Moonlight Pulse

Moonlight Pulse is an underrated gem of a Metroidvania. The core features of the movement tech and party selection are excellent, and its incredibly satisfying to move around the map. The boss fights are unique, fun and very cool, and the setting is very interesting. The main criticism is that the map can be hard to work out, and it's very easy to get lost or stuck because you can't visually work out how to get from point A to point B.

Fantastic game! Everything I was looking forward to in a metroidvania style game. Characters are wonderful, artwork is amazing, world is fun and creative, and well crafted. I hope to see more games from Seafloor Games.

游戏机制挺有意思的，通过换人来解谜和战斗的类银，每个角色都有几个独特能力，相比一般的类银可以做出更复杂的解谜。不推荐是因为引导太差，地图是格子看不到房间详情，又不能打标记，导致每次拿到新能力又得跑一遍图。跑图体验也比较差，管道被堵出来后就得绕一大圈，路上还有一堆换房间就刷新的敌人。如果美术、战斗啥的做好点我觉得还能玩下去，可惜各些方面都不太行

没指引，绕路，不知道要去哪里，结局也没有解决问题。

Good music, good story

The premise is good and the abilities feel kinda fresh, but... - Got lost just one hour in. Had to look for a guide just to know where to go next. -- The map lacks detail, so it leads to lots of false positives at the time to plan your way through, or trying to figure out where to go. This also leads to unnecessary backtracks, given how the game's fast travel system works. - Got to a place where, for no damn reason, there are no checkpoints (and there's no way to get out of there to try and get collectibles / get stronger, aside of moving forward). The second time I died, I refused to repeat the zone yet again. Terrible idea, just for the sake of wasting the player's time. - Rough on the edges on other aspects, such as some enemy attacks, enemy damage / lack of healing... but I'm no dedicating more time on this.

The setting being inside a giant living creature is a lot of fun. Traveling through blood vessels adds a unique extra layer to navigation, and the whole world grumbles in relief anytime you kill a parasite blocking a passage. Very satisfying.

This game falls, I think, under the "minivania" category, and should be judged as such: it's short (I beat it in under 7 hours with high, though not 100%, completion), but full-featured. The art and writing is charming, the gameplay carries the length, and the overall experience is satisfying. It's worth the price of admission, especially on sale, but even at full price if the speedrun features are attractive enough to prompt a replay or two. I think I'm fine with what I've experienced, but I've got no regrets and I am looking forward to the studio's next effort, hopefully something with somewhat wider scope since they have the talent for it.