Recent reviews by ShellShock

WOW this game took me by surprise, It is incredible. the visuals and music are amazing, and the consistently high level of quality of the gameplay combined with the amount of content in this game is absolutely baffling.


the game is a roguelike, except that's only one of like 3-5 very fleshed out modes, all of which have unlocks and progression that interact with the other modes in meaningful ways. seriously, there is a ton to do in this game, and good reasons to do it too. if you're even passingly interested in shmups, bullet hells or boss rushes do yourself a favor and get this game.

this game is amazing. it has a super unique look and tight, expressive platforming with tons of content to boot. It's a little rough around the edges in some places, but there is so much to love.

absolutely stunning

I can definitively say this is one of the best indie games ever made. passion shines through every part of it and it's one I know I will be revisiting for years

First off, the game is fantastic. I recommend it to anyone that is interested, provided they can deal with the caveats I'm going to mention.

The game has a great pastel artstyle that is always a pleasure to look at and focuses on readability in levels above all else, and does it well. It has a good soundtrack and radio that you can change at any time. the characters are charming, but the dialogue parts can get old pretty fast. luckily It's super easy to skip them and it has cheeky little dialogue buttons for the skips too, which are generally pretty funny,

The gameplay is amazing, and the way they give you a full moveset at the very beginning while explaining it sporadically throughout the game to not overwhelm you is done very well. I 100% the first three worlds while playing because they were so much fun.

There is an interesting thing that clips the games wings a bit though. so, there are 5 worlds that you progress through, and four out of five of them are absolutely amazing. but the fourth one, sketchside, is dreadful. up until this point the worlds have all had fun levels, neat challenges that occasionally gave me some trouble but not too much, and they've all had a theme/gimmick that they focus on. sketchside doesn't do this. sketchside hates you.

The difficulty spike is absolutely crazy. the world isn't just hard though, It's kind of just overall bad. not really a fun time through any of it, aside from maybe two levels. the world right after it, the last one, is about the same level of difficulty but stays incredibly fun for most of the levels. sketchside is BAD. sketchside is so bad that from what I can tell from people online and stats from steam a lot of people completely give up on the game there, or do what I did and start just blasting through it without a care for challenges or score or anything. It completely ruins their time with the last world too it seems, cause it kind of sours the experience.

The game is still absolutely amazing though. the main reason I talk so much about sketchside is because I want anyone that reads this to go in with the expectation that it sucks, because without prior knowledge it really hits you in the face.

Really though, the game is worth a purchase for the first three worlds alone. if you get to sketchside and give up it was still plenty of content for the price and a wonderfully unique experience. the last world is really good though, so I recommend trying to get through it.

Absolutely marvelous game, it's only real flaw is that it ends too soon. It has unique, wonderfully crafted graphics, a well-written multi-media story and fantastic music all wrapped up with gameplay that I can only describe as a transcendent mix of deck building, puzzle solving, resource management and turn-based card gaming that when combined make one of the most unique, genre-crushing experiences on the market. to top it all off, it has amazing replayability in addition to a roguelike side mode you unlock after beating it. by the end of this game you will consider your cryptid dungeon master a close friend whom you call by name and wish you had more time with all the characters.

11/10 I'd buy it three times over.

effective stylized graphics. well-written and quotable dialogue and story. wicked OST that compliments the rest of the game wonderfully and incredibly tightly designed and fun gameplay with plenty of challenge without being unfair or aggravating. achieving 100% achievement completion was challenging but rewarding, with little to no grind involved. highly recommend.

incredible gameplay, music and story with a pretty good amount of replay value. highly recommend