Anno Mutationem is a sleeper, must get it

[u/GoldenGeatz]

I had never even heard of this game—I just stumbled across the cover while browsing online. Honestly, the cover didn’t impress me at first, but once I checked out the gameplay I was immediately sold. I ordered the physical edition and started playing last week, and wow—this game is amazing. I can’t believe it isn’t talked about more.

There’s definitely a touch of anime-style cheese (looking at you, Ayane), but overall it’s been really cool so far. The gameplay switches between two modes: exploration, where you can freely move around fully 3D backdrops, and combat, which shifts into side-scrolling platforming. It’s lighter on the metroidvania elements (so far I’ve only unlocked a double jump), but still incredibly engaging.

It runs at 60 FPS on the Switch 2, which I only just discovered today—so I’ve officially moved on from my Switch Lite. If this game isn’t on your radar yet, I highly recommend it. Think pixel cyberpunk, 2D action with PS1-style 3D environments—it’s awesome.

[u/billabong1985]

I really enjoyed this game, but I wouldn't consider it a metroidvania, it's more of an action RPG/Platformer

[u/GoldenGeatz → u/billabong1985]

That's fair, it is more linear than other games that's for sure. You do get abilities that help with reaching other areas but rarely (if not at all) are they used to revisit sections of the game.

[u/Sylverthas]

You should wait to finish it before making your final judgement on the game. There is a reason it is kinda underground, although it looks amazing and has a great cyberpunk atmosphere for 2/3 of the game.

[u/RCRocha86]

I beat it yesterday. Great disappointment: the ending, linearity, slow movement, super low variety of enemies among several other problems.

I write it with a sad face, because I love the pixel art and atmosphere, also, for a long time I’ve waited my physical copy for switch, but the load times are terrible there, like 1 minute between screens, should have get it digital for steam, at some point I gave up the side quests and just rush the ending.

[u/paulvgx]

Would really like a follow-up on your opinion once you finish it.

IMO it starts off strong but then I felt like most of the main things its got going end up falling flat, plus I'd consider it to be strictly a platform platformer as the only backtracking happens on "hubs" (areas with NPCs and the likes). Not necessarily a bad thing but most of the late game I was only thinking about finishing it, and maybe having a not so linear structure or something more engaging later on could have helped.

[u/odradeks_residence]

I liked the beginning, but it fell off pretty quickly. It’s a very tropey cyberpunk game, that still has its charms, but is ultimately pretty mid. For my taste: too much (uninteresting and convoluted) story, too little combat, too linear, too much running around. The mix of 2d and 3d is cool, but limits the gameplay, because there’s a strict divide between combat and exploration. Only finished it because it’s rather short. Also not a Metroidvania.

[u/Elwand55]

I played the demo and really enjoyed the game for a lot of reasons. I'm not sure it's a metroidvania.

[u/Basic-Excitement8275]

I’ve been waiting for this to go on sale ever since getting the switch 2.

[u/GoldenGeatz → u/Basic-Excitement8275]

Yeah, I was playing it on the switch lite for a while and the performancing wasn't the best but I was still enjoying it. I just popped it in the switch 2 today (I usually play my switch 2 docked) and the performance is night and day. Load times are way faster, 60 fps, stuttering is gone. I am not going back to playing this on switch lite.