Dewdrop Dynasty

hooked me with a really fun first 30 minutes before reminding me hollow knight has tainted all metroidvanias since 2017 into being rage games where the game designer's primary goal is to piss you off and waste your time

AMAZING GAME (best I have ever played)

There's a lot here that feels pretty competently done for an action-platforming game, but as a metroidvania, this game falls short in so many ways. I have to address the camera first and foremost because it simply tracks the player and doesn't assist you with any kind of look-ahead. That means when you're falling down or platforming upwards, you can only see a short distance above or below you which makes for some very frustrating blind jumps at points. Most of the platforming in this game feels good except for this problem. The second big issue is the map design. It's very large, maybe too big for its own good. Traversing it takes time, and while normally a larger map in a metroidvania translates to more shortcuts and secrets, here that is not the case. There are simply too many rooms connecting other rooms that offer very little in the way of secrets or enemies. They may as well be corridors. There is a fast travel system available later which helps, however even then you'll find yourself walking quite a bit between the available travel points. There are some secrets to be found in the larger rooms, but I didn't find them to be very satisfying. You will mostly find tickets that…

Great little gem.

I want to start my saying that I have 160 hours in Silksong and have 100%. When I say the game has a steep difficulty curve I mean it. Not all the controls are intuitive and I have seen some graphical glitches, and it is also really annoying to jump from wall to wall, but with all that being said, I would recommend the game to most people. This game isn't for everyone but it is really fun. I like how the combat feels and the music is really well made.

Fun game. Good vibes. Great shootin'.