YesterSol

YesterSol feels amazing to play. The worlds atmosphere is peak. The platform poses a challenge while still feeling fair and the boss and enemies are well designed. Worth the pick up if you're a fan of the Metroidvania genre.

I'm very early into the game at the time of writing this (around 10-12% completion) and I'm not used to metroidvania's (since I don't play much of them) but for what I've played so far the game is very sweet and beginner-friendly. Great job, NeatGames.

I started playing and somehow ended up spending over four hours on it in one sitting. The characters are ridiculously cute, and the game is just really charming overall. The bosses are surprisingly challenging too — not so hard that they feel impossible, but always just close enough to make you think, “I can beat it this time.” So of course, I kept telling myself “just one more try” and ended up playing until 2 a.m. It’s been a while since a game made it this hard for me to put it down. Really enjoying it so far!

I usually play my MVs/games on Switch, but I wanted to give this a try. Glad I did!! Exploration is super fun, especially after getting that dash sprint. Using the spear is satisfying as well. The difficulty isn't to punishing and it's cool how when you kill an enemy they seem dead for good, besides the ones that randomly pop out. That map is large, and their ways to get around fast. Bosses are fun and you use the last skill your got to beat them. Also the game runs well on my mid tier laptop for school + a cheap logitech controller.

There are many poorly designed elements in this game. For example, the music tracks are short but loop endlessly to the point of becoming grating. The game also loves to spawn monsters right in your face, causing you to take unavoidable damage. The map is undeniably large, but it offers almost no rewards for exploring; many stages have very few rewards or none at all. On top of that, several levels are designed in a way that forces you to just run around in circles, which is incredibly boring. Furthermore, the ability system isn't combat-friendly. For instance, if you accidentally press the 'down' button, your character shrinks into a ball form, but you can't attack enemies while in this state. Just one accidental misclick can completely ruin your momentum, leaving you wide open and potentially causing you to lose the fight right then and there.

Just wanted to leave a quick review on this indie game. Completed the demo in 3-4 hours, played around just a bit on the full game, love it so far! Loves: Environment, Ambiance, Music, Sound Effects, Backgrounds, Different area characteristics (incredible world) Character and Enemy sprites, Weapon and Jumping Controls, Fights feel fair, Game saves Demo progress! Likes: Story, Grand scope of a game (a lot to explore here), Upgrades, Boss fights are firm, but feel fair Dislikes: Bryce (lol), Certain areas on the map seem like it's safe to drop down, but result in death/damage Overall, I'd give this a clean 8.5/10! Accessible to someone like me who's usually not good at platforming games, but challenging enough to keep you honest!