Fantasy Network

I got my copy from the developer. One copy will be purchased for a friend to support the game. For context, the game has about 15 hours of quests and exploration, but the quality of platforming design varies greatly between some areas, so it's a bit difficult to articulate all of the small issues and nuances, the areas later in the game are significantly more frustrating. It was a very mixed experience for me, I really enjoyed the world and the exploration, but the gameplay sections can get somewhat annoying due to a variety of platforming issues, such as momentum and character frame delays that could be more optimized. It's actually a very easy game in theory, you can just buy as much healing as you want (assuming you can afford it) and the character is super tanky, but some areas have very spammy hitboxes and interactions, and you would be surprised how much time this game can waste, even though it's not actually difficult. (That said, I think a lot of that is literally just delay values on the frames, even a little boost to the animation speed and distance could make a huge difference, if they choose to do so. I almost wonder if there should be a "no knockback" mode, this ga…

Cool presentation - nice blend of Adventure Island-style gameplay and Saturday Morning cartoon vibes - but it would be nice to have V-Sync as an option, as there is some screen tearing. Still, it's got a great connected world and some cool arcade-style extra mini-games and the demo is something you may want to try out if screen-tearing bugs you.

Lyn wakes up from a strange dream and realizes that her mother was kidnapped by some tyrant who wants her to become the new president by winning five talent shows. A huge and unusual responsibility is thrown at you right at the start, but the way to accomplish it is through a mix of platforming and fighting while exploring a colorful world, increasing your status through social apps, and making friends. Sadly, some elements don’t land well and ruin much of the game’s appeal. The controls are standard for a side scrolling platformer, and there’s not much to worry about. There’s a jump, attack, block, and item attack. Your basic attack is fine, and you can punch enemies into the air by pressing up along with the attack, or bounce on them by pressing down with the attack when you’re on top of them. Block can be stationary, or you can dash through an enemy, but this has an annoying cooldown and works only on enemies, not other threats. Finally, the item attack button throws the current item. These items are found by smashing breakable objects that are scattered throughout the stages. They can be bombs, shurikens, or something else, and they come in limited supply. You can only eq…

I could not play this game for very long because the controls were so BAD! A to attack and B to jump?! What is that? Its not natural controls for this gamer sorry. Plus, no way to change the controls. It was more frustrating than the 1st Crash Bandicoot! The graphics are cute and colorful the mini games are fun and its a cute adventure game but, I wasn't too impressed with it; and the controls cheesed me off so bad I didn't want to play anymore. See my full review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mujvadDoDNY

This game is very rich in content, with minigames, contests, regular & boss fights. Don't get fooled by the graphics style which looks a bit like taken from some childlish game - it's quite complex and deep. There are funny moments in the game for me but I'm not sure if these were intendended to be funny, I think it's rather my absurd sense of humor. I was expecting the social media aspect to be deeper but so far it turns out to be more like an excuse for some mechanics that aren't common in games of this genre (platofrmer, metroidvania).

That's a quirky take on metroidvania genre, too early for a full deep-dive review, but the first impression is a solid thumbs-up