Is this game a masterpiece? There can never be enough good Metroidvanias. Also our character, Tania, looks good, even though she is not actually human. She is a robot, but her appearance is modelled on that of a pretty young woman. The story takes place on the Horace Islands, a remote area inhabited by two hostile population groups. On the one hand the “Sensitives”, who have developed superhuman powers through radioactive radiation, and on the other the “Forsaken”, who have been oppressed by the “Sensitives” and have fled to a remote part of the country, where they have found an ancient spaceship, and learned to use the technology of the crashed spaceship. An expedition was sent to this area, but there may have been problems here... and now we must see what's going on.

Tania, affectionately called Tanny by her “father” (better: constructor) Dr. Herveus, is sent on an expedition to the remote rainforest of the Horace Islands in search of the source of a mysterious ancient energy source (and perhaps also to rescue the participants of the previously sent expedition). Dr. Herveus researches this energy, called “Karpa Energy”. This energy transforms animals and plants into aggressive mutants, which is why Tanny is armed with a sword. As the game progresses, Tania can also use other melee weapons, such as a hammer. Tania jumps nimbly from branch to branch with her light blue high heels, while she eliminates the enemies that appear by pressing X with her sword. With X, X, X she performs a (still easy to remember...) combo attack that inflicts even more damage. Tania has a life bar that can be refreshed by taking healing remedies. Touching enemies does not cost any energy, and Tania can use B (Dash) to dodge attacks from enemies. During the course of the game, we find additional equipment for Tania, can change her clothes with other body-hugging outfits, find clues about the inhabitants of the rainforest and can also look at the automatically drawn map (including descriptions) at any time. Skills such as the double jump must first be learned (found), and you will repeatedly encounter obstacles that you can only clear out of the way or overcome once you have learned the required skill.

You can save in “rest zones”, where you can also unlock new skills if you have collected enough Aether (from defeated enemies or plants). In total, there are over 35 skills to unlock, which are particularly useful in battle. Some are automatically active (e.g. higher energy generation rate), others must be actively used by pressing the right button. As is typical of the genre, all enemies are revived when you save the game. The focus is on close combat. You defeat your opponents with a variety of combos, parry their attacks, use your abilities to slow down time, for example, and gain an advantage with various potions.

Conclusion:
It is a graphically outstanding Metroidvania for those who enjoy fights. Enemies, the environment, the bosses - it's fun to simply enjoy the graphics while you wipe the sweat off your controller after winning a boss fight.

[table][th] Review by [url=https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/curator/34633003-Gaming-Masterpieces/lists/] Gaming Masterpieces [/url] - The greatest games of all time on Steam. [/th][/table] Is this game a masterpiece? There can never be enough good Metroidvanias. Also our character, Tania, looks good, even though she is not actually human. She is a robot, but her appearance is modelled on that of a pretty young woman. The story takes place on the Horace Islands, a remote area inhabited by two hostile population groups. On the one hand the “Sensitives”, who have developed superhuman powers through radioactive radiation, and on the other the “Forsaken”, who have been oppressed by the “Sensitives” and have fled to a remote part of the country, where they have found an ancient spaceship, and learned to use the technology of the crashed spaceship. An expedition was sent to this area, but there may have been problems here... and now we must see what's going on. Tania, affectionately called Tanny by her “father” (better: constructor) Dr. Herveus, is sent on an expedition to the remote rainforest of the Horace Islands in search of the source of a mysterious ancient energy source (and perhaps also to rescue the participants of the previously sent expedition). Dr. Herveus researches this energy, called “Karpa Energy”. This energy transforms animals and plants into aggressive mutants, which is why Tanny is armed with a sword. As the game progresses, Tania can also use other melee weapons, such as a hammer. Tania jumps nimbly from branch to branch with her light blue high heels, while she eliminates the enemies that appear by pressing X with her sword. With X, X, X she performs a (still easy to remember...) combo attack that inflicts even more damage. Tania has a life bar that can be refreshed by taking healing remedies. Touching enemies does not cost any energy, and Tania can use B (Dash) to dodge attacks from enemies. During the course of the game, we find additional equipment for Tania, can change her clothes with other body-hugging outfits, find clues about the inhabitants of the rainforest and can also look at the automatically drawn map (including descriptions) at any time. Skills such as the double jump must first be learned (found), and you will repeatedly encounter obstacles that you can only clear out of the way or overcome once you have learned the required skill. You can save in “rest zones”, where you can also unlock new skills if you have collected enough Aether (from defeated enemies or plants). In total, there are over 35 skills to unlock, which are particularly useful in battle. Some are automatically active (e.g. higher energy generation rate), others must be actively used by pressing the right button. As is typical of the genre, all enemies are revived when you save the game. The focus is on close combat. You defeat your opponents with a variety of combos, parry their attacks, use your abilities to slow down time, for example, and gain an advantage with various potions. [u][b] Conclusion:[/b][/u] It is a graphically outstanding Metroidvania for those who enjoy fights. Enemies, the environment, the bosses - it's fun to simply enjoy the graphics while you wipe the sweat off your controller after winning a boss fight.