Recent reviews by shanister

Overall, it's a great game, and a great story.

It took me a while, to start and enjoy the game. There were too many things which really bothered me at the beginning. But once I've overcome \ learned to ignore them, the story was rich and interesting, and the battles were fun and challenging.
I can't give it a negative review since I really got into it, and really wanted to know how everything will end. So despite its many cons, it was a gg.

The things I didn't like:
+ A lot of text. None of the characters speak, they just make noises. You have to read a lot throughout the game. I really don't like it in games. When I want to read, I grab a book. Most of the text is important for the plot and for the choices you make, so if you play the game, you must read.
+ Except for the battles, the game is really static. It's point and click, and there's not much to click.
+ They tried to make the game with full controller support - In my opinion, it's not fun, and not playable with controller. I have an x-box controller, and I switched back to my mouse and keyboard. The battle mechanism is controller oriented, the rest of the game, is point and click. It's a nightmare with a controller.
+ The soundtrack. Supergiant games have the most amazing soundtracks. This one is not as good

The things I liked:
+ The story is really good. I enjoyed every second of it (and I hate the reading). They really thought it through, and your actions affect the story. You may have a completely different plot through the choices you make and your rites outcomes.
+ The rights \ battle mechanism is challenging and diverse. Plenty of heroes, battlegrounds and enemies.
+ It's really nice that there's a vs mode, to play with friends. It would have been nicer if it was online, and not just local.

I hate this game.
There's no real challenge to it. It's not a puzzle game.

A disappointment. The game is too short, the plot is missing a lot of information. Once things start to get interesting, the game is done.
Mecanics are uncomfortable. There are ridiculous thing with the controls such as – right click tells the character where to move, long right click while moving the mouse will move the camera. Half the time, you're making a wrong move, because no one thought about the controls.
Avoid if you can.

This game was surprisingly fun!
I didn't expect anything of it TBH. The mechanics and some of the graphics reminded me a lot of "Ori and the blind forest". It's not Ori, but there was something in the general feeling the reminded me of it (maybe it's just me).
The control is nice, and simple. I loved the design.
The plot was nice and interesting, not the best story I have heard, but definitely a story worth hearing.
But, the game is very easy. The bosses are not that hard to defeat, nor the random enemies.

I enjoyed every minute of it, and couldn't stop playing.

I love this game.

As in the original game, the story is wonderful, the art and atmosphere are on point as well as the gameplay.

The only "problem" I have with this addition are the new areas. Their content is as great as the rest of the game, but they are not mandatory. Moreover, it is easy to miss them – you must actively search and find them (at the right time). So, even though they do add new content to the game (abilities and plot), you can finish the game without setting foot in these areas.
Another thing, if you already played the game (not the definitive edition), the new areas are really short. They are a great addition to the game, but they are really short.

Apart from these two points (and even with them). The game is great, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

I just love Supergiant Games.
The mechanics are great, the turn based fights, are not what I've expected from turnes, and they lest out everything I hate about turns. There's a bit more strategy to it, then just the normal "hit and run".
The plot is a mysterious as ever, personally, I've had too many question marks floating above my head (dunno if it's a good or a bad thing).
As always the game is just stunning, I'm in love with Red.

Totally worth the money!

On of the best games i've ever played. Great story, cool characters, really nice sidequests. It's just like reading a really good book.
The different abilities that Dust gets during the game are really cool, and makes it even cooler to return to old areas, and rediscover them.
The game is very well made, and everyone should play it.

Surprisingly fun. Cute riddles. really short though and quite easy (around 4 hours of gameplay).

Highly addictive!
A great puzzle game, extremely fun.
One thing - I don't really care about the plot, there's too much reading...

This game is really challenging and unexpected. You must think "outside the box" all the time.
The "plot" is also really nice. I love it when I'm left puzzled, and things are not clear :)