Voltage High Society

Really really really solid and fascinatingly unique indie game. I fell in love with the overall vibe this game is going for and the beautiful rustic/metallic environment. The combat in this game is also pretty unique (for me at least, cant say which other game plays like this) you're basically punching enemies in a somewhat rythm to defeat them. Which also brings us to the biggest flaw this game has, there is no real rythm and the combat is sadly sadly lackluster. I feel like there are not enough different enemies that make use of what the combat was going for, it was also most of the time pretty janky and i just spammed my strongest punch. But that's pretty much all negative i have to say, the world, theme, music, vibe and just everything else basically was incredible and well worth the purchase and experience! can recommend if you can bare a little jank in the combat.

Weird and good.

Fun game. The art style and general setting set a great atmosphere. The combat, while not anything fancy, was still fun enough for the game length. Highlight of the game for me is the Mantis, even if I never got killed by it, I loved the way it's AI was designed for a horror monster. Genuinely great idea. My only complaint is that I feel like the barrels (and equivalent) could be more consistent in giving the player what they need in regards to health and energy, having to sit there punching a barrel 4-9 times just for a chance at the energy or health I need then needing to do it more because I need more of said energy or health felt a bit off. this was remedied when you get the ball as it makes barrel procs multiple drops but early game when you don't have the ball it feels iffy.

This game explores its concept quite well. While I wouldn't really say its a metroidvania for how linear it is, it is certainly a wonderful experience to crawl through the metal plague. Much of the world feels very alive, and all around is rarely dull. Some of the locations are a good test to see if you are stupid like me and incapable of finding the right way to go, but I still managed to find one of the 2 hidden area well enough, Don't know how to get all the upgrades in one run if thats even possible, I was 300ish short by the end even with never taking off the loot ring

I have never played metroidvanias as they are mostly 2d and I prefer first-person games. So this is my first and it rocks. Map design and exploration are like the best I've tried in years, sucks me in and I honestly can't stop playing it. There was a place where I was stuck but the developer in discussions showed a solution and from then it has been smooth sailing so far (I wasn't able to find the item to progress so it was not a bug but my lack of attention). Combat is honestly so-so and could really use more time in the oven but other than that it's really good, dripping with atmosphere and you should at least try the demo. Will update the review once I complete the game.

Pretty fun and interesting mechanics. I will say, the flashlight is so dim that I feel like I'm basically just navigating by touching the walls. Maybe that's intentional, so if so then I'd say it worked well, but it does get a bit tiring after a while.