Songbringer

Sword and sound collide Alien fields hide old ruins The song calls to war

Songbringer is a low effort Adventure game with terrible pixelated art style and little substance. Everything is low effort - art, pixel density, models, colours, combat, enemies. What it does right is its controller support. That is top notch. You can customize any button for any key, and you can select controller layouts of Xbox, Steam Controller etc. So, if you have a controller with YX-BA, the game will display XY-AB on the screen if you selected Xbox Controller layout. This is a nice touch, since I dislike YX-BA scheme of Nintendo Switch, but I bought the controller because it was cheap, well made, and the PC recognizes it as an 360 Xbox Controller for just the friction of the original's price. Now back to the game. There really isn't much to say. What is with all these award nominations and stuff, what happened there, I just don't see any sort of deserved praise it gets in the game. Not recommended.

[b]Roguelike Zeldalike[/b] - Playtime: 19 minutes - Played: 2026 - Context: I don't like roguelikes but i sort of liked The Legend Of Zelda back in the day. [b]Review[/b] In this 2D game you walk around and smack things with your sword. Often something falls out of the environment when you smack it (hp/gold). There are stores that sell upgrades. There are save points that restore your health. It can be clumsy to navigate because areas weren't designed but generated and some of the pixel art is vague. The music is annoying too. But mostly i'm just not sure what i'm supposed to get from this. This was fine in the late 80s and early 90s but Diablo (1997) basically made this kind of game redundant.

As someone that still plays the first Zelda game, this game scratches that itch that makes you want more out of it.. The game is completely randomly generated based on any 6 letter word or combination you put in, from the world, to the dungeons, the secrets, and the appearance of some of the items you get so every playthrough can be different.. The exploration is interesting enough to make me keep playing just to find out what challenges you'll get out of the next dungeon.. I just finished the game and I'm already starting my second playthough.. Wonderful game! Definitely worth the price!

I'm kinda shocked by the lack of love for this game. I thought it absolutely ripped! Is it the best game of all time? No, but it's a really good game in it's own right and I'm super impressed it was made by one guy. In terms of game play, I'm not sure why it's listed as a roguelike since it's a straight-up throwback to the original Legend of Zelda on the NES. You explore the map and gain powers and items as you clear dungeons. You start off weak. but by the end you're a higher-being hopped up on peyote. The dungeons are numbered, so it makes it pretty easy to do them in order. I liked the art and music a lot, but understand those things won't click for everyone. Combat is basic, you have a sword and slash your way through enemies, but you get other weapons and abilities as you progress. I think the game started to really click for me after the 3rd dungeon. It seems most people don't give this game a chance and quit before it even gets going. You can get it on sale super cheap if you're hesitant to pay full price. So what are you waiting for? Unlock your third eye and give it a go!

I didn't love this game, that's for sure. The procedural generation component was a cool idea that was unfortunately poorly executed. I don't blame the developers for this; at the time, procedural generation for open world, linear ARPGs of this kind was in its infancy. Somebody had to be first mover, even if it meant the result was a confusing and frustrating mess: an attempt to fit the round peg of procedural generation into the square hole of a story-driven single player game. Get it on sale, because in the context of video game history it will probably remain an interesting artifact. I can't much recommend playing it, but again, I can't fault the devs for having to be the first to try it.