Iridescent

TLDR: No, I wouldn't actually recommend this game to most people. With that said, if you're looking for an extremely difficult challenge, and you're able to look past countless bugs and spelling mistakes, then you should absolutely give Iridescent a try. Seriously, Iridescent is easily the hardest game that I've ever beaten. The difficulty is based around its unique parry-based combat, but you can also expect some tricky puzzles from time to time. If you play the demo, know that that is barely the beginning. There are loads of Zelda-like dungeons, items, collectibles, characters, quests, everything you could ask for in an adventure game! Iridescent is both a very big, and very fulfilling game. An immense accomplishment from a solo developer! Full spoiler-free review: Iridescent is truly an incredible game, and I'm honored to be its original fan. I had the opportunity to play Iridescent as it was still in development. I was one of the first people to play the demo, the first person to be active in its discord, and one of only four original beta testers; my actual playtime is probably triple the 20 hours that Steam shows, because of said beta testing. Being in the community fr…

If you like dying, and then aura farming super hard with the biggest clutch victory known to man, and then repeating that say a dozen times, you gotta play it. There's a boss rematch room too, and getting better at each boss and suddenly realizing the different situations some weapons shine in, and switching your weapons in the middle of attacks... yeah it's awesome. Cut my clear time of one of them down from 2 minute 05 seconds to 44.60 seconds and it's making me want to become a speedrunner plz help Gotta talk about the dungeons too. Actually remind me of old zelda dungeons, with the item unlocks being new weapons that come with a mobility upgrade instead of say iron boots or a hookshot. The dungeons themselves are also challenging to get through, the big highlights are the bosses, but the dungeons aren't just a thing in the way (unless the elevator becomes haunted again! :D ) Also watch out for Sick Boxer... if you die to him... you lose aura...!!! There is a particular part of the game that looks like a bug, but it is fully intended. Crazy. (Disclaimer: unintended bugs most likely still exist lmao)

I still have to finish it but having played the demo a while ago I can confidently say this is way too difficult for someone like me

My wife said it was either this game or us. I think I made the right choice. Also I want Nix to step on me

Iridescent is a special game, it is brutally hard, and without much tools for you to make it easier, but i wouldn't say any boss in the game is unfair (some regular enemies however...). it's also likely you will run into some bugs, notice a good amount misspelled text, or get stuck in a area that seemingly has no way to proceed, but if you try to feel the games structure itself, it would be a healthy skeleton of a game that just lacks a LOT of polishing, and in a time when many big studios are pushing out lumps of flesh without any structure, Iridescent is a nice experience and challenge to remind people that difficult games are also meant to be fun. An Astel would know the difference between actually fighting the boss and gambling.

Very cool game, very cool author, played it mostly on itch version soo it is time as i finish it on steam. Experience like nothing else, really, especially if you could look at the process of making it