Raygun Gadabout

A fun and quirky Metroidvania that doesn't outstay its welcome. The graphic style is very cartoony with distinct colors, making it easy on the eyes even when things become a bit hectic on the screen. Accompanied by a catchy soundtrack it's an overall pleasant experience. Gameplay is leaning more towards ranged combat rather than melee, although you do get a melee weapon early in the game. The controls are tight with Metroid-styled aiming (move and aim on the same stick) which isn't always ideal when the screen gets crowded with enemies. However, things are made easier by what I would say is the game's main gimmick; the shield. You have your designated shield button that, when pressed, activates your shield that will deflect almost every projectile in the game back to the attacker and does significant damage to them. It's powered by an energy meter that depletes whenever the shield is active and regenerate when it's not. A bit of resource management required but it's a system I wish more developers would try out, especially if you got a bit of bullet hell going on in your game. Abilities are your usual suspects with maybe one or two exceptions. They work well as intended although I've never been a fan of [spoiler]gravity manipulation in platformers because of skill issue.[/spoiler] I would say the overall difficulty of the game is on the easier side and the more challenging parts are related to using these abilities gained in various platforming segments. There's also a badge system similar to Hollow Knights granting you various upgrades to abilities and weaponry. The world building consists of planets and stations within a solar system, acting like an "overworld" where you travel between these hubs in your spaceship. I kinda wish this part was developed further but perhaps it would've taken too much focus from the meat of the game. Perhaps in a future sequel? TLDR: If you're looking for a Metroidvania with charming cartoon-styled graphics and engaging but fair gameplay, I would recommend that you give Raygun Gadabout a try.

Starts out as a fun game with cool art and music. but after a while the bugs ruin the fun.

Wacky and fun! A refreshing and humorous action packed platformer. I have blasted my way through the first third of the game, and I must say that the overall art direction is impressive, showing wild imagination and solid craftsmanship. The environments are well drawn and fun to jump around in, and the characters that you meet are delightfully weird. It feels like a true work of love. Many thanks for making this game!

It has Silksong’s price, but not Silksong’s quality. The platforming is kinda awkward, the animations are rather primitive, and the visual effects are sometimes overwhelming. Some minor bugs and glitches can be expected. There’s no unique boss music either. The art style is kinda good, though. Buy this on a hefty discount.

完了一会，感觉还不错的游戏。 最大的亮点是世界观和美术风格。游戏节奏和手感稍稍有些生硬和轻飘飘。 需要中文。

A short Metroidvania to play and enjoy, it was a fun surprice. The good: -Art style is really good adn resembles 60's comics. -Variety of challenges on each planet. -Mostly tight controllers. The bad: -The Solar System map drags at first. -important info is shown on NPC you don't interact with. -Wall Jump is clonky. The Ugly: -With the exeptiion of one Music track at the first planet and the final boss, most of the music is there to fill the void. -Blaster and Sword sound effects are too loud. The game is really good but it still has a lot of stuff to polish like no one tells you can pogo on enemies with your sword. The game has a lot of potential and if there's a sequel I hope the expand on the character's personality and the universe she lives in.

Juego increíble, una muestra de creatividad en el diseño, aunque no está completamente pulido su estilo de arte y combate, valen demasiado la pena.

[h1] A game with strong potential, though the execution falls short. [/h1] I like this game, I bought it because it reminds me of Earthworm Jim and other old SEGA games, but I can't recommend buying it right now, even though I would like more people to buy and play this game: the game has potential and good mechanics and I relly want to see a sequel. But it feels like they rushed the release, because right now it feels like playing beta version of the game: [list] [*] a loooot of bugs, [*] softlock , glitches, [*] empty rooms, [*] unfinished mechanics [*] sometime music is good, somtimes you want it off [*] costs more than Silksong??? etc.[/list] Like I litterally had to swich between gamepad and keyboard to play this game, restart it , because of the softlocks and missed some game content, because some scpirts didn't work. I have no idea why, but I LOVE even this version: Quinn, the art, the bosses, the exploration etc… it’s all amazing! It’s basically a time machine back to my SEGA Earthworm Jim days. My inner child is jumping for joy. Sure, some will call it “Metroid at home,” but honestly… home is where the heart (and the fun) is! I hope the devs fix all the issues, the game attracts more players, and we eventually get a sequel, because it has great potential.