I'm a big fan of the Girl Genius comic. This game is reasonably faithful to the world from the comic. Thematically, it feels like the castle in the story.

As for this game, I have a mixed opinion. I use a pc with an xbox controller... You MUST remap your evade button to have half of a chance to successfully play the game. Until I did this, the 1st boss was impossible. After remapping, it became a reasonable platformer... for a while.

The game has good puzzles followed by really difficult puzzles... i had to resort to discussion board hints to move forward a few times. It needs an occasional hint to the player otherwise you get stuck and bored.

The propeller feature of the mini clank is also painful to use. There are minimal to zero clues as to where to fly next. Flying is an exercise in precision floating from vent to vent just missing so many, many times...it drains some of the enjoyment from the game.

That said, if you've read the comic, the story and characters are fun. If you are new to GG... you'll be confused by the lore. Many issues of the comic are unlockables in game which is cool.

I like the effort from the devs, but the difficulty is uneven.

Read the comic, then enjoy this game. Buy on sale for now.

Great fun! Lots of Easter eggs in the paintings and such, fun lore bits scattered around that are not plot relevant, but are very funny. Controls are helpfully explained in your menu, which you can recheck any time. Easy to maneuver usually. Can be slightly tricky to line yourself up right to hit the enemies if you are moving fast.