Eli Hasty

I am extremely lucky. My friend told me about this game, and he had no idea what it was. So I — for some weird reason — decided to randomly buy this game without knowing what it was or even doing the slightest bit of research on it... but I'm glad I did. I don't normally randomly buy anything, but that actually made my experience with this game all the more better, because it's: - Mysterious - Immersive - Dark - A world to get lost in - A game all about discovery If I had done research, I probably would have known too much. Very few Metroidvanias actually let you get lost (The Metroid games are THE only other games I can think of). And they weren't even trying to make a Metroidvania. It was made from a game jam. They built it not based on what was trending, but they made something they would have played. Something they would enjoy. Without even trying to show the Metroid/Castlevania-likes who's boss, they really set the bar for the Platformer sub-genre. An interconnected world that lets you get lost. Well done, Team Cherry. Well done.