Carter Burch – Google

I played this game with low expectations given how the game looks but my expectations were blown out of the water. The battle system just screams paper Mario. Action commands are back and are as good as they were back in the thousand year door and 64. The music while battling never gets old. Badges are back in the form of medals and they work just like they did in paper Mario. With a trio of characters now, the badges can have more variety. With so many badges you can equip on any party member, you can make a ton of team combinations. I said trio of characters but, who are they? Well there is Kabbu the beetle, Vi the bee, and Lief the moth. They all have their own strengths and weaknesses in battle too. They also have their own backstory which is really well done. The writing in this game is just fantastic. Every character has their own personality and you can tell what it is just by hearing how they talk. The game’s graphics is really the only problem I have with this game. They just don’t look that good but given how fun this game is it really doesn’t matter that much. There still is stuff I could say but that would involve spoilers for the story. Anyways I’m so happy I gave this game a try and it’s a must have for paper Mario fans that need more paper Mario!

This is one of the best platformers/metroidvanias I've ever played. The moves you learn are amazing and work so well with each other. Using the grapple and bash together is super fun. The music in the game is mindblowing and fits so well with the area. My favorite area theme is Inkwater Marsh. Something new that they added is actually good combat! Ori and the blind forest's combat was kinda spammy and just not fun. Now combat is quick and fun to do. Ori now actually has weapons she can use. This game is just amazing especially for such a small studio. I hope we can get more passion projects like this in the future.

This game is just amazing. Every level was made so well. And it just felt amazing to go through them. Madeline's moveset is simple but you can do so many things with it. You have a jump,wall climb, wall jump, and a dash. The dash can go into 8 directions and it feels great. The music in this game never gets old...ever.It fits the level so perfectly. Every character even has their own motif too. Sometimes it's even woven into the song in the level. I've tried speedrunning this game (I'm not very good at it) and it's just so fun to dash through the level using tons and tons of advanced movements that the game teaches you. This game is amazing and if I could buy it again I would in a heartbeat.