Meifumado
- July 18, 2024
- Old Bit Studio
- 1h median play time
Get on Steam"Meifumado" is an action role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world inspired by Japan, featuring non-linear levels and a diverse combat system. Players can choose from a variety of weapons and fighting skills to defeat enemies and progress through the game. With its immersive environment and varied arsenal, Meifumado offers a unique and engaging gaming experience.
PC
Steam Deck
Windows
Reviews
- Meifumado features breathtaking visuals and smooth animations, creating an engaging atmosphere.
- The combat system is rewarding, with satisfying parry mechanics and a variety of weapons available for use.
- Despite its shortcomings, the game shows the developers' passion and potential for future updates and content expansion.
- The game feels unfinished and lacks significant content, making it feel more like a demo than a complete product.
- Controls are clunky and unintuitive, with no option to remap keys, leading to a frustrating gameplay experience.
- Many features and content promised in the Kickstarter campaign were cut, leaving players disappointed with the final product.
- graphics24 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
Meifumado is praised for its stunning visuals, smooth animations, and unique pixel art style that effectively creates a captivating atmosphere. While many reviewers appreciate the graphics and combat aesthetics, they also express concerns about the game's unfinished state, suggesting that it has potential but requires further development. Overall, the graphics are a standout feature, contributing significantly to the game's appeal.
“Meifumado is a very good-looking game with breathtaking visuals, smooth animations, and a rewarding combat system.”
“The pixel graphics, combat, the style and atmosphere are great!”
“I enjoy the aesthetics; the desaturated dark colors and backgrounds build the dystopian world wonderfully.”
“I really like the style and graphics, but I feel scammed.”
“To sum up, the game has potential; graphics, animations, and mechanics are really good, only needs a little update.”
“The art style and how the combat looks is something I have been looking for in a game for a long time.”
- gameplay24 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game is described as a blend of old-school platforming and modern combat mechanics, reminiscent of titles like Ninja Gaiden and Salt and Sanctuary. While it offers engaging mechanics and potential, players note issues with controls, linearity, and frequent crashes, which detract from the overall experience. Despite these shortcomings, the game manages to capture attention for a short duration, showcasing good graphics and animations.
“At least they tried to make good use of wall jumping and climbing mechanics by putting chests for you to find.”
“As for the gameplay, it feels like a very old school platformer in terms of movement, like Ninja Gaiden and the original Castlevania, that wanted a free-flowing modern combat system in the same style as games like Salt and Sanctuary and Blasphemous.”
“This is the gameplay I wanted from Trek to Yomi.”
“The game is completely linear (except one level) despite their Kickstarter promising an open world and a few more mechanics like collectibles, crafting, and mini games.”
“Game also crashes within 40 minutes of gameplay for me.”
“Edit: I just reloaded the game two times and less than 2 minutes of gameplay, this game crashed.”
- stability10 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including numerous glitches and bugs that can lead to crashes and exploitable scenarios. Players have reported that the controls feel awkward and the map is particularly problematic, making it nearly unusable. While some users express hope for future patches to address these issues, the current state of stability is a major drawback.
“I don't exactly have the words to describe what I want to say about the game, but there are many glitches and bugs (some that crash and some that are exploitable).”
“But for me, 'measured and patient' doesn't mean 'swallowing your anger and putting up with glitches that should have been hammered out years ago.'”
“On top of that, the map is unusable as it glitches everywhere when you try to move it, and there is no button mapping for controller play. I have recommended the game because I want to support the developer in the hopes they will drop a patch soon to fix these issues, but if not, I will change my review to a thumbs down.”
- story10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The game's story is notably short and linear, taking around two hours to complete, which has led some players to express disappointment and reluctance to recommend it. While the narrative may not be the main draw for everyone, some find the overall gameplay enjoyable despite the brevity of the story.
“It takes roughly a few hours to beat, but to 100% it’s a different story.”
“It's a fun game; I'm not exactly all about its story, but it's fun to play.”
“The story is extremely short (2h) and linear... I feel bad for them, but I can't recommend this one.”
“But what I'm thinking is that it's going to be a short, hellish story with worse gameplay.”
- music8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The game's music has received mixed reviews, with some players noting that the soundtrack primarily consists of ambient tracks, leading to a sense that many music pieces may have been cut. While the chilling themes contribute to the overall atmosphere, the soundtrack is described as having a predominantly depressing undertone, which may not resonate with all players.
“What also contributes to the atmosphere is the brilliant soundtrack which just sets a downright depressing undertone to the whole world.”
“I believe many music tracks were cut from the game as well since the whole soundtrack consists of ambiance tracks only.”
“I believe many music tracks were cut from the game as well since the whole soundtrack consists of ambiance tracks only.”
“The music theme is chilling.”
- atmosphere8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is described as bleak and immersive, enhanced by a brilliant soundtrack that adds a depressing undertone. However, some players find the atmosphere lacking in depth due to linear gameplay and a lack of progression systems, leading to a sense of boredom. Technical issues, such as crashes and stuttering, further detract from the overall experience.
“The whole game is super bleak but it is just dripping with atmosphere.”
“What also contributes to the atmosphere is the brilliant soundtrack which just sets a downright depressing undertone to the whole world.”
“The pixel graphics, combat, the style, and atmosphere are great!”
“Been waiting a couple of years for this and I am very disappointed. The controls are janky, but you can get over it. The atmosphere is boring, there is no leveling system or skill tree, and it seems very linear. Evading and rolling feel pointless with how the hit boxes are; it's better to just try to parry. The game stutters a lot and has crashed on me 7 times in my 1 hour of playtime. I don't think much changes outside the first area; it should have been released in early access or something.”
“The whole game is super bleak, but it is just dripping with atmosphere.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has been widely criticized, with users noting that it fails to deliver on the promises made in the original trailer, resulting in a subpar experience.
“Everything that was presented in the original trailer does not exist, and the optimization of the game is done poorly.”
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy has drawn criticism for a lack of transparency, as an explanation post regarding content issues is only accessible to backers, while the game continues to promote features that are not yet available to the public. This has raised concerns about misleading advertising and the overall value proposition for players.
“I saw they made an 'explanation post' on Kickstarter, but it is not open to the public; it's only for backers. Even if it explains the lack of content, they are still advertising content that is not in the game to the public.”
