im stuck. 70% completion and the game seems to have a bug regarding persecuted percussionist quest. a monster doesnt spawn like its supposed to and i cant advance in the game due to this bug. i give up on this game. i was gonna leave a good review cuz i had fun till this bug ruined it. gross.

The game is good but it's so buggy it ruins the experience.

The game is OK, but probably not worth most people's time.

There are a few good parts of the game. Some of the art is good. There are rich character profiles. It's fairly entertaining going around the map and collecting things. The boss designs are different. I liked the chess boss.

There are a lot of minor problems. The story only has one beat and doesn't really go anywhere. There are characters, but there is very little interaction and they don't feel interesting enough to feel for. The writing has no consequence. The level design feels copied and pasted. The bosses just kinda float and don't require any special dynamics. The hitboxes are not well aligned with the characters.

The movement feels really bad for most of the game. It gets better when there are powers, but that takes a while and quickly becomes tedious. There isn’t enough acceleration. Doing the downward kick is pretty awkward to do consistently.

The animation is too jerky in general. Attacks have no weight. Going in and out of the mermaid mode can be jarring.

For a game that features musicians, the music is missable. The cutscenes are mostly silent. It might be better to play your own music instead.

There are a lot of technical problems. The game soft locks when going to the upgrade menu without enough credits. Sometimes certain music notes repeat until the game is restarted. Going in and out of an elevator prevents the menu from being used. One of the movement abilities later in the game can’t be used repeatedly. Sometimes elevators or people can’t be interacted with. There are loading screens for a 2D game.

The art design is incredible. Loving it so far, very unique style, main char is super cute, and the combat also has some different mechanics. (Shield recharge) Very couch+tv+controller friendly, text isn't too small.

Neat little romp.
Exploration feels nice with upgrades, movement is a breeze due to the automation of switching gear, combat is okay but some bosses are just way too easy.
Decent upgrade system
Map reveals all rooms, if you can't find an interconnection on the map there is not a room there so the game essentially has no secret hidden rooms so to speak.

I enjoyed it for what its worth, 100% completion was no biggie either.
Definetly worth it when it's on sale. Kinda hard to justify for full price.

Good game, fairly standard story though. The art is great and the bossfights + exploration are both amazing. Pretty short for a metroidvania, it only took me seven and a half hours to finish the game. Still worth the money on sale though.

Absolutely gorgeous game with crisp pixel art and vibrant colors.
There were some mechanics and decisions that I didn't vibe with, and I did encounter a few small bugs that were a minor nuisance.
But over all I enjoyed it a lot, definitely worth your time if you're into metroidvanias!

Great Metroidvania game with a great art style and easy controls.

Story is kinda a mess, but more importantly, it is possible to get yourself hard locked such that you have to restart the game...