Comment on Mina The Hollower Is Now Metacritic's Highest-Rated Game Of 2026
addie@feddit.uk 2 weeks agoEnjoying it greatly so far - the difficulty level seems calibrated to ‘brutal’ but everything about it scream polish and perfection.
I find it hard to believe that some of the platforming sections are intended to be as difficult as they are. If there’s nothing to attack, you can’t heal, and you take a tonne of damage from falling off. Even with the life ring accessory, it’s still wicked in places. Not so bad once you’re able to equip a few more items and have some extra sparks, but at the beginning of the game, oof.
Some of the bosses having very random attacks is a bit unpleasant, too. If they keep busting out screen-fillers that are very hard to avoid, there’s not much you can do, especially as some of them can finish you in a couple of hits.
popcar2@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
A lot of the optional areas are very tough, and I agree they can be rough at the start of the game. Once you start having a lot of trinkets though, it gets marginally easier. Some trinkets even let you brute force harder platforming sections of the game - like one that lets you just tank lightning damage.
Many platforming sections do have yellow flowers though which let you heal up though. Be sure to keep those for when you’re low and not just pick them up when you’re full.