Мальчик-монстр и Проклятое Королевство

Horrible game, not deserving of the positive reviews. Asking 30 bucks for a game with atrocious controls and artificial difficulty because of said controls is just ridiculous. Easily among the worst games i've ever played and probably the worst one sitting in my library. I only beat it out of spite and because steam wouldn't refund me anymore since the purchase was too old. I used cheats for it because the game is filled with the most annoying enemies imaginable. Only recommended if you're a full on massochist or a furry weaboo. 0/10 game for normal people...

Beautiful artwork.
Bad animations.
Very bad controls, up to unplayable level. Sad.

This game despite the colorful graphics and peaceful family friendly like atmosphere is brutally difficult. I loved this game very much despite it having me pulling my hair out on a few occasions. The game is this is a puzzle heavy exploration game. It's not the metroidvania that I thought it would be. It's a nearly perfect game for what it sets out to do though it can be too complicated for its own good sometimes.

Absolutely loved this game, its like a mix of zelda, wonderboy, and hollow knight!
Im surprised I never heard of this game at launch, I wish I had though. 10/10 would recommend if you like zelda and hollowknight and wonderboy.

cute graphics, but by the ends you are forced to finds every single hidden treasures just to be allowed to progress. uninstalled

THE MUSIC!!!

What starts off as a simple enough game turns into an utter mess involving not properly explaining mechanics right up to kaizo tricks because like the vast majority of game developers, they have chosen the path of Dark Souls throwing in cruel tricks that only the best players will be able to pull off without feeling miserable.

Mechanics such as ground pounding lava geysers without taking damage is neglected entirely meaning either they forgot or you are meant to take damage.

The constant need to INSTANTLY switch between characters especially beloved snake is quite infuriating when transformations are not instantaneous and then also require an immediate input on top of that all within a fraction of a second. And this is just to complete the game without all the extra fun stuff.

Then there are instances where it is not obvious where it is you are supposed to go since what is and is not an object you can stand on is made obvious. or just who knows where you are meant to go.

idle animations do not need to become active immediately. You can give a person time to think for a moment rather than just be in a persons face.

Good luck getting enough money to buy everything without grinding.

Gimmicks are pretty good though although it does require very big brain to remember everything going on with each character.

It was cute and enjoyed the first play through. Design and scenery was beautiful.

The annoyances mount up though. Your character feels "large" on the screen. Your shield hitboxes are tiny. And it has that modern PC "we made a quick retro gaaaaammmmmeeeee" meme where there's very few different types of enemies, and very few of them on a screen at one time. I really miss those old days where screens and zones felt more alive with more shit moving around.

Some of the puzzles or things to hunt were pretty challenging. There's a few bugged spots that will require you to reload your save.

Oh and loved the christian rock tier opening song, lol. The Forest theme is top tier and will probably be in some kid's "4hr Top Switch Music" compilation someday.