The hero is doing his daily jogging routine until misfortune happens and he ends up in abandoned mines. He tries to figure out the path to get out of there and the game idea is just about that get out of the place, defeat bosses along the way and collecting skills and stuff.
10/10 - Agree (5) Disagree (2)
I waited until I sunk a lot of hours into this before giving it a proper review, and I have to say that this game is awesome. It feels like it gets it's inspiration from classics like Castlevania, Metroid, or the Megaman X series, and that's a great thing. Just like those classic series though, it is hard. It's not impossible, however, but kids who are used to easy current generation games will probably be frustrated. Those who grew up during the 8 and 16-bit eras will feel right at home. If you take your time and explore, find a few powerups, you'll start having a blast.
Things I like:
-It works on Linux! Thank you Starflower Games!!
-The controls are extremely tight. The only way to play this is with a gamepad. I use an xbox 360 controller, with xboxdrv.
-The hit detection is excellent. Along with the controls, this is important on this kind of game.
-The music. This game has phenominal music. I love the "Secret Garden" track. Even if it's not to your taste, you have to admit that the composition is well done.
-The speed of the game. This is something some people complain about, but I think it gives the game an original feel. I think the gun re-loading adds a nice challenge.
Things that could be better:
-Customization of controls. This is a non-issue if you use a gamepad (which you should), but I can understand how keyboard users must be frustrated.
-There are a few bugs, such as the game closing when changing screen resolution in the options.
I hope the developers will adress the issues that some people have with it, and I hope that everyone else will give it a try. It's definitely one of my favorite games this year.