Vernal Edge

Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.

Vernal Edge is a metroidvania, female protagonist and action game developed by Hello Penguin Team LLC and published by PID Games.
Released on March 14th 2023 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 492 reviews of which 387 were positive and 105 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 6.79€ on Steam and has a 60% discount.

The Steam community has classified Vernal Edge into these genres:

Metroidvania Female Protagonist Action Platformer Action-Adventure Combat 2D Adventure Pixel Graphics Fantasy Singleplayer Magic Swordplay Fast-Paced Character Action Game Hack and Slash

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Requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 8
Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 2200G or higher | i5-7600/i3-8100 or higher
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT1030/Radeon RX 550
Storage: 1 GB available space

Reviews

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Oct. 2024

I slept on this one, but really wish I hadn't. It's a great MV. It has a bit of an atypical design in that the biomes are segmented into levels, but once you get used to that it's great. Exploration is great, combat is really good though it does get tedious at times. Story is pretty decent. There are some points I could nitpick, but I really liked it.

Oct. 2024

Cool combat loop, but it gets old after 3 hours or so. Cool art style, but not very interesting characters. Cool setting, but remembering which floating island is which seems impossible combined with the metroidvania ability unlocks. I'm mixed on this, but I'm giving a thumbs up because I think it's well made and worth trying. Someone with more thirst for adventure might really fall in love with this game.

Sept. 2024

after playing through all of vernal edge and 100% completing it on normal difficulty, i can say i really liked the game. Combat feels pretty nice with the combo-centric systems and the pretty fast paced movements, even though there is some bullshit enemies and attacks. some of the bosses are decently tough and really force you to learn attack patterns and patience to strike at the right moments. Platforming can be a bit annoying at time, especially in the beginning when you really need to come from nothing and run into some walls before finding the right planet to start with. The game has some nice upgrades that do really entice you to explore further in my opinion, and some of the exploration rewards are decently unique or useful to the point where it does feel worth it to explore every area and collect every bit of treasure. The movement mechanics introduced range from very niche to some of the most fun movement i've encountered, most combat moves are pretty cool, and the spells and memories do give you some interesting changes to playstyle, but all in all it's mostly minor stuff. the boss fights can be a bit tough, but the final boss was a bit of a letdown. It was pretty short, and the ending itself felt a bit anticlimactic. In general the story is actually not all that interesting. There's potential there, but it's not really used to its fullest. I'd have liked it if they explored the relations between vernal and her mother, asphodel and saffron more, or had more npcs that actually do something in terms of sidequests. There's some npcs that ask you to do something for them, but there's only one that leads to an actual questline with a secret boss at the end. On finishing the game i was told i unlocked "viscious" difficulty, and to be honest, i won't be going back to play through it on a harder difficulty. Normal difficulty is already plenty hard, and the story doesn't do enough to really make the exploration feel worthwhile from a narrative standpoint. all in all, not bad, but not amazing either. Would recommend if you really like metroidvanias and a combat system that forces you to learn how to handle enemy attacks and how to counter them.

March 2024

I'd recommend it, though I have one negative remark about this game, and a gripe about negativity, in order. First I'll say the OST is amazing, and does a lot of heavy lifting with the combat early on. The game is not a breeze when going in blind, you'll have to learn how combat works. I mention this due to a decent number of negative reviews are because of how bad the combat is. I never felt the sword was too weak, and some skills like sticky bomb compliment your basic combos nicely and go a long way.. the way combat is in general pairs well with the action music in areas. The skills you pick up mean a lot and how you use them matter, especially at the very end. The negative for me is there's no decent backup for your progress in this game due to power outages or other accidents. if your PC crashes, get ready to start all over again.. I was 14 hours in and about to fight the final boss and power went out, file corrupted, and that left me in a bad mood for about a week. The game was so good though I started over and powered through it again.. on my steamdeck out of safety. My gripe on the negativity regarding its combat is people who need to do their research and see if the combat is right for them or not. This game isn't a typical metroidvania with simple combat, it's more of a simplified fighter. If you don't like it, you're going to have a bad time. It's one thing if there's delay and actual combat input issues but this game is smooth, your inputs connect, it feels nice when you get your combos down.

Feb. 2024

Pros: Very well executed pixel graphic style Fluid movement Some attacks double as traversal leading to interesting sequence breaks if performed well Exploration feels great Puzzles, such as they exist, are passable. Cons: The combat itself feels more like a chore than a core mechanic with numerous "kill X enemies on this screen to advance" zones - complete with impassible walls - spawned enemies.

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Developer

Hello Penguin Team LLC

Publisher

PID Games

Release 14 Mar 2023

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