Onsen Master Reviews

Seems like the tutorial works now but still has some issues. I noticed it was reacting to my keyboard input when it was not the active window, which was a bit odd. The store page says it has steam remote play but we could not get it to work (One player on keyboard and one on controller, as is usual for steam remote play). Both inputs were accepted but were directed to the same character, leaving the yokai standing still while we both controlled the main character. There is no menu for selecting which controller controls which character to rectify the situation Game has a bit of a weird difficulty curve, starts off with more elements in play then is typical for a starter level in this genre, but it was manageable all the way up until the big 'Yokai Boss', who seems impossible to beat solo, given you don't have enough time to do everything on your own. The levels with the purple tree are frustrating to navigate not because of the intended obstacles, but because of weird hitboxes on the stairs. There are also spirits that run around but are hard to catch because they will stand next to ingredient bins and your character will often grab the ingredient instead of the spirit. It does not feel good when the game is difficult due to control, movement, and hitbox quirks, rather than because of intended challenges. I also had a confusing moment where I couldn't progress through an area even though I had three-starred every level. It wasn't immediately clear that it wasn't a bug but the fact you need to defeat the boss yokai in order to unlock the next level. Some ui improvements could fix this (Like a grayed out yokai icon next to the star bar, showing the yokai as a fourth star might be more intuitive) I found the second area the most enjoyable, 4 tubs, 4 scents and I found that if I colored the baths at the start then the festive guests were more likely to pick their intended bath (Of course the yokai screws that all up anyway but whatever) There's enough tiny frustrations in this game that I can't recommend it. Could really use some polish, mappable keybindings, graphics settings, ui improvements for user friendliness, and some bugs worked out on desktop. Graphics settings seems like a very big oversight. My game keeps popping up on my secondary monitor instead of my primary, and it isn't moveable once it's open.