(Free) Pixel Art Metroidvinia? // Skelethrone: The Prey // First 20 Minutes // No Commentary
So... I had really high hopes for this game based on the prologue. The story I read, the graphics I saw in the trailer, and the fact that it was made with pixel art. Sadly, it only lived up to these expectations in theory.
I'm not going to say that it's bad. It's just that it wasn't what I was expecting... maybe!
So the first thing I can say is that it's definitely not a hack 'n' slash. You have to consider your attacks and defenses. And it's not easy (at least it wasn't for me :p) and took me a while to get used to the controls. The graphics were actually good, but considering there were no waypoints, you could get lost very easily (as you can see in my video after falling into the dungeon). The environment keeps you on edge to see where you could go or go wrong, since it's not always clear where you will land and/or fall.
In general, it looks more like a test game for the actual product to see what could be improved in the final game. I hope the developers read the comments and try to address the issues... Anyway, if you have some time for a game which I'd like to describe as "maybe," but will go with "Good", Just go with it =)
Thumbs Up!