BLADECHIMERA

The warping mechanic is a huge improvement for the genre but the ghost interactions in the heat of battle are way too hit or miss. To paraphrase Baz Luhrmann - If I could only offer you one tip, sunscreen would be it.

A very nice little metroidvania that I ended up being pleasantly surprised by. Although it feels like chunks of the game are just walk through corridors and blast enemies before you can even see what they do, the addictive OST and surprisingly robust character writing can help you along. The "neo-tokyo" future cityscape with the contrast of very old feudal style enemies , also very cool. Almost as if to make up for the relatively easy exploration and regular enemy placements however, nearly every boss battle is much more demanding and have lethal movelists that actually ask you to learn and overcome them, my only complaint on this end was that if using lux skills many of them can instead quickly turn into a dps race, I wish most of the bosses had a bit more health, or perhaps make them even more lethal akin to the final hidden boss. If every boss was like that, I would have adored this game even more, but thats just my opinion. I had originally thought that being able to teleport to any square on the map you've already been to was a questionable design decision, but with an abundance of short side quests that ask you to remember locations of enemies, as well as ones that instead cover a section of the map and ask you to find something within in the area, I found that the teleport ended up actually meshing quite well. Having to backtrack across the map and then still need to seek out the thing in question, or find yourself in the wrong area from misremembering enemy locations would have been fairly frustrating otherwise and could easily be seen as padding. Ultimately, I enjoyed it and with the price tag its definitely worth a try assuming you're a fan of the genre. I'd say it'd be a welcome starting point for those who dont play many either, but the teleport might have you spoiled if deciding to expand into more.

While I don't review many games, I wanted to highlight that this is a fun, moderately challenging modern title, not too easy but not too difficult. However, what I particularly appreciate is how well it runs on a handheld, even at the lowest TDP setting. I'm getting a consistent 60 FPS at 5W, sometimes dipping as low as 4W, which is excellent for battery life. Highly recommended.

I used to replay the Castlevania games on the DS over and over because I loved the pixel art, the controls, the world and the monsters. This is the only game that has given me a similar feeling to those 3 games. This is a gem. Only complaint is it's length. I would not complain if they pulled a SOTN and just did an inverse demon world or something, just so we can get more.

Short and sweet metroidvania. The story is pretty straight forward and predictable and the difficulty level is overall very low with a few exceptions that put it up to normal-ish until you work out the tactics. There are also a few annoying bugs that can catch you off guard, such as a few frames of enemy throwables still hitting you even when they're supposed to be despawned. I also died to the fish boss because I went up the edge and found a secret exit, but was suddenly stuck in a cutscene where the fish jumps overhead. it immediately just ate me and I died despite not even knowing it was coming which felt unfair in the moment. The sprites are pretty, the soundtrack is solid and the warp feature is excellent and saves a lot of backtracking. For a metroidvania it's an easy recommend if you're ok with it being on the shorter side (10-15 hours for 100%)

还不错的类恶魔城游戏，游戏保留传统恶魔城攻击方式的同时，增加了枪械攻击方式，游戏整体难度还算简单，唯一不好的地方就是死亡会回到上次记录的存档，对推图不友好。

Großartiges Game! Die Stimmung und die Story machen Lust auf mehr und die unzähligen Extrawaffen bringen Laune. Interessant ist vor allem die relativ große Spielfigur. Deren Animationen sind spitze, die der Gegner schwanken allerdings von erbärmlich bis akzeptabel. Zu schwer ist es auch nicht, vor allem der finale Bosskampf ist ein Klacks, wenn man alles abgegrast und die besten Waffen gefunden hat. Einzige Mankos: manchmal ist es unglaublich mühsam auf der Karte den einen Raum zu finden, den man noch nicht erkundet hat und in dem es endlich weitergeht. Auch sind manche Gegner extrem albern anzusehen (hüpfender Sonnenschirm und ähnliches) und wirklich miserabel animiert - sofern man bei nur zwei verschiedenen Animationszuständen überhaupt von Animation reden kann. Die unglaubliche Vielzahl an unterschiedlichen Dämonen tröstet darüber allerdings hinweg und viele sehen auch richtig cool aus. Alles in allem ein großartiges Spiel mit einer gelungenen Story und sehr flüssigen Animationen des Spielcharakters. Absolute Empfehlung, vor allem für Neueinsteiger, weil es sehr leicht ist und man dank Teleportation jederzeit speichern kann.

As always, tight controls and gameplay, short but condensed, phenomenal pixel art and animation, a lot of detail and additional content. If I had to complain about something, it'd be the story. On average it's alright, even has some better moments, but there are some completely silly plot holes too. For example: [spoiler]if ultraviolet rays kill demons (and fast, Lux dies in like 2 seconds maybe), why use swords and guns if everyone could just walk around with an UV flashlight and a bag of batteries? And it IS cyberpunk, so they could invent something even more powerful.[/spoiler] I still like Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth better, but that's probably because I prefer fantasy to cyberpunk, and I love Record of Lodoss War. [spoiler]Objectively:[/spoiler] 9.2/10