Jump into a neo-retro adventure with Pankapu : a taste of 90’s platformers in an oneiric world. Pankapu is a narrative action-platformer that takes place in the dreams of Djaha’rell, a child troubled by a tragic incident. Upgrade your skills, find new competencies, switch your Aegis in real time in order to get rid of Nightmare's invasion: 'Fight for the safety of your land, dear Dreamkeeper'
Told in the manner of a fable read to a child, the game has two levels of reading: the tale of Pankapu, epic and naïve, and the one about Djaha’rell's life, in the real-world, dark and tragic.
Steam User 1
really fun. some people say the controls are clunky, but any "clunkiness" I experienced was overcome through getting better at the controls, you know, just like in any game. the game is tough but for the most part, never felt unfair. there are plenty of checkpoints throughout each level. if you like tough but fair platformers games, you'll like this. btw, i got about 5 hours in until i gave up on one of the bosses (the guy with many arms), but still worth the money imo. also, the story is non-existent, the art is pretty nice to look at, and the music can be really slow at times. but overall, i quite enjoyed the platforming.
Steam User 1
Really fun platformer - I really like the aspect of swapping between warrior/archer/mage characters, which is sometimes required, but often simply just fun ways to traverse the levels differently - the levels of which are aesthetically beautiful. I like the dreamworld and the lore behind this game as well. All in all, it's a great combination of gameplay, story, and art that I find very compelling!
If there's one thing I'd like to see, it would be a difficulty slider that, if nothing else, reduced the amount of damage taken per hit. Some bosses can be quite aggravating when they take you out in only 2 hits, despite your lifebar increasing over the course of the game. If it weren't for watching some gameplay on Youtube, I would have definitely gotten stuck and never passed a couple of bosses in this game.