Gato Roboto

Beneath The Monochrome Lies A Rich Metroid-like Experience.
Things I Like About Gato Roboto:
1. I think the black and white artstyle and the cute animation add a lot of charm to the game.
2. Level design is creative and full of secrets. Later levels encourage players to use abilities more frequently(even sequence-breaking).
3. Boss fights are really fun. All of the bosses' movesets are designed around players' abilities, which is something I always appreciate.
4. You can spam the "Meow" button.
Things I Dislike About Gato Roboto:
1. Late game is clogged up with too much arena fights.
2. The visual of enemies getting hit needs to be more obvious, at least making them flash.
P.S.
I play this game after playing Doinksoft's latest game Gunbrella, and I am surprised to find out that Gunbrella in every way except color is worse than Gato Roboto, from non-evolving gameplay to uninteresting boss fights.
中文小簡評
→千萬別因為色彩單調而小看它，這款遊戲擁有完整的銀河戰士的靈魂。
→我個人覺得黑白畫風加上可愛的動畫別有一番風味。
→關卡設計有趣，鼓勵玩家多加利用解鎖的新能力，甚至跳關。
→王戰非常好玩，招式設計完美響應玩家能力。
→你可以一直喵喵喵喵喵叫。
→遊戲後期塞太多戰鬥房。
→敵人受到攻擊的動畫需要再明顯一點，有時候真的看不來我到底有沒有成功造成傷害。
題外話
玩完Gunbrella後回來玩製作團隊的前作，意外發現Gunbrella無論是關卡設計還是Boss戰完全比不上這款，怎麼會不進反退哩？

IMPORTANT: Before playing Gato Roboto, remember to set your display refresh rate to 60 Hz. Any higher will cause the game to run at around 2/3 of the normal speed. I ended up getting all achievements without realizing anything was wrong which wasted a lot of time.
That aside, Gato Roboto is a very fun Metroidvania game. It's also pretty short, with my first 100% playthrough only taking about 2.5 hours in game time. The areas are all pretty well designed and each one feels very different despite the monochrome art style. There are quite a few cool upgrades to unlock and the movement is very good; the highlight is definitely the rocket jump ability, which adds a lot of depth to movement. I also liked the dialogue and story even though there isn't much of it.

Meowtroidvania
It is a short and charming game, paying homage to classic Metroid titles. The Game Boy aesthetic is captivating and the extra colour palettes add a delightful touch.
Progression is made through a central hub (The Nexus), like the Main Deck in Metroid Fusion. This design choice may make the game somewhat linear for those who enjoy the freedom to explore (and occasionally get lost) in their metroidvanias.
Now, I can only dream of another Metroid 2 remake with the engine from this game.

Simple yet effective! Definitely a fun experience to have this game be my first time exposed to a Metroidvania game!

Quite linear as metroidvanias go, and not particularly difficult (I finished in just under three hours while taking time to explore) but it makes up for it in cuteness and style. Definitely worth the price!

Gato Roboto is a charming and bite-sized adventure with a very creative central mechanic of traversing both with and without your mech-suit. The major areas in this game provide excellent and varied challenges involving this mechanic that make each and every screen a pleasure to conquer. It is especially commendable that, given the stylistically limited color palette, the pixel art and audiovisual effects of each area are successful at providing a sense of distinctiveness without deviating from the overall quality or cohesiveness of the whole. Gato Roboto is quite short, but more than worth its asking price. It’s an endearing experience that’s hard not to like.
It’s also probably a great Metroidvania to play if you’ve never played a Metroidvania. The progression is streamlined, minimal to a responsible degree, and easily perceptible.

Do you like Cats? Do you like the 'Troids? These are two great things that go better together in this tasty package. Silly atmosphere, accurate cat behavior, simple but well executed level design, and excellent boss fights all make this an easy pick.

Deserving of special commendation are the music and sound design, both fantastic and really bring the game to life.