Hovercrafts x Nihilism

I will start by saying that I do like this game in theory, it runs really well and its art direction is solid. However, its controls are horrible. The ship only has digital control inputs for some reason despite being mapped to analogue sticks, the left stick controls both steering and throttle despite throttle also being mapped to the right trigger, and if you unmap throttle from the stick it it breaks certain sections of the game entirely. The worst offender has to be the camera as it makes aiming almost impossible. This game needs a proper orbit camera, not an orbiting chase camera. I can’t aim and steer simultaneously if steering is throwing off my aim and aiming is making me loose my sense of direction. I want to enjoy this game, I really really do, but I can’t help but loose my temper as almost every single death I’ve had has been caused not by the enemy getting a good hit on me, but by loosing control of the ship and being killed by a cheap shot.

Love the open world aspect with inspiration from shadow of the colossus, intense bullet hell bosses, mechanical movement to master, all around great game, especially considering the price. A hidden gem if you will that came across the discovery page. Love the vast open world and little direction the game gives you while exploring the map. Very few criticisms to give on the game: the boosting mechanic of timing extra boosts is fun and challenging that make movement in boss fights enjoyable while forcing the player to make conscious decisions of focusing solely on shooting versus movement: A very fun and engaging take on that dynamic from this game. I will say the boosting mechanic did take away from the open world navigation as instead of focusing on the terrain and taking in the varying landscapes of the game, I was looking down at the boost bar to move around faster through the world rather than looking around at the sights. Also not sure if intentional but it seems that hitting multiple boosts in a row increase your speed and you still keep your speed once you fail to hit the next boost, but once you re-boost and start the boost cycle over again, your speed gets reset back to near base speed which was frustrating at times near the end of the game when you're traveling long distances All in all, a hidden gem of a steam indie game, especially considering the price. Would love to see a timed boss rush mode to increase replayability and possibly extra bosses in the future. Well done

Thank you. I will.

I personally really enjoyed the regirock noises

Short game, cool style, a bit more empty than I had hoped for world design. Game is hyper focused on just grinding through the enemies. The narrative feels like it had more potential if it had picked one thing, but it seemed as if it was just a canvas for proposal of questions. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, just had expected something more given the presentation. Music felt appropriate. Biggest complaints with the game were controls and the bosses. I played with controller, which needs an official control scheme and a bit of an overhaul. The steering feels horrendous and nothing feels presice. Not really sure it's receiving movement as analog. Second biggest complaint was that majority of the enemies felt they were down to luck rather than learning how they worked. This led to more than one occasion where I sat outside of the range and shot from afar until I landed enough shots to progress. At times where this wasn't possible it made these encounters far more frustrating just waiting for luck to be in my favor to progress. A lot of this I feel may have been avoidable had the steering been more positive. The lack of credits was a bit jarring oddly. At what was clearly the end, I wanted more time to mull over what had been presented to me but I just got dumped into the title screen. Perhaps a pan and scan overhead of the world showing areas untraveled would be a better ending. Show spots to explore so you can think while you come back to check them out. If game visually appeals to you it's kinda neat, can't really wholly recommend until mainly controls get reworked.

So I finally got my hands on a Playstation and played Shadow of the Colossus for the first time. Obliviously I yearned for more of it as it was such a great game (and me being a lover of boss rushes). Unfortunately for me there wasn't many games like it... To my surprise Hovercrafts x Nihilism debuted just a few days later :) Going with the vibes, it's SotC mixed with Ergo Proxy -especially the hover sail- and it's done well. I enjoyed the atmosphere while looking for the bosses. Both the "tracker" and boost are improved. And the most importantly, the bosses are good. Earlier ones are understandably easy but oh boy they pick up the pace after a while. Some of them even got me at the edge of my seat and clenching my teeth with frequent close calls. I really had fun fighting them and now I'm yearning for more, again. [code]Recommended by: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38893669/]Experiences Worth Experiencing[/url][/code] (also you might want to check out the sensitivity settings if you're having a hard time at dodging)

pick this up ASAP

Loved the game. Gameplay was hard to control but when you manage the control its very fun to play. Atmosphere and music is very shadow of the colossus like. Edgy story but the game's aesthetic is worth to read and play.