Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus Steam Charts & Stats

Fun but very buggy in the controls

jogo lindo demais, com uma arte bem característica. só é uma pena não ter tradução pra pt-br, acredito que isso chamaria atenção de uma boa parte da comunidade brasileira que curte metroidvania pra curtir essa obra de arte.

Promising game with great art style and ideas but let down by frustrating and imprecise controls. I forced myself to continue playing, but at one point I realised that progressing is mostly based on randomness (due to iffy air combat/collision mechanics) than on skill. I therefore rather moved on to one of the many other more rewarding gaming experiences.

Really fun, if pretty standard, Metroidvania hollow-like, highly recommended if you like those types of games. Art is wonderful, soundtrack is great as well. There's some nice character writing and world-building that makes the world feel lived in. Fights are really enjoyable, and there are some really cool and frustrating(in mostly good ways) platforming challenges. I played this game on keyboard since I've never really been a controller guy, and it worked for me fine with the right configuration. Sometimes it lagged/froze for me since my computer isn't great for gaming, so be aware of that depending on your hardware. Still, I ended up beating the game just fine in the end. I'd say you could get a nice first time play through done in around 30 hours, maybe even 15-20 if you aren't into exploring/backtracking in every single area as much as I am. If Hollow Knight is a 10/10 for me, this game bounces between an 8/10 and a 9/10 if you can fully accept that it isn't trying to be revolutionary in the genre, and that it does what it set out to do pretty much perfectly. With that said, I will give it a personal final score of 8.5/10.

DO NOT RECOMMEND until some patches and exposition have been made. For one, this is basically Hollow Knight with a different skin. Come on guys, it's time for games to stop mimicking that one so much. If you've played HK and you play this you see exactly what I mean. 2: it's hard for the sake of being hard, and I'm talking CELESTE HARD, for no reason other than to make the player scream. 3. The bridge boss is ridiculous. There's no reason for a boss to be there in the first place. It doesn't advance the story and isn't a quest from an NPC, and no reason is given (other than sheer capriciousness) for her to exist. Not only that, BUT SHES FUCKING BRUTAL. And not only that, but you think you've finally beat her, only to discover that no, she's not gone, she's back AND SHES GOING TO KICK YOUR ASS. I can get thru the first two phases of the second fight, but so far I've died at least ten times once the third phase triggers. What the bloody hell?! Come on devs, what were you thinking?!?!

Fantastic game. Metroidvania with heavy emphasis on platforming and movement. Lots of pogo stick attacking, genuinely fun to move around the map and even backtracking for collectables. Cute aesthetic and I'm a sucker for japanese mythical lore.

I cannot stress this enough, if you're a fan of Okami for the japanese folklore theming and enjoy metroidvanias/2D platformers: Bo Path of the Teal Lotus is a must play! Aesthetic-wise it's pure eye candy, wide variety of biomes with a cool blend of 2D and 3D backgrounds with vibrant colors and lighting really ties the whole visual experience with a nice ribbon. I am totally biased for the japanese folklore since Okami is one of my favorite games ever, but I can't sing enough praise as to how good this game looks at every moment. As to game feel and mechanics, it's pretty good! Getting constant upgrades that shake up traversal and level design that really tests your skill and asks you to make best use of your movement tools, makes getting through the game rewarding and fun (although sometimes really tough!). I was really surprised as to how well it all comes together in the end, though I will say combat (more in boss fights or high HP enemies) can get kind of mashy, it does reward experimentation and learning tricks to perform constant high speed attacks, but even at the end of my playthrough I couldn't 100% figure out a consistent method of DPS, resulting in tanking damage while mashing through most fights (double heal omamori really saved me there!) And let's not forget the amazing Soundtrack! I'm sorry for always drawing comparisons to Okami, but if you enjoy Okami's Soundtrack, this is an even musterer play. Harmonic melodies and traditional japanese instruments mixed with piano, violin and more just hits every spot just right. I've been listening on repeat for a while now and I can't get enough of Midori's Forest theme :') Overall, although I do think there areas of opportunity to improve for future projects (to me is mainly combat, and would've loved to see some more animations, they were so cool!), it is clear to me that Bo Path of the Teal Lotus is made with extremely talented and passionate people, what the whole team was managed to put it is nothing short of an amazing love letter serving to its inspirations, as well as managing to stand on its own as a well polished 2D precise platformer. I enjoyed every moment I spent at strange garden and can't wait to see whatever the creative minds behind this project decide to work on next :) Cheers!

As you can see from the trailer, the game is absolutely beautiful. And if you are knowledgeable on yokai, you're going to enjoy spotting all of them along the way. The world was fun to explore and I felt like you got all your movement skills fairly early on, which is nice. And honestly? Really challenging. I wasn't expecting this to be a hard game, but as far as metroidvanias go, this is definitely on the harder end. That said, there are some issues I want to address. Either I didn't quite get how they worked, or like a third of the time, it just wouldn't register my right bumper. It added a lot of frustration. There were also things that weren't very clear and at points, thought I was just softlocked. I even managed to actually softlock the game in Megumi Mountain by collecting a omamori while a kamaitachi was passing through the platform said omamori was on. Only option was to Alt F4. And finally, while I said that this was hard for a metroidvania, I do fell like, at times, the difficulty was a bit too aggressive. Some of the things the game asks you to do are a bit too tight. But otherwise was really fun platforming. I don't think Bo stands up there as one of the best in the genre, but it's definitely worth your time.

An extremely good if short Metroidvania that's more focused on exploration and movement than combat (until the final boss). Highest marks. A++

This is a good, albeit short, action platformer. Though similar to Hollow Knight and Nine Sols, it is much, much easier than those games, with a slight twist in that it has extremely heavy emphasis on aerial combat. The gameplay is good, though it definitely feels a bit more loose than its competitors. It didn't make me struggle at all, but there's something a little unsatisfying about the way that the hits connect that is exacerbated by my hours in Hollow Knight. The art is definitely the best part of the whole thing and the soundtrack is good but not amazing. However, objectively the story is very, very predictable and ham-fisted in some parts. For the small team that developed this, I think its very impressive and worth getting for that alone. If I were trying to introduce someone to this style of game, I would start here rather than Hollow Knight or Nine Sols because its more accessible, shorter, but is still quality. I could see myself as a teenager being absolutely enamored with it, but since I'm more seasoned I have higher expectations. Still, I'm happy with my purchase and liked the experience overall, which is really what matters in the end.