Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune

Even if there are better Metroidvania games like SotN, Bloodstained or Ori - I've never had so much fun with a game!
A successful mixture of Metroidvania, beat 'em up, RPG, with 3 characters that can be changed at any time, a massive number of weapons, armor, spells and crafting options. Plus a huge map to explore, bosses can be revisited at any time after defeating them.
And lots of anime stuff - if you like that^^.

"Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune" is the second game around the main character Erza. This time, she finds company on her journey and tasks of exploration.

Playing with more than one character adds some spice to the game and it's rather tasty. Compared to the previous game, the 3D affinity of graphic design asks for a bit of accustomization. It's good, pretty and hard work, but it might that some players miss a more classic 2D visual style. Matter of taste. This second game "feels" more mature or ripe. It also profits some from the story and custscenes very much. The controls and gameplay are good and still enjoyable. A few flaws and weaknesses will appear but it's okay.

The actual content offers some diversity of regions with some themes. A few of these are classic, some others are a small surprise. This game doesn't take itself too serious and some amusing situation may entertain players with or without custzenes. These cutscenes and lines can be a bit naughty but it's within limits, more goofy than naughty actually.

A cooking, crafting and 2 modification system for gear and consumable items can require some grinding:
Part 1 of the modification system is an interesting construct of collection enemy remains to gain passive skills and other stat boosts. While this isn't bad, it's easy to lose overview with a rising amount on plenty gear and several characters. Some options for sorting these so called "cores" by passive skills, size and stat type, etc. would help a great deal.

A 100% run or near 100% item collection and map exploration does not cover modification costs for expanding gear slots in any reasonable way. Too much for 1 single character. It's not necessary to complete the game but the costs multiply for each character. For that reason, it's recommentable to see gear modifications just as a small bonus.

The cooking system itself is fine. It doesn't put too much of a strain on players and the need to grind ingredients is acceptable. I didn't really need these food buffs but they can help a lot. Health and mana potions are sufficient but that's a challenge.

Exploring the game world and the level design offer a bit of everything. It's challenging in a fair way, mostly. The balance of encounter difficulties is good and that counts for most boss fights too. A few bosses teleport alot or have incredible trouble to deal with long range attacks. Brute force, defense and plenty health potions can be a valid strategy when it feels there's "too much teleportation" of a boss. Not my personal preference, though.

Weapon, magic and combat skills are nice and often useful. They can be obtained mostly through finding items. I think the game would benefit more from a skill tree and player's choice but it's okay and fair the way it is. Focussing on a style and a character isn't easy because weapons and other stuff changes alot. Players get a large pool of toys and trinkets. That's a bit messy but there's something for everyone. It has some adds a bit of replay value for sure.

If you are looking for a lighthearted and funny metroidvania type of game with a bit of puzzle solving, you can have alot of fun with Frontier Hunter. A casual run can take 16+ hours. I think it's a fair deal.

Ein tolles Spiel. Kann nur weiter empfehlen. Besonders für die die Metriod mag.

Top Spiel in seiner Kategorie, absolute Empfehlung!

Ganz gut.
Nur die Deutsche übersetzung ist mies.