A simple action game with poor pacing and good boss fights that is not the metroidvania it pretends to be - but it is fun.
Recommend for $5.

PROS:
-Basic polished action controls
-Boss Rush mode
-Boss fights are unique (no palette swaps), difficult but not cheap, and overall fun.

NEUTRALS:
-Art design is enjoyable but feels too similar to a certain other very popular metroidvania.
-There should be an upgrade to teleport in to save points (you can buy an upgrade to teleport out from them). There are not enough teleporters.

CONS:
-Not really a metroidvania. The game is linear, there are extremely few secret items, and even fewer secret paths.
-Pacing. I played on Hard and the first 85% of the game was extremely easy and then suddenly the last 2 boss areas became the difficulty I would have expected. This resulted in a jarring sudden change from the casual game I had been playing thus far.

A simple action game with poor pacing and good boss fights that is not the metroidvania it pretends to be - but it is fun. Recommend for $5. PROS: -Basic polished action controls -Boss Rush mode -Boss fights are unique (no palette swaps), difficult but not cheap, and overall fun. NEUTRALS: -Art design is enjoyable but feels too similar to a certain other very popular metroidvania. -There should be an upgrade to teleport in to save points (you can buy an upgrade to teleport out from them). There are not enough teleporters. CONS: -Not really a metroidvania. The game is linear, there are extremely few secret items, and even fewer secret paths. -Pacing. I played on Hard and the first 85% of the game was extremely easy and then suddenly the last 2 boss areas became the difficulty I would have expected. This resulted in a jarring sudden change from the casual game I had been playing thus far.