Dewdrop Dynasty

followed the series and so far so good. Movement is crisp

I love it! I've been following this project ever since like 2020, and I'm so excited now that it's come out! Great job Goodgis and others! There are some balancing issues (remember to make the game way easier than you think it should be bc your used to the controls bc you made the made it). I'm having a lot of fun playing it, but the dodge needs some tweaking, it's a bit unforgiving, maybe a longer dodge the longer you hold it? or more i-frames or smth. Prolly some i-frames after, bc you'll dodge right into an enemy a lot of the time. Also the pistol jumping can be annoying, just make the recoil a bit higher. Anyways, very good job. I'm looking foward to the improvements over time. You deserve a celebration, take a little break to relax. You just released the game, you can fix the majority of the bugs, but after that, take a couple days off :)

Great atmosphere, good music, a bit like hollow knight

I really like the game so far! I watched the devlog series and have been super excited about it! So far I have enjoyed the platforming and combat mechanics. I don't play many of these games but I have enjoyed how this one feels so far! I will probably make an update to this review once I finish it, but here are some things I've encountered that I'd like to be fixed or changed. - Controller Remapping (I am not the biggest fan of the layout and would like some more options, with steam input you can manually change it to keybinds on keyboard instead) - More of a tutorial, at the start even a popup above the room stating the controls because when dialog popped up I was kinda mashing keys till it worked. - Kinda a smaller request but I would like an optional bind maybe for a shoot down button or maybe being able to map directional shooting other than just the direction you move in, for example I could remap my wasd to movement and arrow keys to shoot in directions, etc. It's a small thing but it would help a lot for a more wider range of deciding how to enjoy the game. For now that's all I can think of but I do really love the game so far the art is beautiful and the gameplay is fun! I really enjoy the music and is super enjoyable. I also don't want to be so hard on a game that did just come out. Congrats Goodgis and Firith Studio!! I will definitely update this review in the future when some of these will get addressed. P.S. after you take a deserved break I would love to see that mmo come to life you made for that holiday break. P.S.S. also you literally don't have to do this but I love raccoons and it would be adorable if there was one in the game.

best game of all time

Overall, an incredibly solid metroidvania with a beautiful art style, amazing music, fun movement and cool boss/enemy designs. But in it's current state, it's not something I can FULLY enjoy to its entire potential due a bunch of small things that add up to lessen my experience. No options for mouse controls, some controls don't make sense (wall-jumping, interacting, closing menus, etc), unintuitive map that doesn't show places of interest/collectibles, no real explanations on some controls, the game is short for its price, a low amount of achievements, and a meh story. I feel this game could be amazing after some updates, but right now for this pricepoint, I personally think it needs some more updates due it its pricepoint. HOWEVER, it may be a much more enjoyable experience for people already familiar with Metroidvanias, and if you have the money to spare, despite all the issues, it's still an incredibly charming and fun game! I'll personally definitely come back if there's a major sale or update.