This game is absolutely fantastic so far! Loving the puzzles and enemy mechanics. Very creative and cohesive work!

Finally an intelligent, polished, and fun take on 2D Zeldas!

You probably love and miss old school Zelda-style games as much as I do. Over the years I often typed "2D Zelda-likes" and tried all the suggestions that were offered. However, I was mostly disappointed. In fact I feel that Nintendo itself let us down with the latest iteration. Dungeons no longer reach the level of sophistication of old school entries. Well, if you want a game with dozens of dungeons that start as complex as the very last levels of games like Link's Awakening, then Ancient Mind is the one for you!

The game is incredibly polished! Animations are fluid. Dynamic lightning is used to great effect. The camera gently zooms in and out often, creating a very special coziness to the game. Many aspects of other similar games are handled better here: the map has mysterious symbols and useful information on it, so it is very useful and yet it leaves so much to the player to figure out! The way low hearts are handled (no noise, just a pulsating red around the screen) is a gentle but efficient reminder when you are about to die. The game is also quite challenging, and the way the enemies are placed is very strategic.

One more thing: This game focuses mainly on the dungeon aspect of Zelda, so if there is one critique I have is that I wished it had more of a story, more characters, cities, etc. However, you will get a lot more dungeons than any Zelda game to make up for this!

Pretty much "Zelda link's awakening" spiritually. Its not super fancy but it does harness the charm and core concept of the gameplay mechanics in its own way.

Worth the $10 spent on it.