Neon the Ninja

Warning: I worked on this game! In the pursuit of full transparency, I am the composer and sound designer for Neon the Ninja, and have put many hours into testing and playing the game, in its many forms, throughout its development. That being said, I am reviewing the game based on its current state upon early access release, with as little bias as I can muster. Neon is a game that hearkens back to an era when every...

8 found this helpful, 2018-03-03

This game can be kinda brutally hard, but it's also really well designed. I just got frustrated on the jet ski boss and decided to take a break, and the second I closed the game I thought of a new strategy for beating it. This happened several other times and has brought me back into levels I gave up on with a fresh plan. It's almost like a puzzle-platformer in its cleverness. It's hard enough that, at least for...

5 found this helpful, 2018-03-03

Neon the Ninja is one of the best games I have played in 2018, Neon controls great, this game has the best art style I have seen in an Indie Game this year, and I have played a lot of indie games this year. The game is challenging but not so challenging that it is not fun, and the huge amount of dopamine released when I finally get past that one tough part is great, or in other words finally beating a challenge makes...

3 found this helpful, 2018-06-24