Blue fencer Resurrection Reviews

Actually better than some Castlevania games, no joke.

doujin action platformer along the lines of a castlevania or wonder boy. it's an expanded version of a free game, the first half is more or less identical to the original. all of this dev's games have charming kusoge vibes owing to the mishmash of sprites. some are crisp pixel art, others look like uprezzed jpegs. you'll see two headed dragons next to robots and for some reason the demon king is named santa. despite the hodgepodge aesthetic, the gameplay is solid. you have a sword combo, magic, a high jump and an invincible dash attack. the combat primarily centers around managing stamina, which is used for all your special moves. enemy attacks feel shmup-inspired, probably because it's easier to shoot bullets than add frames of animation lol but i'm into it. most attacks can be dodged pretty easily but your magic will cancel bullets if it gets hectic. one area where the kuso comes out is in the fact that there's no knockback or hit reaction and few if any i-frames, so if you do take damage or collide with enemies it can melt your health quick, but enemies don't tend to rush the player so it's not a huge issue.

Looks like a mess, but the gameplay is quite solid.