Additionally, I would be hard pressed to trust a developer to keep the GOG version up to date or even keep it here period if they're not willing to put in the bare minimum effort to add something as simple as achievements.

It speaks volumes of their work ethic, or lack thereof.

What are you talking about? The game is full of Achievements, called "Feats." I just got one for defeating the first boss without hitting him in the back.

Another release of the 2021 season here at GOG!
Looks great, a combination between an 8bit Ninja Gaiden (Nes) and a 16bit Hagane (SNes). That's Great!
Thanks, GOG!

Is it like a Metroidvania?

Still a matter of opinion, because I see it as a great work ethic that the devs didn't waste even a minute of dev time on pointless external achievements. If the achievements are in the game already why bother putting achievements in Galaxy? So you your internet "friends" can see that you are playing the game? Seriously, what would be the point.

More on topic, very excited that this is finally released. Found out about this game far too early in development. Feels like I have been waiting for it forever. Time to see if it lives up to my expectations.

I'm wondering that too. It looks like one, and sounds like one from the description..but it never says it is.

Not sure, as I only played the first two stages, but I think I passed some wall-doors I could not destroy with the abilities at hand at that moment

Achievements are like graphics, it's a pretty superficial element of a game. Although when a dev cheaps out on graphics or doesn't implement achievements on one particular platform, it kind of feels like they just didn't give a hoot.

Is this game still made in Construct 2?

If it is, it is a seriously and truely impressive feat.

I feel the same for rebindable controls... but at least not having achievements doesn't prevent you from playing the game. :)

A shinobi or ninja gaiden style of game. Very nice! good to see another game come out of that publisher.

Woo! You started the game! Look at that! A shiny medal! for your half-assed DRM clien! That's proof of the dev's dedication to the DRM-free platform, you know! Oh shit, you beat the first boss, let's have another virtual gold star sticker!

Oh shit, game forgot about the "First kill" achievemen for killing the first enemy you see. Better go bitch somewhere about it.

Lemme know if you find an answer to this. I saw one area in the screenshots (since i never bother with vids anymore) that looks like a shop. It looks like it might be a ninja-skin on a shantae-style metroidvania. If so, throwing this on my wishlist.

EDIT: Yacht club. This is probably using shovel knights engine. So it's one of those games like megaman with selectable levels, however the levels themselves are linear and reselectable and reset with each run-through. I never know what to call these: they design levels like platformers, but they have items and stuff that allow new things to be discovered on re-runs of the same levels later on.

Guys.

There are achievements. Inside the game.

No, it's not a Metroidvania. It's a typical Ninja Gaiden-style action game. I'm telling you, it's pure action in the style of the classic Nes titles of this genre. And with a difficulty curve very much in the style of the 80's video games. It's great, it's fun, it's hard... it's a retro love letter.