Recent reviews by entropicdecay

Hylics is worth checking out if you like games with strange atmospheres. The visuals and sounds create an overall feel I found rather compelling, along with the frequent use of randomly generated text that resembles odd poetry. I found the RPG parts somewhat challenging but not insurmountable and at times requiring some strategy, which was generally enjoyable. Though I will say that until you acquire at least one additional party member, it may be best to try to avoid battles as for a single character against multiple foes it can be fairly easy to die. On the other hand, death has few consequences and even some benefits in this game, so if you do die it shouldn't be too much of a big deal (hope that's not a spoiler)

A few hidden things (maybe just one or two) were perhaps not so intuitive, but mostly things weren't too tough to figure out, as exploration and attention to the surroundings tended to suffice. It's not a particularly long game, but I didn't find it overly short. Perhaps I did take it slower than some players might, but that's difficult to gauge

Depending on one's particular tastes in different aspects of RPGs, it won't necessarily be for everyone (elaborate storyline and character development, for instance, aren't its priorities, as it focuses more on the exploration, atmosphere, and battles), but at any rate it certainly has a distinctive aesthetic going for it

Difficulty of predicting whether other people will like it aside, I certainly found it a worthwhile experience personally