Talk to me...Really worth it?

[BossCharlie]

I'm in the mood for a SOLID Metroidvania...SOLID

[shangerz86]

Absolutely SOLID. 100%'d it, all endings, all achievements, beat it 3 times, 130+ hours. Honestly it's become my favorite metroidvania ever.
I guess it depends on what you like most in MVs but while it's on sale, it's an easy recommend.

[BossCharlie]

Originally posted by shangerz86:

Absolutely SOLID. 100%'d it, all endings, all achievements, beat it 3 times, 130+ hours. Honestly it's become my favorite metroidvania ever.
I guess it depends on what you like most in MVs but while it's on sale, it's an easy recommend.

Fiiiine. I'll believe you. New game +?

[shangerz86]

Not a traditional NG+, more like a short side story just named 'new game+'. It's short, less than an hour, separate to the main game and is necessary for the main game's true ending.

[Nicholas Steel]

Of the several Metroidvania's I tried during Christmas sales, this is one of the 2 I did not refund. All the others I tested out had bad game feel/character momentum.

[Cynicalkatt87]

Originally posted by BossCharlie:

I'm in the mood for a SOLID Metroidvania...SOLID

It looks good, but its a really scattered experience,

[D#]

Ive been enjoying it, well worth playing.

[Denizsim]

As a metrodivania lover, I can assure you that Afterimage is a solid Metroidvania.
It was one of the rare Metroidvanias that surprised me. When I started the game I thought it was a game as a few simple regions and a few mobs wandering around. However, at this point, I honestly did not expect it to be a game with as many diverse mobs and regions as HK. The last time I experienced this kind of feeling was while playing Aeterna Noctis. I can recommend this game to metroidvania lovers as a hidden gem too.

[sandyhanauer2]

Absolutely worth it. GREAT game.

[lateralis]

Having played numerous 2D platformers and metrovanias over the years, I'd say Afterimage takes inspiration from a lot of them(Hollow Knight, Bloodstained, Guacamelee, even Shovel Knight) and mixes them all together in a beautiful package.

The controls are lofty yet tight enough. The music and sound production are excellent. I like gritty, dark games so The Last Faith and Blasphemous 1 were my favs, but Afterimage has a lot of variety and themes in its levels. It's a great game and all the weapons are fun to use, Pretty SOLID.

[Angel]

yep, great game

[Zukuu]

It's big. But that's about it. It's not worth it at all, unless you want to play alongside a guide. You are lost with no indication where to go or how to get there. It's frustrating in a very bad way. It's very unremarkable in every other aspect.

And have fun with contact damage and dodge has no i-frames and often no means to avoid damage other than to eat it.

Devs have not understood what makes a good metroid-vania at all.

[schindigg]

Originally posted by Zukuu:

It's big. But that's about it. It's not worth it at all, unless you want to play alongside a guide. You are lost with no indication where to go or how to get there. It's frustrating in a very bad way. It's very unremarkable in every other aspect.

And have fun with contact damage and dodge has no i-frames and often no means to avoid damage other than to eat it.

Devs have not understood what makes a good metroid-vania at all.

While i can agree it can be hard to parse what to do and where to go sometimes, it's not that bad. You just gotta pay attention to the dialogue and read the quest descriptions as they update.

Also not sure why contact damage is a bad thing? And once you upgrade your dash you can dodge pretty much any damage if you get your timing down. Feels satisfying.

But to the OP topic, I'd say it's a SOLID 8.5/10. It reminds me of a mixture of Bloodstained, Hollow Knight, and Dust: An Elysian Tale (which is another highly under rated game in the genre). If it wasn't quite so hard to parse what to do sometimes i would give it a 9 easily. The combat is great and snappy with variety and world is pretty huge and varied. It's a great game all in all.

[cash out why clock in]

It takes a lot of time initially to progress through the early stages where you're lacking in skills, which can be a bit disheartening. However, once you've acquired sufficient skills, you're in for a delightful experience.

[Rising Gale]

Originally posted by BossCharlie:

I'm in the mood for a SOLID Metroidvania...SOLID

Well if you were bad or just barely average and you dont have the patience beating your head against a wall months ago I would of said no but it seems they nerfed the default difficulty alot and provided a hard mode since I last played.

[Zukuu]

Originally posted by schindigg:

Originally posted by Zukuu:

It's big. But that's about it. It's not worth it at all, unless you want to play alongside a guide. You are lost with no indication where to go or how to get there. It's frustrating in a very bad way. It's very unremarkable in every other aspect.

And have fun with contact damage and dodge has no i-frames and often no means to avoid damage other than to eat it.

Devs have not understood what makes a good metroid-vania at all.

While i can agree it can be hard to parse what to do and where to go sometimes, it's not that bad. You just gotta pay attention to the dialogue and read the quest descriptions as they update.

Also not sure why contact damage is a bad thing? And once you upgrade your dash you can dodge pretty much any damage if you get your timing down. Feels satisfying.

There is no timing to be had. You have to eat many boss patterns, since - again - no iframes on dash & contact damage. Playing with dagger + greatsword for the parry, some bosses actually hurt me when I want to attack with the daggers. The down greatsword special hurts me when I hit an enemy with it. Amazing game design right there. It's just dumb. Tanking hits and healing with pots and just dpsing a boss down is the best thing you can do.

That you might unlock an invincible dash in post game or in ng+ is irrelevant if you don't have it for the actual majority of the game.

Weapon skills also have animation lock, making them feel super bad. The input for some skills is also awful.