Afterimage

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Went into this game not knowing anything about it. I love metroidvanias and this was the next on my list. Overall I enjoyed this one. Quite a few positives and just a few negatives to mention. Firstly the world is massive. Definitely one of the biggest out there with multiple sprawling paths and many different directions to go. If you like non-linear, this is an absolute positive. The world is also visually awesome. Many different biomes, large variety of enemies and some quirky characters along the way. Music/score is fine. Not as memorable as others I've played and none of the tracks, except the main theme, will be sticking with you after the game ends. Next I really like the progression systems. Afterimage allows you to gain XP and level up, with each level giving you a talent point to spend in talent tree, making fighting enemies feel worth it all the way through the game. There's gear slots to equip gear too, with many different stats, meaning finding a new piece of gear is always worth a check to see if it's an upgrade. The greater and lesser Afterimages (abilities/charms) are okay. It's always great to get a new ability and explore new areas, but there's no ground-breaking new abilities that you haven't seen in other games. Combat is decent. Having six different weapons to choose from, each with their own combos and upgrade talents, plus a magic ability that changes depending on the item you equip, was really nice. I did end up settling on my three favourite weapons (dual blades, scythe, whip), but with each weapon having many different combos it never got old to go slash some enemies up. The bosses were a bit hit and miss. I played on normal, and absolutely nothing felt like real challenge, so just FYI if you're looking for a challenge - might want to play on a harder difficulty. Platforming was solid. Everything felt snappy and precise. There's not many 'difficult' platforming sessions in the game, but movement in general felt really good. I also really liked like failing a platforming section (eg: falling into a spike pit) didn't punish you - you don't lose life, you just get put back to the start of the section. Story was the major let down of the game for me. It's very fragmented and the narrative isn't explained very well. Part of this may be because the map is so open and you can go in many different directions, so it loses focus, but a lot of it is just because stuff isn't explained - especially towards the end game. There were quests I'd come across with vague dialog, then suddenly it would complete because I already had the items/met the criteria, but it doesn't actually explain what that was (I only found what the criteria was when researching the game afterwards). The first ending I got (there are many endings) just came out of nowhere too. I was just mid-exploration and boom - ending. After this point I did start looking a few things up and the 'true' ending takes a lot of legwork. I did get all endings and was satisfied by the end of my playthrough, but the story was definitely one of the major negatives of the game. Lastly I'll just mention performance. The game ran smoothly throughout my entire 40 hours of play time. No issues at all. Overall, it's a very decent metroidvania. The progression, combat and exploration is top-notch, but the narrative leaves a lot to be desired. Still recommend though for any fan of metroidvanias.