The Throne

[i]---see where this game landed on my Metroidvania tier list beneath this review!---[/i] Very neat little metroidvania if you don't mind some very repetitive backtracking due to the lack of markers on the map (Save rooms and Fast Travel rooms are marked though). Another issue with the map is that it is segmented into different areas and doesn't show you where and how these connect together. I rarely used the fast travel points because whenever I obtained a new ability I needed to re-check every single room, so using the fast travel to skip in and out of areas would have just made that process more confusing. It would have been nice if ability-gates were marked on the map in this games' case. I probably had to sweep through most rooms of the game almost 10 times because of this. When you first start the game it is in portuguese. You need to select "Opceon" on the title screen and then switch that to english. Other than that, I didn't really encounter any jank or lack of polish. 1 bug that wasn't a major hindrence. Combat is very simple. It might look a little [i]beat 'em up[/i] in the trailer and it has a little bit of that, but mostly handles like any 8-bit platformer…

The Throne is an interesting metroidvania with old school art designs and at the same time it's 2.5D which is a unique mix you don't see nowadays. The devs really did a nice job on this. I enjoyed the game from the beginning till the end including the soundtracks, boss fights, level designs and exploration. The game uses a leveling system and attribute points which you can increase upon leveling up. Very recommended for metroidvania fans with an overall rating of 10/10

The game seems nice but it looks unfinished. The controls don't feel fluid or responsive. The volume is insanely high (I had to put minimum in game and 2% volume in windows). The map needs some UI elements : zoom / pan / markers. There is an underwater level with low gravity near the beginning of the game, and it was not a good experience with the clunky movements, so I decided to stop playing. For now it's going to be a no for me, but I'll try this game later after some patches because it seems interesting nonetheless.

**Steam Deck review** For those purchasing this - there is a pinned topic in Discussion on how to make the game controlable on the SD. I have put a couple of hours into this game and have got to say that I am very impressed about the graphics which are 2.5D with a very alive background. There is a lot of depth in this cartoony looking metroidvania which makes it feel alive for the player itself. The controls in the game does need to get used to a bit. You can only really input something new once the animation of your current action is finished which brings a strategic part to this game. You need to think before you do something. Fortunately, dying isn’t an issue as you have plenty of save points that function also as check points. What you notice also is that there can be quite some going back and forth through the world, which makes this to me a very exciting and time worthy metroidvania. There is 1 issues for me. The minimap is horrible, this needs to be fixed because you cannot properly zoom in and out or mark the map.

The game won’t start

Played on OG 512 Steam Deck without issues. Good and very good fun Metroidvania