Yokai Hunter Shintaro

When I first started playing for 30 minutes or so, I felt this was an incredible title. ( and it arguably still is. ) However, the difficulty is insane and I would actually like to finish a stage. Just a single stage. And it isn't just the "get good" factor. You are consistently knocked into pits ect.

1. I cleared the game as Ayane. Not sure if I can do it with Shintaro. His blade curves in a weird way. I did not bother finishing trial mode. 2. Finishing this game requires patience. I wonder if the pacing is perhaps too fast, considering the amount of traps that can kill you if you move too fast 3. You can select which area you want to start with, but it's actually not a megaman game. You don't gain abilities from defeating bosses. 4. You can collect bottles that can refill your health. You can hold up to 2 of them. This persists through death and can make your fights easier. 5. I recommend starting with the Frog Yokai and work your way through the lower row bosses. 6. Overall this is an okay game for its price. Maybe this is a start of a much better sequel. Note to dev: Thank you for listening to my earlier complaint about this game not having analog stick support.

Castlevania IV meets Mega Man X!!! But old timey Japan themed!!! Pro: -Great soundtrack -Tight controls -Fun character design (both playable and enemy) -'Just right' difficulty -Lots of secrets to find -Fairly unique levels -Retro fun -Lots of great enemies Con -Your movepool is limited and doesn't expand much -No achievements (yet?) -Some jumps can be a bit cruel

👺 Disappointed. Looks & sounds SO GOOD, but the gameplay is bad (not hard, just unfair.) Constant memorization and repetition (falling onto enemies, small & fast yokais / projectiles, pits and instant deaths.) The checkpoints placement is simply the worst. The chars' hitboxes are huge. The samurai has a useless immobile combo attack and it's easier to play as a ninja. Only two new moves (for each) in the store and nothing else (available only after completing any level). The skill animation takes time and during it you're motionless and vulnerable! Dash is strange, there is no place to use it. The heal items drop is so unbalanced and random. There are small "secrets" in the levels with potions, magic beasts and HP upgrades, but this doesn't help in the whole situation. An EASY mode has been added, but it's TOO EASY! (if you want to enjoy the game, play on it, since achievements ?not planned?) It was also funny when in the extra mode (unlocked after completing), you're asked to touch...

what a great game but to hard for me, looks really amazing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG9bEEF8nH4 - visually gorgeous games THE CONTROLS are the only frustrating part (I guess true to retro style gameplay) I just didn't enjoy that part to much but for anyone else craving an arcade style game dive in!

Looked great in the screenshots, but it's mediocre. Only works with a controller, which is a sign of the devs being lazy, and the gameplay is just janky with dozens of enemies rushing at you throwing you into pits, or just standing there. Combo animation soft locks you while it plays. The music becomes annoying very fast. Here is the keyboard layout in case you're looking for it: Jump=Space Summon=Return(!) Slash=TAB (!!) Dash=PageDown(!!!)

I had a lot of fun with this game, particularly once Easy mode was added in. The standard game is pretty tough, which is great for people who enjoy a challenge -- but I'm definitely not one of those people. I like to play through games for the experience and the thrill of completion. The character designs and environments in this game are really creative and polished. The story is pretty barebones, but that's my preference these days. Just flash a few words and some images on the screen and let me start playing -- thankfully that's this game's style. The gameplay is simple but fun, although if I had a complaint about the game it's that the special skills you purchase are a little clunky and you risk getting hit each time you attempt to use them. I'm not sure if they'd be more effective in the standard difficulty, but at least in Easy mode I was perfectly content with ignoring the special skills and blasting everything with my basic weapon instead. I think I would have preferr...

The music is this game is SICK. It's so good. It's worth just for the music. It's a hard game tho. But beatable...just real hard.

Yes the game is hard, in just the same way that it expect you to replay it and get better at it and familiarize with their mechanics, which I think is a welcome return to form after so many games neutered themselves for the sake of the masses. I don't think the game needed it but as per the request of the people with attention span of toddlers they have added an easy mode so if you are still having a hard time after lowering the difficulty that's not on the developers. The visuals are great, I have cleared a couple of stages so far so far. Every boss an enemy has its own charm (the jorogumo is mine and no one else can have her) My only gripe is that you don't have all your moves from the begging you need to buy a couple of them and in regards to the charge attack I think is by far feels the most powerful and pretty much allows you to not worry about having to account for the spacing nor the timing of your attacks as just basic attacks need you to understand enemies in order to use ...