Master Key

Brilliantly executed 2D Zelda Like, starts off simple, grows increasingly complex, a true masterpiece. 14/10 would recommend

A very fun and quite well made top-down metroidvania (or at least the progression very much feels like so) inspired by Zelda games (never played one, but I assume so) with secrets at every step. The abilities and progression feel very good, altough it's hard to remember stuff when the map is so big. Well, there is an in-game map, but it pixelates if you zoom out a little bit and overall I didn't find it that much useful because of that design... Unless you wanna scan it being super zoomed in. Oh, and I hated the furnace dungeon... I think with it being designed in a way where you can end up running around a lot trying to figure stuff out, the respawning enemies were really driving me insane. It's felt like trying to figure out a puzzle while 100 flies are bothering you. These two things just didn't go well together, at all. One last thing. Why is there a menu with around 120 solvable nonograms? That's cool and all, but just why? And why is there an achievement for doing all of them... Almost 8% of players did it. I'm geniuenly so confused about it.

Scratches that Link's Awakening itch in all the right ways.

I enjoyed how seamingly simple the game is and yet hides some many things in plain sight.

If I could give this game a neutral rating I would. I feel like it wants to be a cozy Zelda-like but all-too-often the obtuse direction, impossibly cryptic puzzles and tedious, imbalanced combat bring progress and enjoyment to a grinding halt. It's a shame because the music, art style and world design are fantastic. With some adjustments this game could be a consistent, fun experience.

Cool 2D-Zelda-like. Lots of secrets, very fun.