Timespinner

i liked the game, it was more than decent gripe: EQUIPMENT leveling, my orbs (weapons) leveling up discourages me from using newly acquired, perhaps cooler orbs

I absolutely loved this game, I thought the story was interesting and along with that, the gameplay was phenominal. I definitely recommend this to Metroidvania lovers.

One of the best games I've ever played, hands-down. The story is compelling, the gameplay is addictive, and best of all it has Archipelago support! Easiest recommendation of my life

Tl;dr review - Game is like a spiritual successor to Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, just with it's own coat of paint and a few different gimmicks. If you like Castlevania, you'll definitely like this and I feel it's highly worth your time. A small heads up for those who may care: the game includes LGBTQ+ themes. I personally have no problems with this, but I know some people have problems or really want more inclusion in their games, so that note is for them. Now, for a longer, more in depth review, keep on reading (I'll try not to get into spoilers). So, for starters, gotta' say, the pixel art and animation work are superb. The music in the game is also quite good too. The game-feel is definitely really solid too; was definitely a fun jaunt to explore the maps and beat up some baddies. I know I mentioned it above, but the game really does have a lot of elements from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, and I do think it not only works in its benefit, but makes it quite the enjoyable time. There are a few choices that were made however that OoE also made that I have some issues with, but I will get into that a bit later. For now, I'll continue singing some praises I have with the ga…

Doesn't take all too long to finish a play-through, but it's a pretty enjoyable time. Early on you can burn vines in the past to make growths in the present disappear, but there's little like that. Here's hoping the sequel does a bit more with the time travel mechanic.

Timespinner is a great Metroidvania-style sidescroller with some aspects that remind me of Chrono Trigger. The orb mechanics and spells allow for a variety of fighting styles, though it does take most of the game to get access to all of them. The pixel art is spectacular, and a lot of the music is great. If it had been made during the SNES era I expect it would've been considered one of the best games made for the console. I did feel the LGBT+ subplots seemed like they were shoehorned in. I have nothing against that type of content, but of the five NPCs who were considered important enough to be questgivers: two admit they're gay, one mentions he's bisexual, and one reveals she's a trans lesbian. It felt forced, especially considering the main plot of the game was about war and hopelessness. Still, I enjoyed the game enough to finish it in a weekend and I'll probably play it again sometime. Considering how many games I've left unfinished or that are sitting in my Steam library unplayed, that's saying something.