Spiritfall

It's a beautiful game. I'm not just talking about the art, I'm talking about everything from the design to the pacing, to the music, everything is made with a lot of care and has a peacefulness to it. I really like how the power ups are all based around different animals and eventually really make you feel quite distinctive and crazy with how many builds you can do in each run. I love the hub area and the characters you meet there, love the music and the design of the NPC's you encounter. I love the combat, it's punchy, there's tons of weapons to unlock, on top of each weapon you unlock there's variations, different power ups, and combos. Stuff that completely transforms the feel of the game, some weapons are slower, others faster, some work like boomerangs, other like drills, it can get quite crazy. I really have no problems with it whatsoever to be honest, it's a bit of a first for me... At the start, I thought it was a bit too difficult and grindy, but there's accessibility settings to tweak the speed of the game, how much health and damage you take and do, I mean it's pretty good, and it doesn't even take away your ability to earn achievements. On top of that there's a compendium that provides you with different currency as you play, so you're not only unlocking more abilities, totems, higher rarity items, etc... for your runs, you're also unlocking stuff that alters the mechanics, levels of the game, the appearance of your character, and starting power ups. I don't think it's necessarilly one that does anything new mechanic or systems wise. But presentation wise, pacing wise, and accessibility wise, it's truly remarkable and beautiful. It doesn't really do anything wrong, and I also wouldn't say it does anything in a bland way; it's chock full of character, and I love the game for it. Wish the devs the best in their future projects if they're bringing something with as much passion as this.