it. By two cents, I should clarify that I mean many paragraphs. this review will not be short, and I apologise. Sundered, on the whole, is a good game. There are several elements that merit critique in my eyes, though they didn’t detract from the game so much as to merit a negative review. With that out of the way, let’s dive in to some thoughts and ramblings.
Firstly, I should say also that this game has quickly become one of my all time favorites. The atmosphere, the artwork, the enemy design and storytelling all are favorites of mine, and I think they’re exceedingly clever and engaging. However, even when you take away my biased opinions, the game stands up to scrutiny, with well designed gameplay and mechanics (as well as story and the other previously mentioned aspects).
– Real player with 82.7 hrs in game
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Well, you can tell by my hours of gameplay that I really enjoyed this game and got the most out of it, even the bad out of it.
The harshness of the reviews left me really unsure, in the first few minutes, no matter how much I was enjoying, the game design made me fear for what people have said, so let me clarify a few things.
TL:DR
Great game, very challenging, beautiful animation, exploration is rewarded, so is proper strategy (Change your routes and upgrade luck early, please). The randomness is not unfair, it is not unfair, your skills matter. Bosses are great, minibosses often suck. The major flaw is making the “good” path so poor, but the rest is brillant. If you want to have 1 run and the best experience, I’d say “Put the hardest difficulty and fully embrace”
– Real player with 58.2 hrs in game
DurDanto
Set in a beautiful pixel art environment, DurDanto is a story of a fallen city & the birth of 3 elemental sorceries named “Jolt”, “Flame” & “Frost”! The ones that managed to control them started to attack & loot from people to thrive in the ruined city. A young boy named Zubok has his own “Arcane” sorcery & wants to eradicate these elemental sorceries so that the ones controlling them become powerless to rule!
You play as Zubok & make your way to the different areas of the city uncovering secrets & eliminate your enemies on your way. Your trusty Sword, a Bow & special skills will help you along the way to achieve your goal!
So what’s in DurDanto?
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Beautiful Pixel Art environments with some good retro musics.
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4 different sorcery modes available each having their own unique ability & skills.
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Pixel art enemies each with their own unique skillsets & variations.
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MetroidVania themed gameplay & level design with World Map feature.
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Use Elemental Abilities to unlock your paths, escape traps & solve puzzles.
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Unlock skills by defeating enemies.
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Mana based spells that give fatal blows to your enemies.
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Roguelike styled dungeon areas where rooms are randomized at each play session.
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Unique bosses that’ll test your wits!
Project Delta
Overview
Project Delta is a Metroid-like game which uses procedural generation inspired by Area and Item Randomizers of Retro Metroidvania titles.
The game will require you to choose what order you want to receive power ups in and generates a world which adheres to that order. Discover new map structures which require more and more powerups as you try to track down the powers of darkness which is trying to gain power over the multiverse.
Content
At this point the first 4 map structures are available on the base steam branch, the beginning of the midgame is available on the beta branch. After finishing the content in the base branch (around 1 hr play time), if you wish to continue playing switch to the demo branch (roughly 2 more hours of playtime).
Controls
At this point the game requires using the D-Pad for movement.
Face Buttons:
Left button = Shoot, Hold for Charge. Charge restores ammo and if your charge shot hits it heals.
Top Button = Bombs
Right button = Run. Pressing Right Button in air will result in a somersault which changes air physics and makes your collider smaller.
Bottom Button = Jump.
Shoulder:
Left Shoulder = Diagonal Aim. Press up or down while holding this to change if you’re aiming diagonal up or down.
Right Shoulder = Essence Arrows. If you have this powerup you can attach your bombs to your arrows by holding right shoulder. Consumes ammo
Quick Powerups Access:
Using a combination of your Left Analog and Right Analog you can change which powerups are active.
Left Analog Up = Movement Menu
Left Analog Left = Arrows Menu
Left Analog Down = Set Time Scale (requires powerup not currently in game)
Left Analog Right = Change essence practice (bomb type)
Boots Versus Plants
Hey, watch out - zombie are coming… But no, it looks like this time we will have to deal with a more dangerous enemy - BOOTS !!! Jokes aside, we have a brand new platformer made in black and white style. It may seem that you have already seen such games a bunch of times, and this one will not surprise you with anything. Well, you are partly right, of course, but I still decided to devote a couple of hours to this game and discovered a couple of funny things there. Firstly, the game really tells about the fight between boots and plants, but at the same time the protogonist here is a boot, and what is more, in HUMAN form, armed with a pistol with endless cartridges. It sounds absurd, but it is. In general, if you are looking for innovative gameplay, then this game is clearly not for you, but if you just want to pass a couple of hours cheerfully, you can safely take it for a rather modest price of $ 0.89.
– Real player with 6.7 hrs in game
If you have nostalgia for the good old days of beautifully crafted black and white games, you
will love this game.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
Neon Blight
Neon Blight is a 2D cyberpunk metroidvania/gun store management game. Collect and sell guns, customize and manage your own gun store, fight your way through dangerous levels and get closer to the ultimate weapon.
● Hand-crafted levels to explore and fight in.
● Unique boss fights.
● Hundreds of upgradeable guns.
● Fun and diverse range of stat affecting items
● Manage and customize a gun shop.
● Interesting Characters with branching dialog and quests.
● Rich and detailed city to explore.
EXPLORE AND INTERACT WITH EDEN
Eden is your new home, hidden in the underbelly of the megacity this place is filled with unique characters and buildings to discover.
FIGHT YOUR WAY THROUGH THE OUTERBORDER
Explore a dangerous place with plenty of different areas and enemies to encounter. Hidden secrets and puzzles that can lead you to more powerful items and weapons. Defeat bosses and get closer to the ultimate weapon.
MANAGE YOUR OWN GUN STORE
Manage your own gun store, customize and sell your weapons to earn profit.
Tower of Guardian
Tower of Guardian is an 2D fantasy platformer RPG. It tells about the adventures of a young woman named Liszt Arc. Once upon a time , Listz Arc as princess of light wizard , the princess from Aluria Kingdom, want to search her friend from a mysterious tower called “Tower of Darkness” which is possessed with darkness that makes eternal rain and caused calamity in Aluria Kingdom , but she never knows what inside it.
Key Features:
EMBRACE THE SKILLS
Make your way through the game to find a new various skills !
Block Dungeon
The meaning of the game is quite simple, you need to pass different levels, pump your character, kill enemies, change weapons. The game has good music and very nice graphics, the eyes just rest during the passage, this is not a FPS game where you need to focus as much as possible at the monitor, this game is where you can relax and have a good time.
– Real player with 23.7 hrs in game
This game is simple yet it is FUN.
There is no tutorial or manual, so here is a simple guide (WASD to move or attack, Q opens inventory WASD to move about inventory E to use item, F to destroy item, Q closes inventory) As you get stuff check your inventory if the item is better than what you have equipped then use it if not destroy it. Healing potions are 25 health and 50 health so watch were your health is and use one as needed.
Every block you reveal gives you coins equal to the level you are on. Lvl 1 = 1 coin lvl 10 = 10 coins. There are 3 vendors in the main screen Weapon, armor and potion/health spend coins with these vendors to get upgraded gear, it also drops randomly from chests in game. You inventory is LIMITED to the boxes you see once it is full you cannot get any more loot until you use or destroy something. If you die you respawn in the main screen area.
– Real player with 5.2 hrs in game
Jad
Stays faithful to the core gameplay loop of the first AVA while stepping up the graphics and iterating
better level design.
– Real player with 8.4 hrs in game
The game came out of early access and received good support.
One of the best platformers around and a game that deserves to be in every gamer’s library. Highly recommended!
– Real player with 2.8 hrs in game