This is an Early Access game that decided to pretend it was complete. It's not, and it straight up tells you so after a certain point. Decent mechanics, solid execution, a good idea behind it all, but I don't give a thumbs up to dishonesty.

Pretty frustrated end-user here. I was really enjoying this, and then it up and left me. No indication anywhere in-game that it's not finished until BAM - this is all we have for now, thanks for playing our non-early access game. I now know the dev updates make this clear, but they're buried in posts not on the front page. I'll update this after the game is finished, but the devs never should have taken this out of early access.

No matter how fun something is (and this was fun) I can't recommend something that looks finished that isn't.

I will start by saying I played less then an hour...

Cons:

The map is terrible. You cant look back at previous areas that I could find. The doors from the rooms arent marked. Items you can collect arent marked. There is no mini map.

The stamina melee based combat isnt fun. I realize this is a subjective opinion. However, when fighting more than one enemy it doesnt feel "difficult" it feels unfair.

Your character moves really slowly (perhaps this upgrades later, I dont know)

Save points can be a little far apart

There is forced fall damage. It is a very small amount of damage but there were several places at the beginning of the game you are forced to jump down and take fall damage.

Pros:

If you are into the pixel art style it is well done.

I still love metroidvanias!


Perhaps I will give it more of a try later but at this point I cant recommend it. If you are looking for a good metroidvania I recommend Environmental Station Alpha, Axiom Verge, or Ori and the Blind Forest

I think I found most areas in the game so far and can say I am looking forward to the final release - well next update as it turns out.

The game difficulty is quite high but not impossibly so for an average gamer like me. Using an xbox controller I had not difficulty with the controls or their responsiveness. The exploring was great and I like the fact that rewards/abilities you recieved were not necessarily anywhere near where you needed to use them nor was it always immediatly obvious what they were for. There is alot of backtracking but that is fine and all part of the exploration and finding those secrets.

Some rewards were very disappointing for the effort in obtaining them, I health potion for all that effort/backtracking - really! - but I am hoping this will be rectified in the full release.

The mechanics are satisfying and the art is nice (except for the main character). I just hope the missing content gets added in a timely fashion, as I'd love to actually play through the complete game.

BUILD: Beta 1.0.2

Momento Temporis is a metroidvania 2D action adventure platformer featuring pixel-art graphics. Explore the world and learn spells, fight bosses and lots more in this magical universe. The game was made by Burning Ice Games and published by 501 Industries.

I received the game for free after writing a feedback article on another 501 game; Pro Gamer Manager. I was then sent the Steam code for the game and after watching the trailers I couldn't wait to get to play it, I downloaded it as soon as I could and gave it a try.

I haven't got very far into the game yet but in my experience the game has been very good; the soundtrack is rather good and the gameplay it self is pretty good too, I personally love the combat system and how simple but challenging the game is; it takes what classic platforming should be and makes it great; keeping the retro feel while it's at it. I haven't got into any big puzzles that the game promises yet or faced any of the bosses and I can't wait to get further into the game to see some of those things.

Personally I love the graphic style. The 8-bit graphic style makes the game run on any PC and is still very attractive while doing so. The retro style is also attractive to almost everyone; older gamers love that the retro feel is there and younger gamers can get straight into it as the gameplay is easy to play and looks great too. The one thing that I absolutely loved was the 8-bit lens flare which occured when I was playing. It looked amazing and it just sums up why I love the style.

One notable thing is that the game throws you straight into the deep end as it currently features no tutorial. This left me a little confused when playing the game as I had to look at the controls before I could get straight into it. I was also stuck when the character (who I haven't learnt much about yet) talks at the very start of the game; a little "Press () to continue" would be nice so that people didn't have to go through every key.

Of course, remember that this game is currently in Beta. I will most likely come across bugs while I play but these will surely be fixed in the future when the game is fully released. I currently recommend this game as it's a great 2D platformer which is sure to evolve in the future. The price is a bit high and I'm not sure if I would pay 7.99 while it is still in Beta but I would 100% pay full price in the future when the few issues are fixed and more things are added.

Pros:
- Loveable 8-bit graphics
- Classic and great gameplay; great combat system
- Awesome platforming mechanics

Cons:
- Needs a more in-depth tutorial
- Throws you straight into the deep end

In conclusion, I can't wait to play more of this game and see it evolve. Good job so far!

I'm not a very big gamer but I really like this type of games. It's easy to pick up with a nice learning curve and progression in difficulty. Beautiful graphics if you like pixel-art like me.

I can only review as far as I've played which is what I believe just the tutorial.

They don't give you alot of info regarding the story... I would have liked to see some more information off the bat just to pull me in a bit more.

It seems like a fun platformer on par with the usual indie game graphics you'd find in most similar releases.

The music is nice but can get repetitive.

I commend Burning Ice Games for the game options! Something you don't see alot is key remapping and they nailed it!

Hoping to try this out a bit more and see where the story may lead.

YouTube - First Look At

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8677yyLo4E

https://youtu.be/UEUpldpaEwY
+ The combat system is surprisingly enjoyable. It's very similar to a brawler as you punch, kick, block, and dodge while being ever watchful of your energy meter to not get staggered.
+ The levels themself are pretty huge with MANY rooms to find and explore
+ Visually the game looks pretty good with pixel-art sprites, similar to games like Terraria or Starbound
+ Good background music and ambient sounds

This game is in early access so these are subject to change
- The game currently lacks a story or any clear sense of direction. You suddenly appear in this world and tell yourself "I should find someone to talk to"...after traveling all over I could not find anyone to talk to, and still don't understand where I am or where I'm going. The objective is unclear.
- Most enemies in the game can be easily skipped or jumped over. Stopping to fight enemies is often unrewarding as they rarely drop health. (Suggestions: Make enemies drop coins to buy items at a shop, or perhaps earn experience to increase your hp / stamina meters)

Originally posted by Opium Pulses:

Pulsing Through Your Games.

• – The sound effect are very good and are well used.
  
• – Great Sound track I love the music when you find the first Artifact and fight the enemies.
  
• – I like the platforming in the game.
  
• – 16Mb so it’s a quick download.
  
• – A lot of exploration to do in the game.
  
• – A good combat system they have Attacks: Punch and Kick Defence: Block and back dash
  
• – I like the inventory system in the game its well organised.
  
• – The random drops the enemies do there never the same if you die and come back and attack the same enemy he doesn’t drop the same thing.
  
• – Terraria style art.
  
• – Supports a Gamepad controller.
  
• – Upgrades get coins to buy stuff in the shop.
  
• – The Slomo kill makes you feel like a badass.
  
• – Not very expensive only £3.99 get it while its cheap.
  
  

Please don’t take these cons so seriously as the Devs MAY change some of my cons in the future after Early Access Review

• – The Story’s not the best You wake up and wonder where you are and have to find someone
  
• – The Tutorial is utter rubbish not very helpful for example punch is useful what buttons punch (Please Devs make better in the next update)
  
• – The Fighting can be annoying sometimes like 3 punches may knock out enemies but drains nearly all your energy and that’s annoying on the first guardian as he spawns enemies and you have to hit them more than 5 times and if their bunch together your goanna get hit and not hit the other person.
  
• – Drops from enemies like health and potions are rare to even get.
  
• – No direction of where to go.
  
• – Save points there’s only a few in some places would be nice if they spawn when the boss dies.
  
• – No story on the main character oh who she is.
  
• – The game is very challenging in the first 10 mins no easy enemies.
  
• – Please change the pink/purple enemies as they seem a little racist to Asian people.
  
  
  
  
  Conclusion:
  This game is very fun and challenging I mean challenging no easy start they throw you in and you have to struggle while the enemies think you’re a wussy as you can only punch 3 times but personally I like this game for the challenge but would like if they made the first bit easier and add a better tutorial system.
  
  
  

  Rating

  8/10
  
  To the Devs:
  I was looking thorough the files of the game and came across the controls please add these on the loading screen I think it might help people.