Frogmonster

Frog with a gun, plays great, good mob design. Looks awesome too.

I really enjoyed playing this game. I think, as a first person shooter boss battler, this game absolutely rules. It understands what makes bosses fun. It's pretty rare to come across one fun boss in a single player FPS game, let alone THIRTY. There are no misses, every boss rules. As a metroidvania, I didn't find it that great. The locations are cool and distinct from each other, but once in a new area it all kinda looks the same and that becomes a little aggravating when trying to progress. The arena fights with regular mobs were pretty simplistic and easy. That said, there are some really fun areas. For some reason I especially loved the platforming levels. Make no mistake though, the star of the show are those bosses! The currencies feel mostly artificial, because the game showers you in gold and ore. Which is a good thing, because for the most part you get to use all the cool gun upgrades and spells! The gun upgrades are 10/10, all killer no filler. The spells.... Well they're mostly used to heal, and the game starts you off with the most efficient spell for healing so there's not a lot of reason to experiment there. There's also a decent amount of build variety in the form of bugs, which function much like amulets in Hollow Knight. Great diversity of options, and most seem to be viable! Super cool addition. Little nitpick, but I think it'd be great if guns reloaded themselves when you swapped off of them for long enough. As a DOOM-head I was weapon swapping like crazy and utilizing my whole arsenal, which felt slightly discouraged due to the long reload animations. Mixed feelings on presentation. The new soundtrack is okay, and I didn't find myself super drawn to the visuals. The narrative was also mostly forgettable to me. Criticisms aside, this is an awesome game that deserves your money! It is so fun to play, and that trumps all else. Every single boss had me floored with the amount of creativity on display. I am 100% sold on whatever the developer decides to make in the future! Please give it a try!