Mac Arrowny posted... Finished Steamworld Dig 2.
I don't really know how to feel about this game. On the one hand, there wasn't really anything bad about it. It was paced fairly well - it took me a bit over 8 hours, and had consistent progression + a variety of environments. The digging was a fairly neat mechanic. You essentially start at the surface and have to dig you're way down to find explore new areas and mine for ore which you sell for money. You have limited torch fuel and limited space for ore, so you have to return to the surface fairly regularly, which I didn't mind as a mechanic to keep things fresh, but it could be occasionally frustrating. The upgrade systems were fairly cool - you can upgrade your various abilities with money, and also get new basic abilities with money.
The main thing I didn't care for was probably the setting/story. The post-apocalyptic wild west stuff was pretty blah, and the story was too uninteresting for there to be as much dialogue as there was. It's mostly optional, but still. Not really a top Metroidvania, and basically one I only played because they gave it away free on Steam and it got great reviews for some reason. Wouldn't recommend it.
I see this one near the top of a lot of "Best Indie Metroidvania" lists. Almost bought SD1 & 2 last month when they were on sale, but I hesitated because I feared the things you mentioned.
Dels posted... i'm way too late, but i wouldn't talk anyone into xeodrifter tbh.
1.49 is about what it's worth.
kinda the equivalent of playing a fun little flash game really.
it's fun to play for the like 2 hours it lasts but completely forgetable
I ended up buying it buy haven't played it yet. Seems silly to touch this one when I've got Hollow Knight, Ori 2, Yoku's Island, Carrion, Mega Man ZX/Advent, and Dead Cells in my backlog.