Recent reviews by FaLumpaGus907

Rest easy team.. ya done did good

Creative freedom should never be hindered. We paid for it, we should be able to mod it as we see fit. Capcom is Anti-Consumer, roll back the Enigma DRM and I will change this review to reflect the hard work that went into this game.

Just buy it already, you've earned it!

Zen has been in PR purgatory as of late over thier broken promises of yester-year and current licensing conflicts. Between the Epic deal and the table transfer they've been underwater trying for air. That being said, I belive they're on their way to their redemption arc. Hopefully they stop snubbing their Cabinet users and get us popper SFF support, hell even a sprinkle of DOF would be greatly appreciated. That with a couple more of these Cartoon/Indie Tables I'm willing to forgive them for just about anything. Crypt of the Necrodancer and My Little Pony! If they add HeMan or Thundcats ima brick my self.

I first started this game hesitant after reading all the reviews. After watching the trailer and seeing the screenshots I decided to pay the dollar for entry. I was greeted with a pretty amazing opening scene and UI which left me hopeful.

Furthermore after going through the opening dialogue I was greeted with a beautifully handcrafted Island complete with swimming mechanics, a variety of enemies and items to obtain. The combat was standard, as far as top down 2D Zelda clones go, but it didn't feel amazing. Still hopeful I eventually found the dungeon, which is where this game falls extremely short. It had the basic mechanics that you expect from Link to the Past. Lock doors, keys, compass and map.

Standard stuff really. It was about halfway through the dungeon where I realized what I didn't like about the sword combat. The main protagonist doesn't have the same cone of damage that link to the past has. The hitbox seems to be directly tied to the Sprite itself.

Still not a deal breaker, especially for a project someone obviously poured time and extreme effort into.

After exploring the dungeon to completion I did notice there were rooms that seemed to house nothing in them. I don't know why that bothered me but it's not usually something you experience. Dungeon rooms are usually only void of event when you are missing an item or it is deigned for back-tracking at a later time.

After slaying the Boss I felt relived to be done with the dungeon. Only to be presented with the end of the game. I get the feeling that this is a project someone wanted to see into fruition and wasn't able to do so. So instead of letting it die in a hard drive, they decided put it on Steam. I am grateful they did.

The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island is a short game to say the least. While I think that the developers efforts should have been focused more on creating additional content or revising the dungeon to make it flow better, instead of items that were not necessary to progress in the game, or local co-op.

I'm happy I played this game and I have no regrets with my purchase. It's a Bittersweet experience of what could have been. Thank you again Plow Games.

Has absolutely no graphics options. You run it in compatibility mode to squeeze 1080p but nothing else. For a game released at the very end of 2020 this is disappointing. I now understand why it was part of the Humble Bundle... RIP

Wait until controllers support is fixed. Bugged at current state.

Melted my 3090ti Super Plus Ultra into a pile of Crayons. Worth it.

What an absolute madlad...

Amazing Video Pinball!