Krut: The Mythic Wings Reviews

[i]'I was initially meant to play this game for a few minutes when I first started it, but I ended up playing for over an hour, almost finishing it in one sitting. That's how addictive it is'.[/i] Krut: The Mythic Wings is your run-of-the-mill, sidescroller hack 'n' slash game, and I don't mean that as a dishonour, quite the opposite. It's 3D this time, with the story told in a 2D visual novel. The 3D gameplay animated smoothly, not too distracting or awkward. With how well this is done, I wish more games did something like this. If you're not a fan of 3D in this genre then you're missing out as this is everything you could have want in hack 'n' slash game; the enemies attack patterns (especially the bosses) are easy to calligraph, and you can do different attacks that feel rewarding when you press the buttons in the right order. The platforming isn't anything special; you can glide, but it's nothing new. But you can't knock it out of the park, as it is a nice bonus to traverse around the map and maybe find some extra currency along the way. And finally, one key thing I really like about this game is the dodge action, where you can instantly dodge any attacks with no lag or delay, no matter what combos you're doing, which makes the combat and dodge buttons flow brilliantly together, it like my reaction time is being paid off properly. (I believe this was patched in later after this game was released, so kudos for the developer for considering the feedback, if that was the case, it just made this game so much better, well, any good dodge action makes a game better.) I didn't expect much effort in the story department, so I was surprised by how well written the narrative was. The developer didn't need to go out of their way to do this, so credit them for showing they care about it. So, do I recommend this game? Absolutely. It's short, but I'll take that any day over a game you have to grind for hours just so you can get to the good stuff. I suggest anyone starting this to play on easy mode first, because not only are you earning currency to spend on buying different combos, attack damage, extra life, etc, but you are also using it to spend on checkpoints. I didn't find there wasn't enough currency to spend on both some upgrades and on the checkpoint on easy mode, but on harder mode, it's a different story (unless you want a challenge, then I won't stop you). Just know that if you run out of extra lives, you have to start the level all over again, so choose your calling wisely if you're playing this game. You'd better enjoy this or else I'll eat all my words up.