Crown Of Blight

Good game, seems clunky at first but you get the rhythm. Let me be honest: -It is a stretch on the "metroidvania" gerne, you don't get new upgrades that get you places, you get a single use key to open a specific door. -For a 3D game, it mostly plays like a top down 2D game. -And it could use a way to 'change controls'. None of those are bad per say, but they are missleading. Now, the story is simple but good, the combat actually is responsive and (with the exception of one attack from one specific boss) feels fair. Game time to 100% is probably around 8hs. The rest of the play time I have was repeating the game and creating a guide for it. Do give this game a try, highly recommend.

It took me a moment to get into the game. make sure to play with controller, keyboard and mouse is not as good as controller for this game. Once I realized the mechanics and the puzzles and battles and how the mechanics worked, I really started getting into the game. I really enjoyed it and can tell there is a lot more stuff coming up. for under $10 this is a really fun game. I did get a key through Keymailer, but I am pretty picky about what keys I get and use, and really enjoyed my time playing it.

Great little game by a solo dev which deserves a lot more attention. Gameplay is heavily action focused and Souls-inspired, with a decent number of enemy variations to fight and fair bosses to beat. The controls feel responsive and every death feels like it's on you. You have two weapons to experiment with and improve, as well as several passive abilities which unlock as you gain character levels and may define your build and the way you play. The world is small, but it always opens a new path to explore or a puzzle to solve. I'm sure everyone should at least try it out and form their own opinion. While the game is short and simple, it gave me a lot of positive emotions, and it may be great to come back to it later. PS: I was voluntarily testing this game over time, and it was a great experience to see a solo developer make something this good, progressing from concept to the actual thing.