Muzzleloaded

Ok, I just beat the game and want to share some of my thoughts. This game is a short platformer with a huge influence from Metroidvanias. I wouldn't call it a Metroidvania per se because even though we have an interconnected map and abilities that let you visit new areas, most of the new areas you can visit with abilities are optimal, offering stats rather new upgrades or bosses. This is also the first game created by the dev and feels like one of these browser games that I used to play ten years ago. That's not bad by any means, but you have to be aware of what you are getting. The three areas are distinct between them, but there is not much variety within themselves. In the same area, most of the scenarios will look the same, which can make it hard for you to recognize places you have been before. You have like like 5 different types of enemies, and in latter areas, they are just variations of previous ones. You start the game with a short ranged gun. Notice that it's not a pistol, so the shooting does not start right in front of your model, but a bit farther from you. You have to play accordingly then. Then you have four upgrades to get and this is one of the positive points…

Temper your expectations - this is a $2 game from a brand new developer and it plays like one. The enemy variety is awful, the majority of the game is spent trudging through too-long corridors, and you're basically incapable of fighting without the first upgrade (which means the first 20 minutes are going to be miserable). That said, the bosses were enjoyable, the music was acceptable, and the game is not long enough to become agonizingly tedious. As long as you know what you're getting into, this is a reasonably enjoyable game. You can do a whole lot worse for the price, especially when it's on sale.

This game is so bad it makes me want to inject myself with COVID.

Terrible.

very fun and challenging