This game feels average at best. I'm writing this in full knowledge that a sequel has been released by now, and I decided to play the first to get an idea of what I'd be in for before playing the next. However, I feel unimpressed by this. The controls felt uncomfortable, I feel that using the up key instead of space to jump would have been a better option. The graphics and the story are nothing too special, and the gameplay feels really slow and awkward. The first boss, Pigasaurus, had an extremely predictable and uninspired pattern and was easy to defeat, though I don't understand why I couldn't hurt it while it was summoning monsters. I hoped that at least experimenting with the new weapons would improve gameplay, but as the medal suggests (as well as the shops I encountered), all of the weapons are just upgrades to the sword. I spent all my money on bombs because they were far better and more useful than the sword, so I never bought the other swords, but if all they do is increase damage, then why have the option to switch between the old swords? Why not just keep the new one? There are many design flaws that hold this back from being an enjoyable platformer, but it just doesn't grab my attention as it is.
