Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom for Nintendo Switch

This is such an overlooked gem for the Switch. Everyone with a fondness of retro games should give this game a shot. Not only is the game truly beautiful to look at with its handdrawn animations, it's also simply a solid example of a metroidvania game. There's a ton of secrets to find, cool puzzles and interesting bosses. Not every puzzle or boss are simple, but once you figure out the solution, it will feel really gratifying. All the different forms you'll unlock all feel great to use and add a lot of enjoyment to combat and the puzzles.

Fantastic game. Feels retro but modern (if that makes sense). Incredible art style and level design. Great difficulty curve. Cannot recommend highly enough

What a game. Enjoying every minute a play it and in my opinion the best platform game on switch

Extremely happy

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It's probably fair that you know what kind of "gamer" I am -- casual, no attention span, get bored easily. I used to be really into games, both console and PC many years ago, but now in my 40s they just don't have the same kind of appeal to me. Until I found this game.On a whim, I downloaded the demo, not really expecting to like it. But I did, I was interested in it immediately, so off I go to buy the full thing. I was HOOKED.On the surface it looks like a medium to low difficulty platformer with cute graphics. Something good for a casual gamer at best, and I was a little curious why it was so expensive. But this one just keeps going. Not only that, but it grabs your attention and won't let go. What's next, where do I have to go? How do I solve this one? Etc.The platforming action is fantastic, there are definitely tests of your ability. There are RPG elements that will have you optimizing your gear. There are so many puzzles to figure out you'll be constantly put to the test. Do you have what you need right now, or maybe you'll have to come back? Which character is right for this part? Which gear do they need? The subtle clues left by the developers give you just enough to go on and make it fun, without constantly needing to look stuff up on the internet.It's not even that much of a grind, you won't spend hours farming gold until you decide that you want to finish it 100%. Then you will need to put in some time to obtain all the gear and finish all the puzzles, but even then, if you find the right place, you can get lots of gold fast.I can't ever find anything that'll captivate my attention for longer than a few minutes so this game was absolutely fantastic, it had me hooked from start to finish. Which for reference, took me about 42 hours to finish 100% (without looking up hints on the internet).I'll definitely be back to play this one again from start to finish before too long, I can already see the replay value. Pick this one up, you won't be disappointed.

Realmente me ha sorprendido el poco ruido que ha hecho este juego ya que es uno de los mejores juegos de plataforma que he jugado. Se ve inmediatamente que los desarrolladores pusieron el corazón en hacer cada lugar por explorar interesante.El arte de los fondos animados, las animaciones de los personajes, efectos de sonido y música es extremadamente buena.No es extremadamente largo pero tampoco es corto. Fácilmente necesitas 15 horas para terminarlo y si te gusta conseguir todos los coleccionables pueden ser más de 25 horas.Realmente yo lo pondría como uno de los mejores juegos del año. Lástima que no está acaparando atención debido quizás a no muy buena publicidad y sobre todo a que coincidió con la salida de smash bros.

Ottima re-interpretazione (sequel non ufficiale) di un classico gioco dell'epoca Sega.Un piccolo capolavoro in chiave Metroidvania da giocare assolutamente se amanti del genere e nostalgici del passato.

Game ist suuuuuper!In der Maniac Konsolenmagazin wurden die Besten Games mit Auszeichnungen und Bewertungen über 85%Spielspass für 2018 gekürt dabei konnte sich Monster Boy den 5 Platz sichern!Am Game gibt es nichts zu meckern!Tolle Musik Grafik und Spielbarkeit!Einzig der Preis und die Verfügbarkeit von der Hardware ist wieder mal......Zum kotzen!Momentan gibt es wohl bloß die jap oder us Version die total überteuert angeboten wird.....Alles wie gehabt...Ein Fressen für alle Gierschlunde....Die DLC Version gibt's dt und kostet 39.90Euro!Die 30th limited Edition als us ist codefree und hat dt. Untertitel prima! Die Goodies sind kaum erwähnenswert und rechtfertigen kaum einen höheren Preis!Wer Fan und Sammler ist sollte aber bedenken das falls das Spiel nicht zu uns kommt eher evtl noch teurer wird!Also unbedingt zuschlagen falls irgendwo erschwinglich zu bekommen ist zumal es ja schon dt ist als US Version!Achtung:Meine 5 Sterne Bewertung bezieht sich nurauf das Game!Obwohl es nur ein kleines Booklet und ein paar Sticker dazu gibt......Das Game ist einfach so Bombe.....gebe ich volle 5 Sterne!!Das Game ist nicht nur ein Jumpn run...Sondern vielmehr ein Abenteuer in 2d!!!Mit vielen Schätzen und Entdeckungen und Story!

Day 1 Edition with all the bonuses.. AMAZING