The Fang Reviews

It's got so few reviews, all but one are negative. I don't really see why. It's far from flawless but it's got an interesting atmosphere and, while the controls are kinda bad (action game on rpg maker) the level design so far is pretty great. So far it's got a gameboy zelda meets Aliens vibe going for it. So far I'm even getting a bit metroidvania. And showing my age a bit, it's controls are pretty in line for that era. Music is rare but it has a kind in place of it it has the whirring of machines and creepy background noise. I can recommend this under the caveat that you come in knowing the controls are going to be kinda crap.

Combat is awkward. You are bound to a grid, but the grid isn't clearly visible, you can move diagonally, but only enemies can attack diagonally. Movement is very slow, and backtracking is required. Also your goal is never clear, so you will be constantly wandering around aimlessly at a slow speed. There are many branching paths, but no map. So you better have a good memory, but it's kind of hard to memorize a very generic world that all kind of blends together and looks the same. There is a bug where sometimes chests just cant be opened for no apparent reason. I confirmed this was a bug because after starting a fresh save file, previously unopenable chests suddenly worked, and some other chests that opened before could no longer be interacted with. I can't say for sure, but I think this resulted in softlocking my game because there was a big chest that i couldn't interact with, the game is so unclear though it's hard to say for sure if this is just some weird intended mechanic. There are a 3 seemingly pointless mechanics? -You have a stamina bar, but it didn't seem to affect anything or matter when it ran out. -You collect orb things that cap at 3 and then go away after a short time at the top right of the screen, again no idea what they did if anything. -There is a "hit" counter like in some fighting games, but again it doesn't seem to matter or have any interaction with the game in anyway. ------------------------------ Overall a decent concept or demo, but this is not a fully realized game I would recommend buying and playing.