Recent reviews by Forlorn

I am part of the early playtest team for Whispers of the Eyeless. I am not paid, I am a fan of the developer and have enjoyed his previous work.

Whispers is a rougelike RPG based on a powerful single-character that the player can endlessly customize. There are dozens of builds, each with strengths and weaknesses, which will give every playthrough a distinct feel and flavor. The high replayability, combined with the complex cult-management system makes for an engaging experience. Losing is no big deal, and finding something that works gives a solid sense of accomplishment.

The "lovecraftian" world is not what it seems, you are not merely some evil cult, appearances are very deceiving. The bleak atmosphere gives the player a morbid curiosity to keep going; what sort of inhuman cruelty have the Living Gods cooked up next? And how will you answer them; with even more insanity or perhaps kindness?

Artwork is very cool, has some kind of slavpunk feel, but set in the grimdark fantasy past. It's all very easy on the eyes and the battle animations, despite being 2D, feel alive and captivating.

This game has some serious potential, given it's only early access, as the roadmap for Whispers is quite large and I look forward to whatever the Devs have planned.

fun with friends

Promising game and concept

Better than the original in every way, thousands of hours in content. But this game is hard, and not for those who have low IQs or want to play a casual base building experience. Highly recommended to look up good blueprints before playing.

It's a great game, just as good as the predecessors with many improvements. Batmobile is a fun new addition. The combat is more streamlined and challenging. Whatever bugs with the port have been long since resolved, the game runs perfectly at high FPS. It's difficult to believe this game was made in 2015 looks better than most games released 10 years since.

just as good as the first with improvements

classic

One of the greatest Metroidvania's ever made, top 5. Does so without being combat focused, although combat with leviathans is crazy, and without being merely fetch quests. Exploration is thrilling and even terrifying, yet no horror is used. Incredibly atmospheric and base building really lets the player soak it all in. This is Flayra's masterpiece.

Fun for kids, otherwise a generic platformer with pretty cell shaded graphics.

no idea why this game got any hype, terrible gameplay