Column on the Sea

I didn't enjoy it all that much. I understand that it imitates old-school games, but it also imitates some of their problems and thus it becomes a chore to play. The combat is clunky, with bad collision detection and attack animations that can't be canceled, bosses are damage sponges (the final boss especially is a slog) and you never feel powerful even after getting most of the upgrades. The spells seem...

3 found this helpful, 2023-12-29

Not the best looking, sounding or playing indie Metroidvania on Steam, but the game has a lot of heart. The solo dev who made it certainly had fun doing so, and it clearly comes across.

2 found this helpful, 2022-11-04

This is one of those games that as soon as I started it, I knew it was something special, and the developer really knows what they're doing. This game is simple on the surface, a fairly minimal art and music style without a ton of "flair" to it, but moment to moment it feels so smooth and it's a joy to play. The controls are easy, my one complaint is the only keybinding is not what I would've chosen and can't be...

5 found this helpful, 2020-02-29