Quick Quest

A great game to suck at.

The one life bit kinda ruins it for me. I knew what I was getting into, so no fault of the game. I guess as a casual gamer that makes a bunch of mistakes that result in getting killed, one life means the odds of me making it through all bosses kind of small. Music is good, platforming is fine, and the pixel art is good. The levels themselves are pretty boring. There is very little variety to them. Good game to add to your library if you're into speed running I think.

Old school arcade style game. Very well done, but expect some pretty punitive gameplay!

oh yeah, just played 10 mins and it feels veryy good :) really cool vibe tiny price and tight controls hmmm yummy

Another smaller project from Sylph, this time an experiment of roguelite elements on a platformer that feels out of a Master System. There is a lot of [b]Wonder Boy[/b] in here, although the look and stance of the protagonist reminds me of the sprites of the earliest [b]Final Fantasy[/b] games. True to the title, a full run from the beginning to the final boss takes 15~20 minutes, with very brief levels between a boss battle and the next, and a small selection of energy recharges, swords and helmets at regular intervals. Boss battles are played in a way almost akin to a VS fighting game, as during them the player always faces the bosses and retreats if moving back, changing direction only if they jump past them. The game starts easy and doesn't become hard, no fast ones pulled like with [b]Thrill Penguin[/b], although a harder difficulty is unlockable. The bosses telegraph their moves a lot but they are no less fun to fight against, as the best strategy lies in being relentless every instant they're open. Of course, a run can be less fair than another one but that concerns only the levels, as the boss fights and some screens always stay the same - after the aquatic area you are always sure to find an HP bonus and then fight a few hydras, for example. The main issue is the lack of variation. The variety of the equipment is low, nor did I notice significant differences between the levels. And while having always the same sequence of bosses helps with getting better and better against them, I could have used the order of at least part of them being shuffled in every run. For the low price it asks, however, it's still worth it because it's so easy to pick up for a quick run.

Very fun game to put on once in a while and play a few runs

Amazing Game!!! I just beat the game in normal. A traditional platformer with some roguelike-lite aspects.