Super Skelemania Reviews

super good. nice retro feel with tight movement.

Super skelemania is probably the best microvania i've played besides sheepo. This game thoroughly impressed me with the responsive controls and genuinly fun movement mechanics. The high jump you can do is really cool as your character does a very nicely animated backflip that has some height to it. But once you unlock the sprint ability the game becomes so much more fun. You can combine these two abilities together to cover vast distances quickly. Something which is used in some platforming sections as well as being usefull for backtracking. Not that you do a lot of backtracking in this game, as it's very short. Despite that the game does a good job of sending you back & forth between its five distinct biomes. The new abilities gradually open these up in proper MV fashion. While there's not that much in the form of collectibles there's still a satisfying use of abilty gating as well as player choice in the order you go. The game's level design is very solid and the map felt both small and large at the same time. Combat is a lot more basic but this is only a small part of the game as there's no real reward for killing enemies. They serve more as environmental hazards than anything and you can easily jump past them as you gain new abilities. There's also two bosses which serve as a fun way to shake up the gameplay with their retro mechanics and difficulty. The game as a whole is rather doable despite healing being scarce, luckily checkpoints are not so you can keep progressing and unlocking new abilities at lightning pace. There's not much in terms of story but that's not necesary for a game this short and silly. The main character's animations are very charming and so is the pixel art. It's pretty well done, with some nice variety across the five biomes. Music feels appropriate and sound effects are equally charming as the visuals. Performance is stellar and no bugs could be found so it's also technically polished. Finally there's some replayability in terms of a rather strict speedrunning achievement but even as a one & done deal it's still worth it. For this price and quality it's a steal!

"Super Skelemania" is a very short pixelated 2D metroidvania about a skeleton getting stranded on a foreign planet. There are only two bosses and it is meant to be played in one sitting and/or for speedrunning (there is an achievement for it). Presentation- and gameplaywise it is quite charming, but nothing groundbreaking. For a buck or two you get what you want. Give it a try if you like a short scratch for your genre itch!