FOUNTAINS

Its great, however the boss fights make me not want to finish it. *edit* It could have been great. Boss fights took the joy out of it. Moved on.

I never leave reviews. This is perhaps my greatest $10 regret ever. At what first appears to be a solid contender in the vain of Hollow Knight, Blasphemous and other entries in the metroidvania/souls-like crossover genre you begin to notice the pig poking its' snout through the makeup. Projectiles from enemies seemingly being able to penetrate any obstacle while yours are blocked by foliage, hit boxes that are off just enough to make you wonder if you really should have been hit there, animations that seem to have ended with you still locked from performing another action and brutal off-screen attacks with sniper-esque accuracy. All of this and more awaits you if you decide to flog yourself with the half baked mechanics of FOUNTAINS. Aside from being frustrating for all the wrong reasons the game's one redeeming quality is the aesthetics, which are quite good. Unfortunately, games need to be enjoyable and not just pretty. 3/10.

Beautiful pixel art with basic mechanics that are very well done. The bosses and areas are challenging but fair. I enjoyed playing through this game.

Great 2d zelda-like. Love the art and the movement is really immersive.

Fountains is a good time. Therefore go buy fountains. Playthrough took about 17 hrs according to steam. Experiment with gear and abilities and boss fights become easier. It's pure exploration. Make use of the map markers for areas of interest. The game literally gives you what you need to beat it. Get it on sale. Worth 10 dollars easy.

I'm still playing the game but I've played enough now that I think I'm on roughly the final stretch. At this point I'm very happy to recommend it, it's really good fun mash up of hyperlight drifter/zelda/metroidvania and dark souls. Really nice light and fast but chunky combat with great enemy telegraphing (both in animation and sound design) that make it very fair. edit - ok I'm with some of the other reviews now - the final run of bosses is a signifcant step up in difficulty and they are a bit much. If they were optional bosses it would be fine. They honestly need a bit of tweaking when it comes to either their HP or their attack stats. For how long it takes to kill them with your attack stats (which come from equipment and I seem to have hit the ceiling on that) and their HP in combination with the massive amount of damage each hit does means it's just a bit off as each round with a boss just goes on too long. You have to keep up with them just a bit too long meaning they'll even...

the start is really good but then you get lost and don't know what to do and the only way to move forward is through a guide or a walkthrough which for me kinda ruins the game but other than that it is good. solid 7/10.

felt like this game was made for me lol. it combines some of my favorite parts of games like hollow knight, tunic, death's door, hyper light drifter, etc. while still being completely unique.