Moonscars

metacritic.com:

Good- Gorgeous graphical style; great controls with satisfying combat and snappy traversal; well adjusted difficulty that is challenging butGood- Gorgeous graphical style; great controls with satisfying combat and snappy traversal; well adjusted difficulty that is challenging but fair Bad- Soundtrack is disappointing; story is cryptic to a fault Thoughts- The stumbles, however, are minute in the big picture, and hardly matter next to everything the game does well (which, to be clear, it does so well that anyone who has an interest in any of the various things Moonscars is trying owes it to themselves to give it a go).

I started this review by noting that 2D pixel art action platform souls like indie games are over abundant – Moonscars doesn’t necessarily fix that problem, but it does truly stand out in an increasingly crowded segment of the market by acquitting itself through sheer mastery of almost everything it sets out to do, delivering a compelling and well playing, one that knows not to outstay its welcome, and one where its few flaws can’t detract from its overall appeal.