Ghost Song | Review in 3 Minutes

KC Nwosu reviews Ghost Song, developed by Old Moon.

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[gabrielmynhardt]

Loving this game so far, the soundtrack is especially noteworthy though, absolutely gorgeous

[MattGraveyTrain]

"Takes clear inspiration from Hollow Knight" this game was in development and looking like this YEARS before Hollow Knight came out!

[mrdadecounty]

This is why I love gamepass games like this that come out all the time on it plus some big AAA games I'm so hooked on this game it's so much fun loving the upgrades .

[chaislaw]

Started this lastnight and its a treat. I don't have time to be slogging through enemies but i do want to feel like i earned the next story beat, and i get that with this. Its beautiful to watch and the soundtrack is stunning.

[armelior]

I like that the setting really looks like an alien planet and not just earth with blue trees and a red sky. And not being as hard as Hollow knight can be a good thing for people like me ^^

[christiankettlewell]

A new metroidvania with bosses that won't make me want to rip my hair out? Sign me up! I already have tons of games that I dread replaying due to the difficulty (ironically, I don't count Dread in that list)

[studiomaguyvertv]

I've been playing this all night...I absolutely love this game. I'm playing on gamepass but will buy it for my switch. I hope they make a physical version so I can buy that as well.

[Jaschu-xsmb]

I backed this game in 2012/13 on Kickstarter. Lost hope years ago that it would come out. It was only 1 guy making it, I'm glad it finally came out but I no longer have my old log in info for Kickstarter so I don't even think I'd be able to get my copy. I love gaming, but I always said it's a shit hobby due to how often it takes for the gems you're most interested in to come out. Maybe that's just me but I'm really picky!

[Foxhoundx]

Hope the developers see how much we love this game that they give us back some love with some DLC

[captshavers]

Such a surprise, I was not expecting to feel the way that I feel when playing this game, it's not just an actionfest, its kind of like if you took the metroid formula and combined it with the melancholy and pace of dark souls, including the mystery of a well put together narrative and world. This was a game that I was drawn in by the art and pleasantly surprised by the draw of other aspects of the story and world.

[suikodudeman]

Had this on my wishlist for a while, gonna get it AND Somerville soon!

[Pazij]

I wanted to like Ghost Song more than I did, but the constant trekking back and forth upon dying between brutally spaced out fast travel/save points eventually wore me down to the point I just couldn’t be bothered after a while. Especially after getting the first ship part and forcibly having to run it all the way back, only for those once inactive piles of robot heads that I initially thought were just part of the environment to suddenly arise and harass me the entire way back. At that point, I just uninstalled. Tired of bullshit like that suddenly happening in games for the sake of artificial difficulty as a norm like the way back to the ship was right down the bloody street.

[ajoydas-Watch-It]

Just downed it on the game pass I'm so exited to play it regardless of what the review will rate it, I'm crossing my fingers its good. Hitting play now!

[JMBAD_art]

Listen, Hollow Knight is one of my favorite games out there. But I busted my ASS finishing that game. The pride was immense, but GOD was it fucking hard sometimes.

This game has been such a delight — an extraordinary change of pace. I love the characters so much more than I expected too. Really a treat ❤️

[spewberg]

Ghostsong isnt a bad game, they did good job mixing metroid and soulslike elements (I would say that this game genre is more soulsvania than metroidvania), although nothing is new.
There's some fun moments, but there's some issues.

* level design is kinda of meh.
* a lot of empty screens.
* lack of enemies diversity.
* Since enemies drop items, game needs a enemy menu.
* obrigatory backtracking (metroidvanias are suppposed to have free backtracking).

Its a ok game, Im not in loving, but its fine to spend some time with it.

[adamx]

Played the shit out of it, when it came out. Wonderful game, with somber atmosphere, great sf art style and stellar gameplay, just listened to soundtrack of it, and it brought me back this feeling of unknown

[EhCloserLook]

This brief review sold me on this game!

[SolaScientia]

Actually a bit interested in this one. I don't mind that it's shorter or that it's easier than some other metroidvanias. I like Hollow Knight well enough, but I hit a wall with the Mantis City and the whole Fungal Wastes section can absolutely piss off. I'm no stranger to tough games, but I guess Hollow Knight just hasn't clicked for me yet.

[darkdrfter]

I don't play indie games that much but with Game Pass it's a no brainer to try. But this game is special, honestly had a lot of fun with it. Not finished yet of course

[DontGiveUp_Skeleton]

It's funny to hear him say it takes clear inspiration from Hollow knight when it's more likely the other way around. It's a kickstarter from 10 years ago.