Fairly highly rated game so my expectations were sky high when I started this. Unfortunately, the game ends up being incredibly short. It took me just over 30 minutes to complete the game at Normal difficulty. I was briefly tempted to try again on a harder difficulty to at least get some proper sense of the game but there is so little content, I don't think there would have been much difference in my perception about the game.
The game does its combat really well. Movements are smooth and fluid, and you get to mix and match the attack direction to unleash some really spectacular combos. I felt like I was playing a proper beat 'em up for a little while. At the same time, there were a couple of things that annoyed me. Unleashing overdrive leads to red afterimages covering the screen and you have no idea where the character or the enemy is as you just spam the attack button which is a shame since combat is probably the best thing about the game. I was also kinda disappointed with just having one attack button. I would have liked a heavy attack and a light attack to mix my gameplay up a bit.
There's not really a lot to do apart from just gliding through the levels. There is a town but only has an item seller, a shady item seller, a kid that likes stripping people and a toilet where you're supposed to let the guy attack and defeat you? I've never been a fan of games that have content behind losing and Ayura Crisis drifted too close to that territory for me to enjoy it.
YMMV on the scenes themselves. If you're a fan of animated, pixel art, this is some great stuff. I've seen better but I think it comes down to a matter of taste. They just didn't strike my fancy. It's great that you don't have to get defeated to be boinked but it does require sustaining some damage. I wasn't a big fan.
Overall, short game, might as well play it and test it out if you've got thirty minutes but don't expect miracles.
The game does its combat really well. Movements are smooth and fluid, and you get to mix and match the attack direction to unleash some really spectacular combos. I felt like I was playing a proper beat 'em up for a little while. At the same time, there were a couple of things that annoyed me. Unleashing overdrive leads to red afterimages covering the screen and you have no idea where the character or the enemy is as you just spam the attack button which is a shame since combat is probably the best thing about the game. I was also kinda disappointed with just having one attack button. I would have liked a heavy attack and a light attack to mix my gameplay up a bit.
There's not really a lot to do apart from just gliding through the levels. There is a town but only has an item seller, a shady item seller, a kid that likes stripping people and a toilet where you're supposed to let the guy attack and defeat you? I've never been a fan of games that have content behind losing and Ayura Crisis drifted too close to that territory for me to enjoy it.
YMMV on the scenes themselves. If you're a fan of animated, pixel art, this is some great stuff. I've seen better but I think it comes down to a matter of taste. They just didn't strike my fancy. It's great that you don't have to get defeated to be boinked but it does require sustaining some damage. I wasn't a big fan.
Overall, short game, might as well play it and test it out if you've got thirty minutes but don't expect miracles.