Knytt Underground
"Knytt Underground's gameplay elements are great, but there's just so much of it that it can get tedious, which is where its immersive atmosphere and narrative become really important."
Metroidvania fit: Medium Fit, Low Fit. You get new abilities between chapters, but not during the actual exploration phase of the game, ma
- Developer
- Nifflas' Games
- Time to Beat
- ~15 hours
- Release Date
- 2013/10/25
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Knytt Underground
"Knytt Underground's gameplay elements are great, but there's just so much of it that it can get tedious, which is where its immersive atmosphere and narrative become really important."
Metroidvania Breakdown
There's a rare instance where you need to use a temporary power to remove an enemy obstacle, but that's purely for puzzle platforming purposes. Basically there is no combat in this game.
On PC the ''press up to jump'' control scheme can be a bit awkward, especially considering how much you also have to climb in this game. Ball form can be slightly trial and error based, but consequences for failure are low. Overall there are a ton of great challenges.
There are many dead ends unfruitful platforming challenges, but what you can find might be intriguing enough to make the wandering and backtracking less memorable
Knytt Underground won't have a puzzle on every screen, but there are many screens where figuring out how to get up there will certainly please spatial reasoning fans
The story is disjointed and unfocused, but that almost seems like it's the point. It's very likely that any player going into this will find something they can relate to
The minimalist platform outlines with detailed backgrounds does a great job creating an atmospheric world to explore. The character portraits and sprites on the other hand are a little awkward
Music is more than half the equation for producing a fantastic atmosphere, and Knytt Underground has perfect music for that purpose
Many NPCs you meet will have dialog options you won't be able to see on a single playthrough, and the game's world is so complex that routing new ways to go through it could last months if you enjoy it