Ninja Gaiden [NES] + R2RKMF: Scrolling Action Monogatari

[NYN]

Glad my rambling gets you to consider. There is supposed to be a free demo on STEAM, that you can check out before putting money on that.

BIL turned me around on HUNTD0WN, too.

I find GC as original as it gets from taking the basics from genre staples and running with it, and that is not meant as a slant. Shovel Knight does the same thing, and I can deeply dig it for that!

[BulletMagnet]

There is supposed to be a free demo on STEAM, that you can check out before putting money on that.

Unless I'm missing something on the store page there unfortunately doesn't seem to be one (at least not now, maybe there was a temporary one up in the past) - same goes for GOG. Unfortunate indeed, as your write-up also has me rather curious...