Lowkey a hidden gem. Last two bosses had such interesting mechanics that they had me smiling the whole fight

Vision Soft Reset is a very interesting timer based metroidvania. You can travel back and to different points in the game where you’ve saved by using the time tree. This results in a very interesting metroidvania, where you are always on edge since you don’t want to run out of time. The upgrades you find along the way are a good addition to this type of game. The cards are a fun collectible item. One thing I do want to note is that you can get fully stuck very quickly since it can be really unclear what to do or where to go next. Guides are your best friend in this game when you get stuck. The movement system turned out to be a lot more complex and fleshed out than I initially thought and can create some very fun platforming action. Not all of this is explained by the game itself, though, so you should definitely experiment to see what’s exactly possible. The boss fights are hard but not too hard and the lore of the game really ties the game together nicely. A great addition to the library of any metroidvania fan.

Sturdy and solid: in a saturated market of Metroidvania's this game stands out for one big reason--it's time-tree mechanic. The central premise finds you on a planet that will explode in twenty minutes, and it's up to you to navigate through both space AND time in order to prevent disaster from occuring. The game adds onto this premise in predictable, but enjoyable ways by having certain pathways blocked off unless you can turn on specific machines, or by clearing certain criteria before specific events in time. What was great, is that the entire time I was playing I never felt overwhelmed by navigating the time trees. The game was at it's most enjoyable when I was trying to figure out the next steps to take to advance forward, and that played like a really interesting puzzle.

As far as things that could've been improved: I had a strange issues playing the game in Fullscreen. The left and right edges were for whatever reason cutoff on my display, and I sometimes couldn't tell when a door/obstacle/barrier was on the edge. I wouldn't have minded simply switching to playing in a windowed mode, but unchecking the Fullscreen option made the window intolerably small, and there were little to no visual options to address this.

Some power-ups felt like they could've been explained better--namely the wall-running mechanic. It was frustrating to figure out why I was sometimes sticking to the wall, and sometimes not. Eventually I got the hang of it, but I wish there had been more of a tutorial/sticking point of how to use it.

The narrative and graphics don't really tread any new territory, but they serve the game well enough to get by. I'd much rather have a game light on a narrative, than to be constantly swimming in cutscenes or dialog.

The only thing I can think that might give you pause on actually buying this game, presuming you enjoy these types of platformers, is the fact that it's also a bit shorter. I beat this in around six hours, and I didn't feel compelled to 100% it either. However, i that kind of thing doesn't matter to you, then check out this game because it's surely a good time (hyuk hyuk).

This is such an awsome way to use time mechanic in a MetroidVaina!
I can see clrealy why this was recommended to me as an Outer Wilds fan!

Vision Soft Reset is a metroidvania with an interesting time mechanic.
While you explore, you save your state at save points : nothing new here.
But your character can go back in time and jump from the various time-lines defined by your save points.
That's as well because you have a very short amount of time to prevent a catastrophe.
The story solves the problem of power-ups by making them "data" unlocking features in the protagonist's armor.
Physical items and world-wide effects only apply to the time-line they've been acquired or enabled.
You also have a rewind ability that allows you to undo a mistake.

So just for that I recommend the game.

Amongst my complaints are:
_ the platforming that I don't find too enjoyable (I despise parkours, I despise them even more when I'm in a hurry.)
_ the rewind ability is limited in time and absolute. Meaning you can undo and redo the exact same mistake a few times and it will fully deplete. I'd rather have this relative as it makes the experience using it less frustrating.

I had SO much fun with this game and can't recommend it enough to people who are into the Metroid games.
The combat feels great, and getting better at the game feels so rewarding. The bosses were great too, though I wish one of them would've been a little tougher (The final boss, Salesman).
The platforming occasionally gets pretty tight, feeling a bit like Super Metroid in that way, and the timed sections offered good challenge without feeling stressful.
I really enjoyed the occasional gags, brief characterization of the cast, and some of the enemy designs.
I'm gonna end up gushing about this game for a while, lol

I really enjoyed this. It's a bit outside my wheelhouse, but the game is pretty beginner-friendly in that it was a huge challenge but I rarely felt completely lost or that a required action was impossible.

really solid metroidvania with a unique and good mechanic. map UI is very small tho which is a metroid crime :(

I found the core mechanics kind of unfun, but I can't not recommend it. I put it down before finishing, but for a short indie metroidvania game, it's quite polished and worth a look.

Very innovative concept and does it well. Although I will say its not a metroidvania for everyone, if its right up your alley you'll have a good time.