An Imp? A Fiend!

"An Imp? A Fiend!" isn't perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but I was surprised by what a solid little platformer this turned out to be. This game can be rather aptly described as a cross between Castlevania and Super Meat Boy, with jumping puzzles spread out between areas where the focus is heavily on exploration. The controls in this game are remarkably responsive, which is a good thing, because there's a few tough rooms where you'll need to use that to your full advantage. The story, to the extent it exists, wasn't great, but it did provide the incentive necessary to play to the end. While tight controls form the backbone of a good platformer, I'd say just about every other element of this game could have done with a lot more work. Early on, when the flow of the game isn't quite established, it can be difficult to figure out that this game is open-ended, with no set path or order by which is needs to be completed. Boss battles are simple and the rest of the enemies are fish in a barrel, meaning that this is a short, easy game that quickly reaches an unsatisfying conclusion: In one of my least-favorite indie game tropes, this game ends by teasing a sequel that will never come. Still, I finished this one up in just under 3 hours, and I had a decent time, so I would say I got my 99 cents worth.