Guardian (2017)

Very basic and looks like like an amateur try at a metrodvania game. I guess this low price is okay but I still wouldn't recommend it as there are tons of other games worth playing.

This is a very nice game, a split-map metroidvania (i.e. something like Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia) with great music and an intriguing setting. It has a story premise/setting vaguely similar to that of Valdis Story: Abyssal City (whose soundtrack this game's music reminds me of), but a storytelling tone that's maybe a little more similar to Momodora III or Reverie under the Moonlight. The artwork for the sprites and (particularly) the backgrounds is beautiful, and the gameplay is reasonably fast-paced, making even backtracking pretty fun. As of right now (2019-01-22), the game still needs some polish (particularly with regards to some bugs, but maybe also rewording the script a little), but is definitely fully playable and enjoyable (and I can confirm that all the achievements work), thanks to the dev fixing bugs reported on the game's forum. (Disclosure: I bought this game on the Steam store when it was discounted.)

Better than I expected it to be! :) :) :)

Not sure that I'll ever get around to finishing it but it's pretty nice.

For what it's worth, it's not bad at all. I would not pay attention to the reviews that circulate here, it is not incomplete at all. It's an ok Metroidvania that while still a rough-around-the-edges one-euro indie excels in almost every aspect with affordable gameplay, good music and at least a story with dialogues. I don't see that much difference from this to more famous games like Dandara without going any further. Many games at this price point wish they were this good. 100% completed in 6h-7h with only a few minor gameplay bugs on my walktrought. Recommended for fans of the genre.

The story about how I ended playing this game is a little gnarled, but I also find it too amateur.