Momento Temporis: Light from the Deep

This is an Early Access game that decided to pretend it was complete. It's not, and it straight up tells you so after a certain point. Decent mechanics, solid execution, a good idea behind it all, but I don't give a thumbs up to dishonesty.

Pretty frustrated end-user here. I was really enjoying this, and then it up and left me. No indication anywhere in-game that it's not finished until BAM - this is all we have for now, thanks for playing our non-early access game. I now know the dev updates make this clear, but they're buried in posts not on the front page. I'll update this after the game is finished, but the devs never should have taken this out of early access. No matter how fun something is (and this was fun) I can't recommend something that looks finished that isn't.

I will start by saying I played less then an hour... Cons: The map is terrible. You cant look back at previous areas that I could find. The doors from the rooms arent marked. Items you can collect arent marked. There is no mini map. The stamina melee based combat isnt fun. I realize this is a subjective opinion. However, when fighting more than one enemy it doesnt feel "difficult" it feels unfair. Your character moves really slowly (perhaps this upgrades later, I dont know) Save points can be a little far apart There is forced fall damage. It is a very small amount of damage but there were several places at the beginning of the game you are forced to jump down and take fall damage. Pros: If you are into the pixel art style it is well done. I still love metroidvanias! Perhaps I will give it more of a try later but at this point I cant recommend it. If you are looking for a good metroidvania I recommend Environmental Station Alpha, Axiom Verge, or Ori and the Blind For...

Bad game that explain the feeling i had playing it, together with regreat of the purchase don't buy it....not worth

I think I found most areas in the game so far and can say I am looking forward to the final release - well next update as it turns out. The game difficulty is quite high but not impossibly so for an average gamer like me. Using an xbox controller I had not difficulty with the controls or their responsiveness. The exploring was great and I like the fact that rewards/abilities you recieved were not necessarily anywhere near where you needed to use them nor was it always immediatly obvious what they were for. There is alot of backtracking but that is fine and all part of the exploration and finding those secrets. Some rewards were very disappointing for the effort in obtaining them, I health potion for all that effort/backtracking - really! - but I am hoping this will be rectified in the full release.

The mechanics are satisfying and the art is nice (except for the main character). I just hope the missing content gets added in a timely fashion, as I'd love to actually play through the complete game.

I loved Momento Temporis and will replay it. A UNIQUE and creative Metroidvania that doesn't hold your hand and rewards exploration and the discovery of secret rooms. I got the same kind of "I want to explore this new world" feeling I did when I started playing ESA (Environmental Station Alpha). It will have future areas unlocked, but the price is right for the amount of content you get now. I don't agree with the negative reviews regarding this topic at all. The developer fixed a bug I reported faster than anyone else ever has for me so clearly he is still supporting and developing. He also answered other questions I had very promptly. Not a single negative in my opinion.

This game is HARD! But you know what? It is a really good challenge. Momento Temporis is a 2D action platformer that many people compare to the Dark Souls. Just like with Dark Souls the game is really difficult yet still fair about it. You will die a lot in this game, but it will keep you coming back for more.

Fun and challenging, but i hate the ladderface

Fun and challenging platformer. Looking forward to seeing the future development.