Bat Boy

• Genre: Action Platforming
• Time Played: ~4-5 Hours?
• Too Short/Long: Feels about right to me.
• Pleased/Disappointed: I think I expected maybe a little more out of this one.
• Why I played: Looked like it took a good amount of inspiration from Mega Man games and Shovel Knight, both which I love.
• Recommend to others: Mmmaybe if you're a dedicated fan of the particular genre and really think the theming is groovy.

Bat Boy clearly take a lot of inspiration from Shovel Knight and maybe some from it's inspirations, but I definitely think Shovel Knight in particular laid the building blocks of Bat Boy's foundation. That's certainly not a bad thing as Shovel Knight is an amazing game, but I think Bat Boy leaves a little to be desired. The polish isn't quite Shovel Knight's level and it's otherwise a little uninspired as a whole.

It's certainly not a bad game, but it's just not all that special. I am kind of reminded of  Gravity Circuit, which I described as serviceable. Which this is. It's a game to play if you wanna play the kind of game it is, but I'm not gonna go out of my way to recommend it. It was fun enough and I'm glad I got to play it.