Recent reviews by Revolving Ocelot

Enough people have written about this game already, so I'll just mention that this game is SHOCKINGLY undervalued at even the base price of £10.99. Buying it on sale is practically criminal. Tons of content (but you can still speedrun it in <2 hours). Tons of way to approach the game. Tons of lore. Sleeper GOTY of 2017.

Has all the trappings of a classic Metroidvania from the outset. A very well designed and built one, too. Doesn't reach the echelons of Super Metroid/Prime and Castlevania SOTN, but a very worthy contender.

But that's just from the outset. As you continue through the game, you'll find it subverts a lot of what you'd usually expect. Small Morph-Ball sized gaps? You don't fit though those. You send a remote drone to explore in your place. And the glitches... well, this game replicates glitches you might have seen on some poorly built NES games, but these are gameplay mechanics. An annoying exploding enemy can be glitched to make every other enemy explode when you shoot it. Buggy terrain can be swept away or made into existence to create passage.

Surprising story, too. Creepy collectable notes, Prime log style, that cast things you've encountered in a different light. A far more intricate plotline than any Metroid or Castlevania game, told through dialogue and a few cutscenes. There's a speedrun option that tracks your time and skips every single talky bit, if you don't care for that.

Especially impressed that this was made by one person alone, over the course of 4-5 years. The time invested shows.

I do like me some stealth games, and this is a very good stealth game. Very good. It's 2D, but it utilizes the perspective perfectly and I'd say it does better stealth gameplay than the likes of Deus Ex HR and Dishonored (and DX HR is one of my favourites!)

There's also a cardboard box. That's impossible to dislike.