Quick Quest

Fun adventure game. Easy to play it, direct to the point, really quick with a great replay factor. I just love these type of games that are just... games. No big brain lore, no boring tutorials, just a dude going to the right direction and slashing some bad guys on the way. A game to have fun at the very moment you start it. It's really quick, it's super cheap, go for it. It's a nice game to chill out.

Another smaller project from Sylph, this time an experiment of roguelite elements on a platformer that feels out of a Master System. There is a lot of Wonder Boy in here, although the look and stance of the protagonist reminds me of the sprites of the earliest Final Fantasy games. True to the title, a full run from the beginning to the final boss takes 15~20 minutes, with very brief levels between a boss battle and the next, and a small selection of energy recharges, swords and helmets at regular intervals. Boss battles are played in a way almost akin to a VS fighting game, as during them the player always faces the bosses and retreats if moving back, changing direction only if they jump past them. The game starts easy and doesn't become hard, no fast ones pulled like with Thrill Penguin, although a harder difficulty is unlockable. The bosses telegraph their moves a lot but they are no less fun to fight against, as the best strategy lies in being relentless every instant they're open. Of course, a run can be less fair than another one but that concerns only the levels, as the boss fights and some screens always stay the same - after the aquatic area you are always sure to find an HP bonus and then fight a few hydras, for example. The main issue is the lack of variation. The variety of the equipment is low, nor did I notice significant differences between the levels. And while having always the same sequence of bosses helps with getting better and better against them, I could have used the order of at least part of them being shuffled in every run. For the low price it asks, however, it's still worth it because it's so easy to pick up for a quick run.

A fun little NES inspired adventure. The movement feels quite good, and the bosses are fun to beat. It has a pretty difficult hard mode for those who want a classic challenge.