Windmills

I haven't finished it yet, but at this point I'm not feeling driven to. I've played a ton of souls-like/metroidvania games and this one just kinda falls flat. I think I'm around halfway, so I'll just share my Initial impressions in case this is the last time I load it up. In the beginning, it's very promising and fun, but it gets very tedious and frustrating quickly. I'm fighting the desire to go on a rant about the timing chosen for the move sets, and the enemies ability to ignore those rules; suffice it to say that the control in this game is clunky at best and honestly needs to be revisited to be considered 'responsive'. In it's current state, it's just a bit of a mess, and kind of feels like trying to run through mud. For some enemies, attack animations are identical up to the point-of-no-return; as someone new to the game, it seems to be 50/50 about whether my timing is spot on, or misidentified leaving me with 5-10 frames of inactivity . Maybe a seasoned veteran who has put 100's of hours into this game will be used to the timing of it all, but the central mechanic of this game (parrying) is honestly kind of hurt by it. Also, successfully parrying an attack will still leave you open to additional attacks, because your character is forced into a delay even after a successful parry (sorry, I didn't want to rant about it, but I had to at least get THAT off my chest). I bought this on a lark and I wanted it to be good, but I honestly can't recommend it. Still, at $20 it's not terribly expensive; take my opinion with a grain of salt.

Game has nice boss fights, and hits the old game metroidvania nostalgia gland pretty well. The game is quite punishing, (which has some extreme cases though), and needs some polishing. Never the less I would recommend it for the people that like old-school SNES games, and especially for its price i'd say it's worth it to give it a go! PS: Game plays flawlessly on Linux with Proton.

This game is a great edition to the Souls-like Metroidvania Genre. It has a distinct combat system that puts you more in the aggressor position than the defendant. The parry mechanism is one of the most precise ones I have ever experienced. The Pixel Art in the graphics is tremendous, especially in the design of the main characters, such as the protagonist. The dialogs are funny and and the story is very interesting. Overall, if you want a challenge, this game is for you. Prosopal for future update, First Hit = Permadeath :)

I've been following this project since its earliest stages, it is a labor of love from a solo dev who achieved to create a very charming metroidvania. One of its strenghts is the way that the unreliable narrator is revealing the game lore while you make progress and the twists on the story depending on how him remember some of the events, but it is not the only cool thing from this game, the whole set of features work nicely together, it is a must have for any fan of metroidvanias and/or platformers

Заебок! Четко.

ehh. Maybe. It reminds me of Skelethrone but its a lot harsher to try and get into.

First of all thank you to the community for helping me reach 100% completion, some NPC's were quite hidden! I think this game shows a ton of promise for the developers future endeavour's. I think sometimes people forget how much work and effort goes into the game, so I want to voice words of encouragement first. This is a GOOD game. I have played many Metroidvania's, 100%'d most of them, forced my through tough battles and even done my fair share of speed running. This game is tough to get the hang of, but once you understand what it is trying to ask of you, it feels so fun, and definitely fun to run back through. I noticed one review said it was really clunky, and while the blocking mechanic is quite unforgiving, I think to enjoy the game, just cheese back a bit on the combat system. There is no reason why you can't manipulate attack patterns and the enemy movements to your advantage, I feel like some people forget how to enjoy games at times, and instead feel like there are "rules to play by". Since this was obviously a learning experience based on some clear pointers like openly available assets, my review is based on a developer putting their all into a game at the skill level they were at upon developing said game. This game feels awesome to navigate once the learning curve is over, dialogue is a little inconsistent, and world could use a little bit of fleshing out, but I was actually quite invested near the end! Mechanically it is where it shines, and the difficulty level plummets once you actually get the hang of things, except for spikes, they will always be my bane! Overall, I would've given this game a 6.5/10 at the beginning of my adventure, by the end I would say a 8 is more fitting, especially considering that there was a lot of heart in this. Just be stubborn with learning the block, and abuse those recall spells, and you will do just fine! Had lot's of fun, excited to see what more comes from this developer. Loved the movement, my favourite recall was the thunder, and I love the Minotaur, even though they most certainly, do not exist :)

Poorly designed game that doesn't respect your time. At least in the beginning, enemies don't drop ANYTHING, and you're given a way to just SKIP them by dashing... what kind of game is this? What do you think I'm going to be doing? Of course you get super punished when you die and have to redo the whole level, how fun. Parry heals you because.. why wouldn't it? Well because it means you only have 3 hits before you die (and waste your time) since you can always re-heal, can't have it too easy.

Windmills is a game with a whole lot of potential. The game definitely deserves more love and players because it could have turned into a small Indie Gem. The visuals are beautiful to me and I appreciate the unique way of story telling so far. Most of the combat was enjoyable to me, but there are some things, which need polishment. The combat feels really satisfying, featuring a well used parry and deflect style. The rest of the world isn't as serious as the general story, but that features a unique charme with a surprising sense of humor. Encountering new Bosses felt exciting. I'll definitely always keep this Indie Pearl in mind, when thinking of metroidvania. To any potential buyers, I must warn: The game was still fun to me, but I encountered many bugs and questionable hitboxes. For example, I managed to get stuck in the floor, walls and moving platforms 4 times in my first hour of playtime. Other design choices didn't necessarily feel rewarding. The dialogues aren't always perfectly matched depending on the order of things, you're doing. In conclusion, the game felt quite retro and was fun to play even though I had to ignore the bugs, the clunkiness and some questionable design choices (for example checkpoint placement). There was no actual map of the levels, but I managed to guide myself through the Layers of Windmills quite well so far. I'm looking forward to enjoy the rest of this unique experience! And I feel very sorry, the game didn't get enough attention for the developer to further update and polish it further.