Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune early access preview - A fun, unique Metroidvania

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Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune is presently in early access, and is being created by a four-person development team - Icesitruuna Studio. When I heard this was a Metroidvania, I was immediately interested in it. Even if it had only allowed players to control Erza, I would have probably enjoyed this, but then I learned you could have multiple characters and swap them at will.

It was such a cool concept to me, but how does it actually play? Does each character feel worth controlling? The story is pretty interesting, and very much feels like an anime or manga turned into an action-packed video game.

This is the second game to feature Erza, but you don't have to play Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial first.

How is the game though so far? It’s receiving “Mostly Positive” on Steam, but what do I think of it?

While it might have a clunky name, Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune is a genuine blast to play. Full disclosure - when I first began playing, even pressing buttons was crashing the game, so it took a day or two to resolve. Thankfully, this was fixed, and I was able to get started.

At first, I was worried it would be a Metroidvania that just took place on a spaceship, which could have been interesting but would be very restrictive. Thankfully, the team crashes on a strange, hostile planet instead. Erza’s an interesting character, too. She’s dutiful and strong and would fit in as an anime protagonist. For mysterious reasons, her skull hairclip is also alive and known as Diablo.

She’s not alone, either. As you progress through Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune, you can swap between two other characters: Ciara and Niel. Each plays differently, with their own style of weapons to wield. Instead of a katana and