Recent reviews by Rafał Pieczyński (KuroiArt)

All the cars, all the races, super fun, tires blazin'

Graphics and Animations are amazing. Gameplay is very dynamic and was fun at first.
Unfortunately, there is very little content and meta-progression is almost non-existant, which is annoying cause the game could be top-notch and falls short through grind and repetitiveness.

Yes, it's fun~

As if Civ6 and Heroes3 had a overpowered baby!~
Freaking amazing!

Kill, Rinse, Repeat!
Lots of weapons, biomes, great design. Best survivor game on the market.
Absolutely worth it!

Such a great short experience! Highly recommended! <3
Thank you guys!~

Bought it for 2,50$. Great storytelling and atmosphere. Worth it~

Short but beautiful perception-puzzle game <3
Highly recommended!

The review written as a metroidvania fan.
Overall: 6.5/10

• Combat / Controls •
In general the combat is cool and fluid. You get that have 2 sets of 3 attacks. Some of which might be limited in the amount of uses (and replenished at the save point). Each unlimited attack is an investment as you are not able to dodge or parry during the attack (for a brief time). There are obviously slower and faster attacks, which makes combat interesting depending on enemies combination you come across.
In general it's not hard to learn enemy patterns, however failing to use I-frames might put you back in the last save point.

• Character progress •
Monsters reward you with Experience, which increases your level. There was no information what's that for but I assume you get increased Healthpool and Attack damage - not really sure if that's true or not.

You are able to upgrade the power of your abilities by collecting souls of fallen people (special NPCs hidden on the map).
Unfortunatly it doesn't really work well - it seems fun at start however the costs increase dramatically and out of many skills I kept unlocking near the end of the game as well I wasn't able to get even 1 ability to level 5/10.
It's not a big deal, but feels like a missed opportunity.

After defeating elite / boss enemy you unlock new attacks and/or utility actions. It's easy to see clear influence from Ori & The Blind Forest. Love the system, yet it's lacking here unfortunatly and will continue on this topic later on.

• Exploration & Mechanics •
The biggest issue I have with the game lies here.
Level design isn't the best. You constantly come across blockades that you assume you'd go later on. The flow is simply really bad and all over the place. I found myself running from spot to spot checking every single possible passage to finally find the one I needed to go, which others had like 3-5 different mechanics I wasn't able to unlock throughout the game at all. It was very frustrating at moments and even more so when at level 60/100 and level 4/10 abilities (3 out of 12?) you end the game.

• Story •
The narrative is unique. Love how it is presented yet also very vague and think the depth is hidden somewhere else.
It's surely not a strong part of the game for me and even after finishing the game I don't really have an idea what was it all about. It seemed interesting yet got very little information and wasn't really involved in the story.
Don't want to say more as it might spoil anything for you.

• All in all •
The combat is nice. Visuals are really good. Exploration & Character progression is lacking a lot.
It had the potential to be semi-HollowKnightish experience yet falls short in many aspects of the game.

If you are looking for a metroidvania. I could only recommend it after completing Ori and HollowKnight, and only on -50% sale.

Mixed review tbh.
The songs are really nice. The Gear and Menu is amazing.
The only thing I dislike are no-key-sounds, which means you will only tap buttons and not actually play the sounds.
Magnolia <3