Kalevania

Fun retro style arcade action platformer. Reminds me of old licensed platformers that were loosely based on the source material, in a lighthearted way. I enjoy this take on Kalevala where Väinämöinen just beats the crap out of everyone. I like the chaotic vibes, it's very fast paced. Music is nice too. Level and boss design is pretty lackluster, especially in later stages. The game gives you a bunch of fun tools for moving around but doesn't really utilise them (did you know you can jump on arrows to climb walls? Me neither!). It kinda gives the game an amateurish charm though, further enhancing the old school vibes. Some complaints: Why does money have invincibility frames when spawning AND flies all over the place? A lot of cash just flies off somewhere where you can't collect it and it's generally annoying to go fetch some coins that flew really far away. Please let me rebind the keys for changing spells and weapons.

At first I was worried that this game would be boring, but once you get the sword it becomes way more fun. I love the DuckTales pogo mechanic! I didn't have any issues with the gameplay aspects of the game, it's solid. The music ranges from ok to good, nothing really memorable, but nothing bad either. I think the artstyle is nice. The Finnish mythology aspect was the major selling point for me, it's very underutilized especially in the realm of gaming. As a person who has experience with retro games I managed to beat this in 2 hours. I enjoyed the time I spent with the game and felt like I got my money's worth, although I did get the -25% introductory discount. The full price is a bit too steep in my opinion for a game that skilled players can beat in two hours. *UPDATE* The price has been lowered by about 50%, the price is now very reasonable even without a discount.

Pros: I liked the Art style, Graphics, Sound Design, Controls and especially the Music :) Cons: The game is unfortunately very short, as I was longing for a longer game so I could get more use out of the power-up system. The game copies from a lot of classic 2d platformers of the classics but I don't see that as a bad thing :) I've hear about issues with the game but I really didn't have any crashes, major bugs or crashes what so ever. Overall: Short game, but still recommend it for retro lovers :) I'd give it a 8/10

Fun game.

This game has a nice look, cool pixel graphics. It reminds me of Shovel Knight and AVGN Adventures games.

Beautiful looking and sounding game! Great music. Couple minor issues dropping through some platforms here and there. Also maybe the last boss could use a better health indicator to see that you're actually doing damage. Or maybe it was bugged, I don't know.

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