Recent reviews by Muffin Princess

The game is just what it's trying to be, and it's very good.

You wouldn't expect the developers to get everything right when making a sequel sixteen years after the original, but they really did get everything right. It's now finally possible to recommend a game of this kind that wasn't developed over at least ten years ago. Even if it's a direct continuation of the previous game, it holds up as a standalone game.

At first glance this game may seem like just simple pixel platforming game with fan service. It is so much more than just that

Rabi-Ribi is a fantastic metroidvania+bullethell game with cute visuals and lovely music. There's a little fan service but it's not its biggest focus.

In this game you navigate a bunny girl named Erina through maze-like enviroments where you have to expand your map by exploring.
Erina carries a pico hammer as her weapon and her little fairy follower named Ribbon, assists her with her ranged magic attacks. On your quest you'll learn various skills, that will help you reach new areas, bosses and secret rooms, which may give you useful power ups to make Erina stronger.

Backtracking is neccessary, but this is one of the few kinds of games where backtracking is actually fun and rewarding.
Remember that ledge that was too high up to reach the last time you were here? Not a problem anymore. We can jump higher now.
How about this power up that seems to be stuck in the wall since the very beginning of the game? Just blow the wall up with your new ability to drop bombs then and pick it up.

The bosses in this game can be pretty tough. This is not an easy game.
Like mentioned before, there are bullet hell elements in this game, so careful and precise movement may be needed to dodge many of the Bosses' attacks.
Luckily, the game's controls are pretty good and there are many difficulty settings to choose from.

Just don't be over confident when you choose difficulty, as you cannot change it without starting over from the beginning.
By modern standards, "easy" difficulty in this game would be considered "normal" or possibly higher if it was in any other game.
Hard means HARD. And let's not mention the two difficulty steps above that.

This game has a lot of content, a big world to explore and a lot of replay value. Expect to get at least 20+ hours out of this game, possibly even on just a single run.
If you were to find everything in the game and 100% it and it's main game, post-game, and post-post-game, along with doing boss rushes etc, you'll likely get a triple digit number of hours.

Pros:
*Fun exploration
*Satisfying boss battles
*Good controls
*Nice music
*Cute visuals

Cons:
*The story is mostly nonsense (which I personally don't mind)

Please repair the game.