Разработчик: Old Moon
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Системные требования
Windows
- ОС: Windows 10
- Процессор: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD FX-4350
- Оперативная память: 4 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 5770, 1 GB
- Место на диске: 5 GB
- ОС: Windows 10
- Процессор: Intel Core i7-2600 or AMD FX-8350
- Оперативная память: 6 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, 2 GB or AMD Radeon R7 360, 2 GB
- Место на диске: 5 GB
Mac
- ОС: Snow Leopard 10.6.8, 32/64-bit
- Процессор: Intel G850 Dual-Core 2.9ghz or similar
- Оперативная память: 2 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: Dedicated (Non-integrated) GPU with 1GB or more video memory
- Место на диске: 1 GB
Linux
- ОС: Ubuntu 14.10
- Процессор: Intel G850 Dual-Core 2.9ghz or similar
- Оперативная память: 2 GB ОЗУ
- Видеокарта: Dedicated (Non-integrated) GPU with 1GB or more video memory
- Место на диске: 1 GB
Отзывы пользователей
There are a lot of 2D Metroidvania games out there but I feel like this is one of the ones that's much more in the Metroid camp than the Vania one. The game is very short, I went out of my way to try and 100% every I could and barely scraped out 14 hours (played on Steam Deck so total time not counted). It's not as good as Hollow Knight but it's a very fun little romp. One word of advice, talk to all the characters each day.
GOOD:
Voice Acting - I really liked the voice acting. They did a really good job with the voice casting choices.
Combat - Plays like Metroid, plays well. Lots of weapons and upgrades to choose from.
Bosses - Plenty of bosses, most are good. Quite a few hidden bosses as well.
Vibe - Despite the game taking place on a dead planet full of aggressive alien bugs, it feels weirdly cozy? Probably the coziest of these type of games.
Difficulty - Seems like it might more difficult when you first start but you quickly find a medium difficulty once you get a few upgrades. Not too easy, not too hard.
BAD:
The Door - There's a door in the game, you find it and a little robot ball comes out and looks at you. The way it was presented I assumed I would need an ID or something to get through. Shooting it just makes it run away for a bit. It wasn't until the very last part of the game I gave up and googled and it's just a DPS check to destroy it before it escapes. It's just a simple shortcut that doesn't mean anything by that point in the game. Feel dumb now.
MIXED:
Talking To Everyone - There's a lot of good dialogue when the day changes, all the characters will go to new areas and you can find them to talk to them and get new dialogue. It is kind of annoying having to find wherever they went every single time. I liked the new dialogue but I wish it was easier to find everyone each day change.
True Ending - There's something neat at the top right of the map. REALLY hard to find it out intuitively. Ended up Googling how to actually get up there. Worth it though.
I don't write reviews or finish many games. This one had me hooked to the end. Next round to 100% it. Easily connected to the characters and had me wanting to see what was next the whole time.
One of the most entertaining metroidvania I've ever played. Character design was splendid. The story is incredible. Graphic is really cool and reminds me of cookie cutter somehow, There's not much platforming too, making this game enjoyable for those who love metroidvania but dislikes platforming.
The only complaints I have is that the main character move slowly, slower than the enemy which I hate.
bought on console, enjoyed it so bought it on PC also. I play a few metroidvanias and this is one of my personal favourites.
Followed this game since like 2014, got it when it came out then forgot to play it, and after finally sinking into it a bit all I have to say is
Yeah it's pretty neat .3.
I enjoyed this game, it has a interesting charm to it if you give it time. Also its expecting you to return to locations you would consider pointless to return too for character plot. So its a lot of back tracking and running around but overall the map is small enough that its not a big deal to run around to see if your missing anything or anyone.
I really wanted to give this game a thumbs up. Its got a interesting art style, enemy designs and interesting characters. one issue is its a telling not showing sort of story and characters will talk about things you have no background to understand but speak like you should. boss fights are okay nothing to write home about. but the biggest negative is the worst navigation of any metroid-vania i have ever played. The map is hard to read and multiple entry points to new areas actually do not line up with where they should be outside the map. many time I have found a new route that I hope will give me a item to help with navigation of it just gives a new weapon or booster. There is not enough fast travel points and most are placed in odd areas. Its a world I want to explore but it feels like the game is actively preventing me from doing so with its map. not its enemies.
A very cozy game with a soothing combination of nice visuals and somber music. Not every game can make someone want to replay it a second time after beating it almost 100%
It could be an interesting game but most of the mechanics are making it impossible to enjoy or recommend it. Enemies are just hit sponges while your offensive abilities are hindered by the game’s mechanics or are simply lacking range. Most of the game feels underwhelming and undercooked, which is somewhat disappointing since the game could have had potential. While most points are not a big problem by itself the sheer number of its problems kills any enjoyment over time. It is more like death by 1000 needles. Here are all my gripes with this thing:
- Shooting your blaster overheats it and you get a massive cut in range, speed and damage (cool idea but in combination with the frantic game it is just bad).
- Getting hit by enemies slows you, so getting away from them proves difficult.
- You loose parts of your max health after getting killed. Regaining max health costs resources and can only be done on some places (this makes the game unfair, also with the very limited healing).
- Dashing and other abilities cost stamina (this is also a good idea but getting circumcised by enemy and level design).
- Most level design is claustrophobic and hinders movement or the character get stuck.
- Level design blocks visibility of enemies.
- Some effects block visibility of enemies.
- Enemies and bosses are coming in unfair clusters or get spawned while bossfight.
- Enemies and environment deal WAY too much damage.
- Bosses are sometimes to big to dash through.
- While the levelling is an interesting idea, it hinders the flow of the game and is not fitting with the MetroidVania
- Sound design is sometimes overbearing.
- Controller mapping feels lacklustre.
- Walking is to slow. While you have an unnecessary sprint ability later, the sprinting costs stamina and is still way to slow and needs RT getting hold.
- Most of the time aiming is necessary to hit enemies, but while aiming you cannot move.
- Crouching down gets you stuck on crouch and you cannot move until you press up.
- Exploring the map never feels satisfying in the first place. Sometimes you will get nothing or just some currency for levelling up or repairing yourselve.
- Enemy AI feels very erratic and unresponsive.
- Main character lacks any motive for wandering around, especially the beginning feels unmotivating. Also in later gameplay the character feel way to uninvolved in getting anywhere every motivation for getting somewhere is either coming from someone else or is getting added on.
I will end it here, since there are enough problems listed here and I might even have forgotten some. Like I said earlier, ther might be an interesting game in here and being a big MetroidVania fan and having played most of the this feels just frustrating. I really wished the developers could have taken more time to understand what it means to create this genre of games. But having mechanincs that actively hinders the game or working against you are just bad game design. I really wished I could have something more positive to say about it, but I can’t.
Over some of it's shortcomings, Ghost Song has a very special in my heart. The only negative I can give is the somewhat simple minded combat, everything about the game is just art. From an incredible OST to beautiful art, this game has it all. Very unique and enticing setting, thats combined with likeable and human characters.
I might be a bit bias, as I see myself in Dead Suits character way more than one should, but the way she interacts with her enviroment is just heartwarming. What might also be considered a negative is the difficulty one might face when trying to get all NPC dialoges and interactions. I highly recommend using a player made map, to make sure you dont miss any.
10/10
"It's difficult to exist."
"Sometimes it's okay."
"Sometimes, yes."
10/10 no scary ghosts. very cool.
Gameplay was fun though the ending was pretty bad an sudden in my opinion.
A short metroidvania with a lot more metroid than anything else. Game has great vibes too.
However there is a lot of backtracking and the combat is a bit rough but still fun.
This game is very Hollow Knight coded. If you've played that then it will be easy getting into this. Music is fantastic. Gameplay is fun and engaging. Visuals are beautiful. This game goes for a very somber feeling and delivers in spades. If I had to criticize it, the levels could be a bit more varied and the wall jumping could be a bit less clunky. Maybe a few more fast travel locations. Overall a hard recommend.
This game was amazing to play through. The atmospheric nature of the planet mixed with the souls-esc story telling through npcs was charming. Although many complain about some mechanics, such as the missing health after dying which creates the need to repair to have a full health bar, I found it challenging in a way that made the extra handicap push me to play even better. Hope to see another!
Ethereal, melancholy, searching... fighting to survive, if you are in some sense alive. And looking for something beyond just survival. It's a peculiar existence in Ghost Song, but that's okay. The experience is unique enough to be worth the occasional stubbed toe on rough edges of game design or difficulty smoothing.
The narrative is fairly fleshy, especially for a soulsy game. And this is a souls-like, without a doubt - a 2D platforming metroidvania one, but with the same spirit of evasion, maneuvering, timing and tactics to determine whether combat will go well... or result in a hike back from the nearest save spot. Expect to die a lot, and remember to learn something every time if you can - this should help you through.
You have a basic ranged attack from your blaster gun, and with sustained fire your gun will overheat and fire slower until it cools. But in a neat twist of game design, this grants you a damage bonus if you whack enemies in melee combat while your gun heat is high, so one series of attacks flows smoothly into the next. This isn't always easy to pull off, but it provides opportunities for satisfying, skilful combat - the heart and soul of the souls genre.
It's a shame there's only partial voice acting. What there is, however, is well done and helps pull you into the world, its characters and their struggles. The sound and music are good. The visuals are strange, varied and interesting, as well as quite beautiful.
Some areas feel fairly empty, which I read as a sign of good pacing, atmosphere, even realism - not everywhere needs to be full of belligerent creatures, after all - and not all creatures in the game are belligerent. It makes the world feel more like a world, yes?
All in all, I'd recommend this game to fans of the metroidvania soulslike genre blend, who enjoyed games such as Salt & Sanctuary (or its sequel), Ender Lilies, or that Vigil thing. As a caution, the game could arguably be more polished. At the same time, though, its heart is in the right place, it has a good amount of action and exploration of a strange alien world through the eyes of a mysterious being... so yes.
Heartily recommended.
First Metroidvania that made me cry.
9/10 would cry again.
Goodbye, Blue..
Ghost song is a wonderful game. Great atmosphere and good gameplay. Not very long but compelling all the way
If you cannot stop playing until you almost starve to death, you know it's an awesome game.
I'm aready hooked and loving it all the way.
There are many unique traits which set it apart from other metroidvanias.
Give it a shot, it's very interesting and fun, the atmosphere and music is glorious.
It's challenging enough, don't worry.
Controls are very smooth, abilities are nice and level design is amazing
ive been lost since 2006
Do not skip this. Probably one of the best Metroidvania games out there. A spiritual successor to Super Metroid that stands on the shoulders of giants. Best implementation of mechanics in the genre. Dark quiet atmosphere with a story that dives deep into philosophy and spirituality. Truly fantastic experience.
A combination of the heavy atmosphere, the gorgeous art and punchy easy-to-grasp yet hard to master combat makes Ghost Song a must try for anyone interested in the genre at all and willing to approach the game with patience. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since I started it.
As a metroidvania, it's ok.
As a mysterious and atmospheric experience, it's great.
As the achievement of a solo dev, it's outstanding.
This is more of a neutral/positive recommendation, it's a good game but has a few issues some people may wish to avoid. First off the game is a MetroidVania, so you explore, fight bosses, & acquire power ups (double jump, dashing, etc.) that let you access parts of the map you couldn't previously access, repeat. If you played Hollow Knight, Bloodstained Ritual of the Night, Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth etc, you know what your in for. The story is about the Deadsuit (player character) you awaken on a strange hostile world with no memory of who, or what you are. Your mission is to uncover your past and find a sense of purpose.
Perfomance:
Ghost Song ran great, no issues at all. Would of liked to see more graphics options but it works.
Controls:
- Controller is highly recommended, but it is possible to use KB+M I tried it, it works okay after re-binding
- Fully re-bindable keyboard controls (Thank you devs!)
- Controls "feel" tight & responsive, no issues
Pros & Cons:
- Nice art style everything felt very cohesive
- Fully Voice acted, & they did a great job!
- Spongy normal enemies, even after fully leveling up
- So much backtracking, execissive amounts of it
- After leveling up (weapon, vitality, resolve) you don't really feel any stronger, it's very gradual.
- Overheating is a little to aggressive in the beginning imo
- The story didn't do much for me (could just be me)
- Lots of secrets & hidden stuff
- I found after grinding & leveling up my blaster, the game felt way better
- Some of the dialogue felt pretentious
- Definitely could of used a better fast travel
- Sound design was much better than I expected, and fit the game well.
- Really liked the soundtrack, it has a nice chill vibe going on.
- The map could be better, it works but I wish it would of been refined a bit more.
[*]Bosses range from easy to average nothing crazy difficult
Conclusion
It was a good game, I almost bailed early on because the normal enemies are just so spongy! It felt like the game was wasting my time on purpose, but after I leveled my gun up a lot, it made the game much more enjoyable, but if your not willing to grind for a while, you may wanna pass. I think if they did some re-balancing it would be a solid thumbs up. In the end the story was okay, nothing staggering but the exploring/combat made up for it, and I appreciate all the extra/hidden stuff the devs put in, it made exploring much more fun.
Exploring terrain and defeating enemies. There seems to be no end to discovery in this game. New characters and items to find. Passages and tunnels. I can't wait to see what happens next. Completely in my element with this title.
Barring one glaring issue, this became one of my favorite Metroidvanias (coming from someone that's been playing these titles since the original NES Metroid and Castlevania). The visuals and sound are enthralling and it was unusual to have a Metroidvania with a decent narrative - both through evolving NPC relationships and environmental storytelling. Just about everything was thoroughly intriguing and I couldn't wait to find out more. As far as action goes, a variety of movement abilities, melee, and ranged weapons kept the minute-to-minute play interesting.
Buuuut, the game just ends. No anticipated climax. Only one resolution. Little explanation. Cheap artwork and no meaningful dialog. Not even a hint of a pre/sequel to fill things in. It's like the devs ran out of time or threw up their hands while shouting, "Bored now!" and left the Friday afternoon janitor to draw and write the closing scenes while everyone else went to Vegas. And I say that after nearly 100%-ing the game, using no guides, and getting the "good" ending. I spent 20 hours on a single playthrough, loving nearly every minute of it, and this was the disappointing return. Does that change my recommendation? Absolutely not - but know you'll have fill in a ton of loose story threads on your own.
Another thing to note is that unlike me, you may get sick of backtracking. The game has limited fast travel and the primary loop involves fetching parts from the ends of the map and manually returning them to base (usually with new enemies on the way). That's not terrible, but NPC's and minibosses spawn and move around with each part returned. This means to 100% the game in terms of items and story, you're going to have to re-explore the entire map six or so times. I personally felt that the carrot-on-the-stick was enticing enough for this activity, but you may not and I wouldn't blame you for it.
The Good
+Beautiful artwork, decent animation
+A lot of nice touches all over the place (I love that water cools your gun)
+A number of unique or rare mechanics
+Voice acting pretty good
+Very relaxing music. Absolutely love it. Available on YT, Bandcamp and Amazon.
+Great sound design, attacks and explosions "feel" weighty
+Controls are generally responsive
+Encourages a mix of ranged and melee combat, tailorable to your preferences
+Bosses have multiple phases, often show damage and telegraph pretty fairly
+Fascinating lore
+A number of genuinely creepy enemies and areas
+Many NPC's - friend and foe - have personality
+Most secrets have subtle audio or visual clues
+Ability cooldowns also have audio and visual clues
+Can disable controller vibration
+Normal and casual (less death penalty) difficulties
+Multiple save slots
+New Game+
+RPG elements and mostly open world, so you can work around tough fights
+You can also simply run away from or past many bosses
YMMV
~Some blood, no gore or swearing, very minor statue nudity
~Not a lot of documentation of the game available online
~Devs seem to have abandoned game?
~Unusual number of "empty" hallways with not much of anything to see or do
~Save point frequency inconsistent at the start
~Could use another one or two fast travel points
~A number of enemies require awkward crouching to hit
~Screen transitions could be a bit smoother
~Mouse cursor occasionally appears on screen
~A few enemies can get stuck in walls
~A number of permanently missable items and conversations if you're not thorough
~Game doesn't hold your hand and expects you to find hidden mechanics and lore
~One UI element I never figured out the purpose for
~No end-game item/ability for finding secrets you missed?
~No completion %'s listed anywhere before or after credits?
~You have to re-explore the entire map each phase if you want 100%
~I appreciate the purpose of the Curious Gizmo, but I wish the intent was at least hinted at in the description. Wasted a ton of time re-exploring the entire map, hoping to find its use - only to look on the forums later and see that I didn't need it due to earlier exploration.
The Bad
-Unskippable splash screens
-One softlock attempting to access The Cut Machine forcing an Alt+F4
-Ogre being able to instantly turn around and change his massive hurtbox is cheap
-Map markers have a number of bugs that devs haven't fixed for more than a year
-So much lore is left unresolved, and not in a good kind of way
-The final minutes of the game are an enormous, effortless letdown, even with pre-hinted "good" ending revelation
Played on:
Win11, i7-14700K, RTX4060 Ti 8GB, 32GB DDR5-6000 @ 1920x1080
Using PowerA Enhanced Wired Controller for Xbox Series X|S
Explorer difficulty
If I had to give the game a score 7/10 would be that score but I'd still advise finding out more about the experience others would have had, also you want to ensure that they're actual Metroidvania fans and not some clown who saw a gun or two in a trailer and assumed this is a run n gun game or something. But I really want to emphasize: GIVE THIS DEVELOPER A CHANCE & SUPPORT if they were to build on what I've seen here and they pay attention to the players with another shot at this their next Project won't be really good, it'll be GREAT!
With that said, I pretty much only completed this game because I started it and I always try to finish what I start, I absolutely LOVE Metroidvanias so that alone would be enough for someone like me to complete Ghost Song. I enjoyed it and I DO think the world building, story, characters etc. will scratch that itch for casual Metroidvanias but it's not for reasons you may expect. It can get boring at times backtracking and the fast travel system...yeah, not the best, but what we have here in Ghost Song is better than most.
Your heart will race at times because of tougher challenges as you mosey along but not because the stakes are naturally high (Think Super Metroid or Axiom Verge). Whether the stakes are high or not will be based on your personal decision to care about the characters you meet along the way and I MUST add here though that even though persons CAN be pretty chatty, they actually DO feel real and relatable.
I cared about the freedom of some persons
I wanted to hear what certain synthetics had to say
I was personally blown away by the fact that an A.I. had so much personality I wanted to get a missing part or two to help it along
I DID find it interesting that other species casually exist and it's no big deal to anyone
I did find a few environments very eerie, lonely and isolating
And I DO wish I could find out more about the universe in Ghost Song...so I just call it a side story in the world of Mind Seize and make that my head canon, problem solved.
Buy it
buy it if you can its def interesting
It is beautiful game with beautiful peaceful music and has great potential but this beautiful world is too empty. Not many enemies, also you need to fight like 2 bosses? Rest of them are optional. Way too short and map too small, especially being so empty. The emptiness made this game very atmospheric tho, you will often watch backgrounds or talk with NPCs with pleasure.
Leveling system, abilities and weapons, healing are cool ideas taken from best metroidvanias.
Really good Metrovania. The art is solid and the music is overall really good.
Some bosses felt like bullet sponges and the map felt confusing at times. But overall i would say i had a good time with the game.
Poorly designed difficulty. Unfun mechanics.
After playing another Metroidvania that got it right, Frogmonster, Ghost Song's issues with difficulty are obvious.
1. Losing max health on death and having to crawl back to one of only ~5 repair locations on the map is terrible. You just lost a fight - now either go do it again with disadvantage, or do a long, pointless trek back and forth across the map so you can do it again at full strength. What the hell?
2. Same for dropping nanogel/souls on death. Just because a famous game series did it, doesn't mean it's good game design here. Most of the time if you drop it, it's not a huge deal. But if you drop it in a boss room - you're fucked. You can't just pick it up and leave. If that room holds a substantial amount of nanogel, it's essentially hostage until you can beat that boss. You can't do ANYTHING else, you can't go ANYWHERE else until that's dealt with for fear of losing it.
3. Most bosses/minibosses in the game are essentially a joke - with the exception of the optional ones and the FINAL BOSS]. The final boss is awful unless you cheese it. It has so much damage resistance and health, you might as well be shooting a pea shooter at it. This curve just feels bizarre.
4. In general, you have very limited 'ammo' (energy) and heat to work with - and enemies have a lot of health. You'll find that even late-game you're overheating and out of energy against a couple of basic fodder. It's just bizarre. Heat sort of makes sense - it's encouragement to use your melee. Except here's the thing - against bosses using melee isn't something you can always do when you're hot. They may be skirting around out of range, they may be using attacks that would punish you up close. Etc. So you can't always use it.
The only good thing about Ghost Song is the non-gameplay parts of it. The visuals, the sci fi, etc. Those parts are still pretty good, in spite of the gameplay.
Great although somewhat short metroidvania.
10/10 music.
this game is awesome , I am a Big Fan for the metroid games been since super metroid. this game brings a close feel to that but, it has a little bit of a scare factor and i love that! it is a tough start but once you get a hang of it, Ghost song will grab you and keep you plugged in. Love it.
A staggeringly beautiful and contemplative game. Music, art, design are all excellent. Loved the story and the characters. An absolute must play for any Ian M. Banks fans or fans of Metroidvanias.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Old Moon |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 20.01.2025 |
| Metacritic | 79 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 86% положительных (600) |