Recent reviews by LifeThroughTheHaze

Recommended, but with a word of caution.

The controls are floaty and delayed. Timing is everything with this game. It's very simple, boss fight patterns are straight forward, and the puzzles are not difficult to solve.

The difficulty of the game comes with the controls. One really has to think before jumping and plan movement carefully.

I did not play the original nearly 30 years ago. Picked this game up with a passing curiosity and ended up liking what I got. Very short, 8 hours to finish my playthrough.

Very much enjoyed my playthrough and recommended to anyone that enjoyes puzzle platformer/metroidvanias.

Ability gating, exploration, and weapons/gear upgrades coupled with solid gameplay make this a must get for a fan of the aforementioned genres.

I found Treasure Adventure World enjoyable. For the $9.99 asking price, there's quite a bit of content. I got about 32 hours out of my playthrough before reaching end game. There's a new game + mode as well.

If one is a fan of metroidvanias, one will likely enjoy the play through. Decent enough story, ability gating keeps the gameplay fresh, and while it's not too difficult... it's not exactly a breeze either.

My one complaint is the floaty controls. I found myself fighting the controls often, with surfaces slippery and delayed input responses with things like changing direction making for some very frustrating experiences. This made contacting very small enemy or puzzle hitboxes very frustrating.

I am certain the control design is intentional to include an added layer of difficulty to the game. Otherwise, the game would be too easy if one didn't have to put much effort into planning approaches to puzzles/platforming/boss fights. One really needs to think before jumping in Treasure Adventure World. Many of the puzzles require pixel perfect timing.

Overall, I'd recommend this game for anyone that enjoys the metriodvania puzzle platformer genre.