Valfaris: Mecha Therion Review (Toilet_Wine_Connoisseur)
ok im not a shmup(sp?) fan
ive played maybe 30-45 min of the genre before this game.
*BUT*
I am a diehard fan of anything Andrew Gilmour makes
his artstyle is LITERALLY perfect IMO
its richly detailed flows effortlessly from highly detailed sprites to richly evocative low-poly and its all METAL AS FUK TO THE MAXIMUM
on top of all that its richly VIBRANT and full of color
I loved Slain and Valfaris so i was gonna play this regardless of genre.
and u know what?
I was HOOKED
the combat is smooth as silk the melee and ranged weapons had tons of impact and good feedback with each one feeling unique in its use and looks
the level design was fantastic with tons of challenges and hazards but never unfair with generous checkpoints throughout
and the boss fights oooooooh the BOSS FIGHTS
were tons of fun and each one was fukkin awesome in its design none of them were spongy
Aslo if u r a HUGE metalhead like me u will pick up on quite a few references(mostly in the weapon names)
like im genuinely stunned at how good this game is
11/10
and only took me like 2 1/2 hours to beat and it was balls to the wall action every step of the way!