So I played this for about 4 hours straight before I decided to throw in the towel. Why?

Well, Valdis Story starts pretty well. It's a fast-paced action game that wants to emulate the Metroidvania formula. So I fight monsters in fluid combat, explore some places, meet some cool looking characters and then...go on a fetch quest. And then another. And then another. And then I'm told to find missing crew mates.

And that's the game, which isnt a Metroidvania. I'm two areas from beating the game and I felt myself losing more and more interest as I wandered around trying to figure out where to go. I found myself dodging enemies more than fighting them because the combat was growing tiresome. The unexpected boss battles were getting harder and harder despite my level grinding and my need to collect every chest of loot I could find.

And then I realized: VS doesn't really go anywhere. Timed platform challenges don't pay off. Im near the end of the game and I barely have any upgraded items or skills. "Well, go explore more!" No. It's not worth it. The story meanders around and word vomits on you so it's not like I cared at about it. And for as fast as the combat is, it didnt evolve. The magic system just felt second fiddle to the melee so boss fights turned into hack and slash grinds.

Maybe Ill come back and finish this. But I was getting more and more bored as I was playing. I could play Axiom Verge. Dust: AET. Mormodora. Chronicles of Teddy. Anything other than this.

So I played this for about 4 hours straight before I decided to throw in the towel. Why? Well, Valdis Story starts pretty well. It's a fast-paced action game that wants to emulate the Metroidvania formula. So I fight monsters in fluid combat, explore some places, meet some cool looking characters and then...go on a fetch quest. And then another. And then another. And then I'm told to find missing crew mates. And that's the game, which isnt a Metroidvania. I'm two areas from beating the game and I felt myself losing more and more interest as I wandered around trying to figure out where to go. I found myself dodging enemies more than fighting them because the combat was growing tiresome. The unexpected boss battles were getting harder and harder despite my level grinding and my need to collect every chest of loot I could find. And then I realized: VS doesn't really go anywhere. Timed platform challenges don't pay off. Im near the end of the game and I barely have any upgraded items or skills. "Well, go explore more!" No. It's not worth it. The story meanders around and word vomits on you so it's not like I cared at about it. And for as fast as the combat is, it didnt evolve. The magic system just felt second fiddle to the melee so boss fights turned into hack and slash grinds. Maybe Ill come back and finish this. But I was getting more and more bored as I was playing. I could play Axiom Verge. Dust: AET. Mormodora. Chronicles of Teddy. Anything other than this.