Digital_Devil
Attack and dethrone [YHVH]
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I recently played TEVI. It's a pretty good Metroidvania with Bullet Hell aspects. The combat and movement are really fluid and I like the Sigil system that let's you customize how you play by augmenting your attacks. Some of them give attacks new properties, some of them make attacks stronger at the cost of one less use during a combo, and some of them let you get HP or MP back on moves you use a lot. I liked exploring and finding all the pickups but the fact you can't drop through platforms takes some getting used to. A lot of the level design is built around the fact you can't do that and need to find other ways around. Some of the puzzles involving that are a pain in the ass to solve or have obtuse answers but otherwise only mildly frustrating. I had a harder time with platforming to some of the hidden sigils than figuring out how to get around (except Misty Maze, fuck Misty Maze). The world of Az is fun to explore, even when it gets annoying.
On the story front, I liked it for the most part. The game starts getting dark pretty quickly and only tends to get darker, though it never wallows in it and overall has pretty uplifting themes. Basically "bad things happen, but that doesn't mean you give up" is the simplest way I'd describe it. I really enjoyed the main characters and most of the side characters. Very few of the characters actually annoyed me (the one that really did is specifically designed to be and is so to the characters themselves), though there's a point where Tevi starts feeling frustrated by the people in charge seeming to just not care about what's going on and I was right along with her. The story itself is kind of meandering and feels like it's not following any coherent path until towards the end where things start to piece together a bit more. I can't say I'm particularly fond of how things tied up though.
Overall, I really enjoyed the game. I have 33 hours played and the story, by itself, probably makes up about 20 hours if I cut out side quests and general exploration. It's a $30 game, and while I greatly enjoyed it, I'd recommend waiting for a sale before picking it up.
On the story front, I liked it for the most part. The game starts getting dark pretty quickly and only tends to get darker, though it never wallows in it and overall has pretty uplifting themes. Basically "bad things happen, but that doesn't mean you give up" is the simplest way I'd describe it. I really enjoyed the main characters and most of the side characters. Very few of the characters actually annoyed me (the one that really did is specifically designed to be and is so to the characters themselves), though there's a point where Tevi starts feeling frustrated by the people in charge seeming to just not care about what's going on and I was right along with her. The story itself is kind of meandering and feels like it's not following any coherent path until towards the end where things start to piece together a bit more. I can't say I'm particularly fond of how things tied up though.
Overall, I really enjoyed the game. I have 33 hours played and the story, by itself, probably makes up about 20 hours if I cut out side quests and general exploration. It's a $30 game, and while I greatly enjoyed it, I'd recommend waiting for a sale before picking it up.