Mio and the Hot Summer

TLDR: [b]Mio and the Hot Summer[/b], like the British summer, is brief, cheap, and simple...but, like the British summer, it's also charming, refreshing, and worth experiencing. * * * * * You are Mio, Goddess of the Sea, whose plan to have some ice cream on a hot summer's day quickly turns into a quest to put out the fires of conquest with dual-wield water pistols! Your water powers mean your weapons have infinite ammo, so you can focus on soaking increasingly large swarms of goofy monsters before they overwhelm you with weight of numbers or cartoonish combustibles. The gameplay is simple: you glide around shooting monsters [i]Quake[/i]-style, never needing to take your fingers of the triggers, occasionally talking to simply designed characters and piecing together a short story where everyone - friend and foe alike - is just trying to do their best. There is no great challenge, though the difficulty does build appropriately throughout; the boss fights won't really push you, but they are a nice change of pace and each is different in their own way. [b]Mio[/b] doesn't swim in deep waters, but in a world of cynical live service offerings and 80+ hour epics, it's nice to just spl…

Fun shooter with cute art. It's cheap and short, it has a demo, it runs great on a variety of PCs, what's not to like? Buy it!

Soak, stream, and water gun fiery enemies in your quest for ice cream and a cool breeze! Pros: - Unique enemy appearances - Bonus modes and challenges after you beat the game - Satisfying "critical" sounds - Fun boss concepts - Responsive and fast ground movement leaves enemies in the dust - Character posing on the main menu. KurokumaSoft knows their audience. Cons: - Enemies have a similar "height" to their weak points, lowering shot variability - Enemies can spawn on top of you - Unlimited ammo, stagger system, and overtuned weapons reduce difficulty of encounters and bosses (SMG is very strong) - Lacks modern aim sensitivity settings - Jump pads give the player "floaty" jumps, reducing movement agency

Solid little game, infinite ammo and combat arenas with gradually more variety of enemies as the game goes on. 8/10