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Dogurai is a game that pays homage to the Megaman series of old, and it shows. Not only due to its graphics, but for being hella fun to play! I'll break down my opinion on each of the game's aspects.
Gameplay is on point. Very simple control scheme: Run, attack, jump, double jump and a dash move. That's what you need for a dog samurai game and that's perfect. Use your sword to slice enemies, weaken those that have stronger armor and CUT BULLETS MID-AIR! Be the dog ninja you always wanted to be!
The graphics for this game are simply AMAZING! Very very colorful and with much detail and life, even with the small amount of bits it has. Each level feels different, and the color palette changing for each level felt pretty nice, making room for some pretty gorgeous scenery. I'd say the Desert Level and the last linear levels have my favorite graphics and design of them all.
If wanted, you can change the color palette yourself and set it fixed to one of many available colors, instead of having it change for each level.
The characters and enemies are also pretty well animated, everything feels fluid and pretty good to look at.
The music is also a pretty good point, all the background music and sound effects are pretty good! Each level's OST is nice to listen to, and it changes now and then whenever needed to set the mood, and it feels great whenever it happens, especially towards the last sections of the game, the use of the soundtrack was simply masterful.
Regarding difficulty, I'd say this is a slightly difficult game. Nothing that'd make you want to pull your hair out, it starts pretty easy and slowly gets harder as it goes, but it's a smooth difficulty curve. Be mindful, there are one or two moments during the whole game where you can get pretty frustrated if platforming isn't your forte. If that happens, just pause the game, take a quick breath and then return. It's not impossible, just need a bit patience during these hard moments and to take it easy.
And speaking of difficulty, the boss battles were absolutely great, high points during my playthrough! They're all very unique and distinct from one another, with varied movesets. You might die once or twice, but if you pay attention to their movements you'll soon start predicting their movements and then it's all a smooth sail from there on out. I was never frustrated when dying to the bosses, no death felt unfair, it always felt like it was my own fault and that I should be more careful next time.
The only downside for me was its short duration. It's such a good game, I wish it went on a little longer, but it's already perfect at its current size anyways, so that's just a little nitpick my me, a small fan who just wanted the main story to go on.
Replay value wise, it has many achievements you can go after, and some secret achievements as well! And you can unlock something, which I won't spoil, that changes how the game plays a little bit and it's quite fun to play using it after playing through the game normally before!
Overall, 10/10 game, I recommend it to EVERYONE. It's a really good game, must-buy!