Defunct Games reviews Kalinur, available now on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Switch and PC.
If you’ve played a Metroidvania game before, then you’ve seen a lot of what Kalinur has to offer. While a bit on the familiar side, this is a throwback adventure game that not only looks the part, but also controls extremely well. Unfortunately, you’ll have a serious case of déjà vu throughout, thanks to the all-too-familiar power-ups. Worse yet, the game’s bosses stop trying about halfway through and I hit a wall that literally corrupted my save file at the very end. Developers wanting to make this kind of action game in 2023 need to try a lot harder than Kalinur.
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