Fly Me To The Moon!
It's that time again for a new episode of Chichuki Plays, the show where I go hands-on with upcoming games and show them off. Usually, it's about an hour or so but I don't want to spoil too much of the game for you. This time we're looking at Monomoon on Steam.
Monomoon is a puzzle game, and it will make you question if your brain works. This is a game that has some tough puzzles that will have you saying "what" to yourself several times. Monomoon throws you to the wolves, no guidance, no nothing. This is a combination between adventure, thinking, and metroidvania. The devs coined the term, Metroidbrainia, and I have to agree. There were times were I thought I had a puzzle solved and then the game went sorry no you don't.
You'll have to be on the lookout for all kinds of juicy secrets. You'll find feathers that will add pages to your journal that will show you puzzles and their solutions. The problem is that you might not even be near the puzzle you got the feather page for. Lucky for you, you have your trusty moon with you to activate switches, gears and all kinds of stuff. There were times when I found an elevator and had to use both hands on my controller to make the elevator move and then jump off. I started with a controller to play and then went with a controller/mouse combo and then switched back to a controller. I can see why the devs think a keyboard/mouse is optimal because it allows for quick switches and easy moon controls.
I think the biggest thing that took a little getting used to was dealing with enemies and their movements. You use the moon to get the attention of enemies and move them to where you want them. There are other enemeis that you need to blind with the moon to drop you in a certain spot. It takes getting used to but you'll get there.
Monomoon is an interesting game in the exploration/Metroidbrainia field. It will make you feel smart and dumb at the same time. Don't give up because you'll feel even better when you solve that tough puzzle. I'd like to thank the devs for a review code.Make sure you check out the hands-on video below!