Recent reviews by pheus

I initially had a lot of fun playing this game, the moment to moment game-play is great, until I started experiencing the same matchmaking issues that many other people have mentioned.

Win or lose, I most enjoy close games and by the time I decided to quit rarely was I getting a close game - almost every game is a complete stomp one way or the other and this completely killed my enjoyment.

A great little metroidvania that doesn't break any new ground, but does what it does well. Heavily recommend.

Changed the gaming landscape when it was released and while first time players today may not this it is revolutionary, this game still holds up as a great experience and a lot of fun

If you have ever played one of those flash games that consists of going down a mineshaft and mining ore so that you can upgrade your miner to go further down the mineshaft etc etc then you know what the basic premise of this game is. A major improvement over the status quo is that you can pretty much plonk down a back to town teleporter anywhere which saves on a lot of boring backtracking which is an annoyance I have had playing other similar games.

Steamworld Dig adds some very slick platforming and charming graphics to the formula and the mix results in very satisfying experience. The controls are tight and the gameplay doesn't get stale as additional abilities are added as your progress further below the earth (double jump, dash, super jump etc)

My completion time for the game was 3:40 which, considering the price and the quality, I think was quite adequate for me to feel like I got my money's worth.