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Indeed, I'm truly hoping they expand upon the world and lore of this game with a sequel!

Always a pleasure!

ABYSS X ZERO is definitely advertised as a 3D metroidvania by the developers, as stated on their Steam page. As for Unsighted, the overall consensus is that it is a metroidvania/soulslike/zelda-like, though I haven't played it yet!

Indeed :D

Hmm, haven't played that yet, I'm afraid!

I agree, one of the great MVs of 2024!

Unfortunately it was PC for me :/ I think I heard of a switch issue, though I believe that was related to getting one of the endings, but take that with a grain of salt.

It did not disappear, it changed into The Guardian relic after 5000 Ichor absorbed 🤭 But since it goes to another slot, you did not realize it :/

@@tristanbauchet4000 Omgoodness thank you for clarifying that! 🙏 I honestly thought it was a Hollow Knight situation where it was fragile or something and just broke from taking too much damage and without warning lol Ty again 👍

@tristanbauchet4000 I don't have no Guardian relic in my inventory so I'm not sure what you're talking about..all I know is I had The Lost, or whatever it was called, equipped it disappeared and nothing replaced it in my inventory..do I have to re-buy it from the 2nd merchant in the void or something?

I completely agree!

Depends on what you feel about the game based on the review. That being said, there's also Voidwrought available (they were the two big MVs of the month), and between the two I recommend Voidwrought!

@@soulsborneseeker Thank you :-)

Thank you! I'll definitely take your suggestions into consideration. Option-wise, I usually include information in the case of accessibility settings, but I'll see what I can do for other things as well!

I agree, with a bit of work to balance difficulty this will go much higher!

Not yet, but it's in the plans!

Indeed, combat is incredibly satisfying!

I'd be very surprised if it didn't at some point!

One of the best MVs of the year, in my humble opinion!

Can't really argue with you on that one, this was one of the best experiences I've had with an MV in 2024!

@@o0XxShimmyxX0o i have a nice castlevania fan game if anyone care . This council guy sux.soulborne i cant backtrack

I highly recommend giving this a shot, it is one of the best MVs of 2024 in my humble opinion! As for the mystery approach to storytelling, I agree it is not everyone's cup of tea, but it grew on me from my Dark Souls days :D

​@@soulsborneseeker On the contrary, I don't like the method of narration since Dark Souls. Like mystery, but as for me, it's just problems of creative impotence.

It really is! It also preyed on my love for Cosmic Horror, so I never stood a chance :D

@@soulsborneseeker the two MV goat!

you two should do a review together or a live stream!

@@eljapel Ahahahaha, you never know!

​@@o0XxShimmyxX0o And Demajen is the One above them all!

Have fun with it!

Hello there! Which Voidwrought boss are you referring to? For Animal Well, I recommend posting in the game's Steam forum with the issue, so that you can receive some assistance. As for Souno's Curse, yes, it is a metroidvania! I played it during the Steam Next fest, it looks quite good so far!

@soulsborneseeker the conucil the first boss are hard total

th-cam.com/video/H7jP2dLtYf8/w-d-xo.html&si=m7uQhZA0s6fs5e0S the fuck council lol hard for me man i can go other way or need kill him now? Thanks

@@EduardoAraujo-fs2hh Just notice the attack pattern of each mask. Every mask has a specific attack style which you can figure out and avoid. For example, the mask that has the vertical laser needs you to slide beneath the two platforms left and right with good timing to avoid the hit, and so on!

@@soulsborneseeker ok i will try i cant backtrack from here and kil him when i am more strong? Thanks this boss for a first boss are hard. And Cursed Broom out today metroidvania or no thanks man game are good .but in your review you dont talked about the awesome sound song.and some janky jumps.still far better than astral awaken i hope i kill this boss and move on ..

If it comes to ps5 yes i wil, otherwise not

@Jeroen-1989 I'll be surprised if it doesn't make the jump to PS5 at some point!

Maybe. I do love me a good monster world and there's stuff that piques my interest for certain. But i need to be careful with my budgeting and currently have my eye on other games. Although none are due to release soon. Plus, i'm awaiting the DLCs/future content for Cookie Cutter and Decline's Drops, trying to spread word of them as much as possible to help them out. Some of the games most on my mind are PRIM, My Familiar, Immortal: And the Death that Follows, Pillory, The Midnight Walk, Magenta Horizon and Lost in Random: The Eternal Die. And i think there's DLC for Blud and Zet Zillions too. Either way: Thank you for this video. And i'm glad this game proved fun for ya. Take care and wish you a good new month!

@@jurtheorc8117 Thank you, have a good month as well! From the games you mentioned, I'm most excited for Lost in Random!

I agree, its lore is ripe for exploration!

Both are excellent, but I think this one is much more impressive, so I'd go with the Prince!

@@soulsborneseeker Awesome! I look forward to playing it, thanks!

@@stiickyicky420 Have fun!

Agreed!

It feels like a much more compact version of Afterimage. Similar in overall mentality of lots of bosses and many collectibles, but on a much larger scale (and, of course, the visuals are samey).

Glad to hear that!

You had me at "Chicken with Robot Legs" :D

I'm currently playing Voidwrought to review it, so stay tuned for that (though a preliminary assessment says I'm enjoying Voidwrought more).

@@soulsborneseeker Thanks for your speedy reply. Much appreciated!

Voidwrought

Voidwrought it is!

Afterimage for sure! It was my MV GOTY of 2023! This feels like a much more compact version of that game.

@@soulsborneseeker thank you!!!!

Save points are right next to the bosses and, as far as I could tell, I didn't suffer any penalties when dying (at least none that I noticed)!

@@soulsborneseeker ok sweet now i'm guaranteed to pick this up, thanks for another awesome review seeker! I trust you and joy 100%!

That's great to hear!

The important thing is you gave it a chance!

That's what demos are for

Thank you for the kind words, much appreciated!

Always a pleasure! Yeah, they refined it a lot, though some minor issues are still there, which the developers are working on fixing!

For a Chinese game, I was surprised how gay the story was.

@@vincentmokujin8117 Hmm, you kind of lost me there. Are you referring to some specific plot point? I do believe a romantic relationship between two characters of the same sex is hinted at, but I wouldn't say there was anything explicitly stated or shown in the game as far as I could tell.

@@soulsborneseeker While it may be entirely possible that the dialogue is the way it is because of a subpar translation, besides the main antagonist who is trying to blow up half the planet because she has a temper tantrum for 500 years because her girlfriend unalived herself in a vain effort to stop a war, she also tries to project her feelings onto the main character (which is extra weird) because she was created partly thanks to her girlfriends DNA. Then there is the main character and her "attachment" to Cythna, who is an AI version of her own independent thinking (the story is all over the place). Lastly, and this might really be just a translation thing, the secondary antagonist Dr. Herevus is implied to be in a relationship with professor Liur (the guy who you rescue at Ancient Temple) because they use the word relationship and that they both had an adopted daughter who died which again made Herevus mad and wanting to be an antagonist (I sense a pattern here). Now look. I am going to be frank in saying I do not enjoy this time of storytelling in my games. It is a personal preference to which I have a right to and refuse to be shamed. At the same time I acknowledge, that as a TH-camr and a content creator it is best to remain politically neutral for a number of reasons. So I do not expect you to entertain this conversation as I really appreciate your channel and had previously tried a number of games thanks to your recommendation. My issue is more with Steam and the developers who refuse to use the appropriate labels even though they are there to inform the potential customers. If there exists a label for female protagonist why do they not use the other one too? At this point I expect this type of storytelling in Western games, but having been prominently featured in a Chinese game made me realize that any game can have it. Again, I would not want to jeopardize your content in any way, but there are a lot of people who would appreciate this type of information in your reviews if Steam and the developers are not willing to come clean. At any rate thanks for the reply.

@@vincentmokujin8117 No worries, I don't mind civil discourse when it comes to any topic of discussion. At the end of the day, everyone has different tastes. To be truthful, this type of narrative threads aren't something I mind in games, but to each their own!