pear potion🍐

Oh man, this was fun. Simple but addicting. In typical Metroidvania fashion I had to use a guide to find the crystals and other secrets. Wish the drop rate for currency was higher but that didn't stop me from beating every boss (including the optional ones). Good amount of challenge. Endearing writing. If you are craving a bite sized experience I highly recommend Pear Potion.

The game is very charming. The minimalist style of the game's map will make you experience what it was like to play a 8-bit-era game(except most 8-bit games didn't have save, so you can imagine the dedication it took). Despite these limitations, there's a ton of narrative content and exploration available. The bosses are rare but pretty difficult and probably a bit too difficult for some players that will be coddled by the casual exploration part. Better be good at bullet hell to play this game. It's not a jRPG ! [h1](follow my curator page [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33882793/]GenXPlayers[/url] for more retro and indie reviews)[/h1]

A short but sweet little bullet hell metroidvania! Fairly tricky at parts [spoiler] especially that slug boss and the dark souls-esque runback for it [/spoiler] but never too frustrating. It's a fun little game!

Do not let the cuteness fool you! In this game you can die very easily! I am not good at Bullet hell games but I was able to complete this one unlike a few others. I do feel I will never get all of the achievements because I lack the talent and focus bullet hells require and I have chosen to accept it. It still did not stop me from purchasing and enjoying this game on a whole. Maybe one day I will try to get another achievement but as for now I am content with the experience and what i paid for it. I will say this though I played it much longer then I needed to trying to get a few more coins to be able to get the achievement Rich Witch. I feel like I spent an hour or more farming for coins to get it till I finally gave up and just went to beat the game. The drop rate is incredibly poor and even getting one jewel sometimes id kill myself just to make sure it saved because I did not know how the system worked and wanted to make sure I kept that loot! If I did not purchase the first weapon upgrade I would have had enough money to get the achievement. If I tried it again sometime maybe I can try to beat the first boss without any weapon upgrades.... yeahhhh probably wont happen but maybe one day! The cute factor of this game gives me hope!

Pear Potion is a brief, well-executed top-down metroidvania/traditional Zelda-like that'll keep you engrossed for its 1-to-2-hour playtime. I'm an absolute sucker for metroidvanias, and shorter ones that can be completed in a couple hours are my Achilles' heel. All the core mechanics here are executed with confidence, and the difficulty curve is just about right; the bosses are definitely significantly harder than the rest of the game, but overall the challenge level feels appropriate. The pixel art is very simplistic but consistent, the writing is adorable, and the map and level design are competent, though it would be nice if there were additional fast travel options, particularly in the late game. Otherwise, there's not a lot here not to like, particularly for the incredibly low price tag. Pick it up, enjoy it for a couple hours, feel accomplished. Find more reviews and recommendations on my Steam Curator page, Indie Infinitesimal: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41769714/

lovely game