Twilight Monk

Item: Twilight Monk
Rating: 75
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-03-30

Summary

Stunning art style and immersive music.
Versatile combat centered around pillar weapon.
Classic Metroidvania with unique gameplay elements.
Rewarding exploration within interconnected map.
Punishing save system leads to progress loss.
Repetitive boss battles lack inspiration.

Categories

Action RPGMetroidvaniaExplorationPuzzle SolvingCharacter ProgressionReal-time CombatSingle-player Story

Reviews (sample size): 103
Helpful reviews: 92%
Unhelpful reviews: 8%
Protest reviews: 0%

75%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
25%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 231
Negative points: 153
Gameplay points: 87
Perf. points: 6
Rec. points: 49
Misc points: 11

Point	Description	Importance
Stunning art style and music Description The game features a stunning and unique hand-drawn art style, often compared to classic games, complemented by a well-made and memorable soundtrack. This combination creates a visually appealing and immersive atmosphere, with detailed environments and character designs that enhance the overall experience. Importance 95%	The game features a stunning and unique hand-drawn art style, often compared to classic games, complemented by a well-made and memorable soundtrack. This combination creates a visually appealing and immersive atmosphere, with detailed environments and character designs that enhance the overall experience.	95%
Versatile combat with pillar weapon Description The combat system is rhythm-based and versatile, centered around a unique stone pillar weapon that can be used for attacks, platforming, and combos. Players can customize their combat styles with amulets and skills, adapting to different enemy types and creating diverse builds. Importance 41%	The combat system is rhythm-based and versatile, centered around a unique stone pillar weapon that can be used for attacks, platforming, and combos. Players can customize their combat styles with amulets and skills, adapting to different enemy types and creating diverse builds.	41%
Classic Metroidvania with unique elements Description The game incorporates classic Metroidvania elements with well-designed exploration and backtracking, reminiscent of SNES/PSX-era games. It successfully blends side-scrolling action with RPG elements and unique mechanics, creating a familiar yet refreshing experience. Importance 37%	The game incorporates classic Metroidvania elements with well-designed exploration and backtracking, reminiscent of SNES/PSX-era games. It successfully blends side-scrolling action with RPG elements and unique mechanics, creating a familiar yet refreshing experience.	37%
Balanced and approachable difficulty Description The game offers a balanced and approachable difficulty curve, making it beginner-friendly while still providing a decent challenge for experienced players. Frequent save points and gradual progression allow players to overcome challenges without excessive frustration. Importance 35%	The game offers a balanced and approachable difficulty curve, making it beginner-friendly while still providing a decent challenge for experienced players. Frequent save points and gradual progression allow players to overcome challenges without excessive frustration.	35%
Rewarding exploration with secrets Description The game encourages exploration by rewarding players with secrets, hidden areas, and various collectibles. These hidden chambers and engaging exploration elements stimulate players' desire to explore and guide players to advance the main game. Importance 14%	The game encourages exploration by rewarding players with secrets, hidden areas, and various collectibles. These hidden chambers and engaging exploration elements stimulate players' desire to explore and guide players to advance the main game.	14%
Meaningful progression system Description The game features meaningful progression that provides a sense of accomplishment and motivates continued play. Leveling up is effective for overcoming combat challenges. Importance 8%	The game features meaningful progression that provides a sense of accomplishment and motivates continued play. Leveling up is effective for overcoming combat challenges.	8%
Serviceable fast travel system Description The game features a serviceable fast travel system in the form of magical gates between biomes. Importance 3%	The game features a serviceable fast travel system in the form of magical gates between biomes.	3%
Bestiary with beautiful monsters Description The game includes a bestiary with beautifully drawn monsters, which is a great inclusion. Importance 3%	The game includes a bestiary with beautifully drawn monsters, which is a great inclusion.	3%
Exciting worldbuilding and locations Description The plot, while somewhat predictable, creates excitement and a sense of adventure through worldbuilding and diverse locations. Importance 3%	The plot, while somewhat predictable, creates excitement and a sense of adventure through worldbuilding and diverse locations.	3%