Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake

I loved the original Tiny Dangerous Dungeons, which I had from a bundle on itch.io. This title is a pretty good remake of it with a bunch of new content. The original was monochrome, a bit like original Gameboy style greyscale. This feels more like late NES/early SNES era. There's a nice amount of new detail added while still feeling very retro like the original. Sound and music is a lot better (the original had a single track for most of the game). This is a metroidvania, just a short one. A normal ending run will take around 2½ hours, including some backtracking for HP upgrades. There are 4 new secret areas, which has very difficult platforming that give you gems, and these are used to unlock the true ending. The MV progression feels very similar to the original as well, with a very similar set and order of upgrades. Several upgrades are locked behind bosses now, while they were more platforming challenges before. The added bosses are quite difficult, and might take...

If you want a Metroidvania that's not too long or too difficult, this game is for you. Maybe because you just started in this genre, or because you need a game that doesn't make you want to rip your hair out for a change. I'm in the latter category and I really enjoyed this game for what it is. It doesn't overstay it's welcome and is a fun change of pace. It does what it has to do and it does it mostly well, in regards to gameplay, map and music. It even has a true ending which had some platforming challenges, which I really enjoyed. A major downside for me were the bosses. Basically the gimmicks of all the bosses is that you can't hit them most of the time, so you need to wait before you can attack them, all the while they're spawning minions and/or debris. They did feel on theme with the game, it just made me frustrated because they take way longer than it needs to be. Also the hitboxes felt a bit off, when I was sure I hit an enemy but it didn't register, so that didn't help with...

Fun little platformer! If you're into simplistic adventures then you'll like this! Decently challenging in all departments. Give it a shot!

I did everything up to the final boss in one sitting but that final boss is just too tough so I'll call it quits here. This game is a prime example of why difficulty and accessibility options should always be in games. Only play if you have a much longer temper than mine.