Clockwork Ambrosia

I enjoyed the concept of building your own weapon, although some of the modifications can really break the game. By the end, I was literally shredding through everything with zero problems. The map can be annoying to navigate since there aren't names of the areas, and also the amount of grinding needed to upgrade everything is a lot, but other than that, it was a really good game!

I did enjoy the game. I grew up playing megaman and this might be the closest megaman in a metroidvania. I like the progression but the boss fights around mid game became easier when you got tons of weapon mods which make the game too easy. I did like the story even though it only progress on introduction and near the ending since majority of the game is exploration. It just in the end I think there more explanation needed to develop. Anyway any metroidvania fan just go buy it for its cheap price its worth it.

Brilliant metroidvania with great, detailed level design and varied combat options. It feels like open world MegaMan X with so many mods to customize guns, I already know I go for another playthrough. Much care was put into making each area unique and fun to explore, every path, room, tresure and puzzle are easy to remember due to being unique in some way. Loot is made smart, always rewarding as most of the gun mods we find can be used through the whole game. Very refreshing, polished experience!

It was a miracle I stumbled upon this game as I absolutely loved it Metroidvania + Mega Men X style combat + some light puzzle platformer elements + crafting and weapon customization - a mix that really scratch my itch for something like that. As much as I like a lot of other metroidvania this combo is rare I had a lot of fun traversing the map (the controls are done quite well among other things) and enjoyed discovering new stuff, the abilities are varied and provide an interesting but not frustrating twist on familiar things. The map does not have a lot of detail - I had an impression that it is by design, I quite enjoy reexploring the places in metroidvanias and making up my own system for markers - but I understand that some players would prefer some modern QoL features that are not present Fast travel is a bit too hidden and the interface for it is a bit frustrating and takes getting used to Where the game truly shined for me was the weapon customization - I thoroughly enjoyed finding a combo to cheese every boss The story is minimal, but tells a decent steampunk story starting with airship captain getting stuck on the island full of killer robots. The plot does not distract you much from gameplay with loads of dialog or cutscenes, but does its job pretty well; characters are pretty charming.

I give this one a solid B-. The visuals are charming, the game is reasonably lengthy, the world is large and worth exploring, the challenge is there, in the beginning at least, and some of the puzzles were tricky. Customizing the four gun types has its charm. But once you unlock enough mods for your weapons and multiple equipment slots, combat becomes trivial, which I guess is the point. The weapons were interesting enough, but the missile launcher with the Cerberus and homing mods (among others) made every other weapon largely worthless (although setting up the Revolver with infinite rapid fire and armor piercing helped a lot during the final boss fight). It was also fairly easy to set up armor in such a way that I became virtually impossible to kill. I encountered several bugs during my playthrough, some that forced lost progress. Got stuck inside walls underwater, often the controls would completely stop responding (I played entirely on Steam Deck) and near the end of the game, I often experienced inexplicable heavy slowdown, seemingly for no reason at all, as I transitioned between rooms. These were temporary and not too debilitating, and I did finish the game. Overall, a solid Metroidvania that just needs a bit of tightening up here and there to knock out the technical issues, but perfectly playable and pretty fun most of the time.

I've sorely missed these kind of games, it's one of the best Metroidvanias I've played in YEARS. Perfectly captures that feeling SotN gave of starting with nothing and feeling invincible by the end. Full video review: https://youtu.be/NS-QOZZ0SrM

Simply one of the best games of its type (metroidvania, search action, whatever you prefer) I've played. The core gun modding system is fun to tinker with; it feels like being an inventor, and when you hit upon the right solution to a "problem" (a boss, an enemy gauntlet) via some combo of modifications there is a real "eureka" feeling to it. Spectacular music, lively pixel art that brims with character down to each individual enemy, and a huge map to explore at a nicely calibrated pace that matches one's increasing ability to move across it. Basically, if you are a metroidvania fan, don't sleep on this.

HHHHHHUUUUUGGGGEEEE map to explore! Secrets and chests to open every other second it feels like. Controls feel smooth, combat is fun, and the weapon mods let you customize it your way. Clocks in around 15-20 hours depending on exploration. No real difficult platforming, this is all about exploration and a few easy puzzles.