IrishTom
Published
Game is very enjoyable for both pick up and play and longer sessions. Works perfectly on Steam Deck, very light on battery.
Found that the back grip buttons worked great for jump and shoot / attack. Game is very fast paced, binding one of the back grip buttons to jump really helped to jump and shoot at the same time, especially in later more difficult boss fights.
Limited TDP to 5 and was still able to maintain a solid 60Fps.
Text can be a little small on screen but through no fault of the developer. But for those who have difficulty in reading, would recommend wearing your glasses.
Some audio crackling during loading screens.
Frame rate and audio (more detail below) slowed down during a lot of the loading screens. No crashes experienced and all returned to normal on entering a new level.
A perfect game for the Steam Deck. I'm using the latest GE-Proton out of habit more than anything, game runs flawlessly on standard Proton. Controls work perfectly on gamepad setting, only tinkering for personal preference and would recommend using the back grip buttons.
Some slowdown during loading screens, Fps can drop to single digits and audio can crackle but returns to normally instantly on loading a level. Would also recommend highest settings and 60fps for the best experience, would definitely limit TDP through quick settings. 5+ hours of battery with TDP limited to 5 and no effect on quality of performance.
Set up required very little tinkering. Pick up and play would be perfect, only necessary change is aspect ratio.
Would recommend setting TDP in quick settings to 6 or 7. However, for some reason the battery still drains pretty quickly with this game in particular. Temp is running less than 70° so no issues there. Game is still in Early Access at time of review so could be an optimisation issue.
Would recommend changing from "Pixel Perfect" to "Stretch" on Steam Deck. Otherwise, vast majority of the screen is taken up with black bars.
Game is designed with a 30fps cap which is perfect given the pixel art style. However, frame rate dips as low as 18 during some loading screens, and between 20 and 25 during regular gameplay. Would recommend setting a 50Hz limit through the Quick Access menu, and a frame rate cap of 25. Definitely improved the overall experience.
Game is early access so some bugs to be expected. Anything reported is fixed within the next update but nothing game breaking. Only bugs I've experienced so far have been with some character models disappearing for a second or two here and there. Very limited.
Have had an excellent time with this title so far. Devs are super responsive, can't wait to see the full release.
Only negatives have been the battery life issue mentioned previously. Have ruled out my own Deck being the issue. Same with occasional Fps drops. This does not significantly affect the overall enjoyment factor.
