Cynthia: Hidden in the Moon Shadow Nintendo Switch Review

[@SwitchUpYt]

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[@CatthiaGames]

Thank you so much for your in-depth review of our game! Cynthia has a special place in our hearts, as it is our first big project :3 and it was definitely a huge learning experience. We hope you will have fun while playing the game

[@creepyp9457]

I think It looks fantastic for a first effort. Few teething problems by the sound of the review with aiming/camera. Well done!

[@poneymagique5978]

Although my career is totally different, it is my dream to one day make a game. Therefore I can only say: congrats for your efforts. Big respect to what you have done, in particular if you have put your heart into the game ❤

[@SwitchUpYt]

You're welcome. I hope it does very well for you. Glen

[@ph111hud0]

Its decent, its on steam for pc, its a good game.

[@HectorLopez-fq2jt]

Do you guys believe you will ever release a physical version? I would definitely pick it up

[@ty_sylicus]

Looks decent for a first game from a small dev. I'm happy this channel covers a larger number of smaller games.

[@michaelsmith7473]

What I love most about your channel is how much time you spend on indie games. I love the attention you bring to these hidden gems. Appreciate the hard work.

[@yaldash3592]

My first thought was how cute the outfits are.

[@ZeusTheIrritable]

I'm sure I'll pick this up at some point, to encourage the studio if nothing else.

[@Zephyr_Weiss]

Not my kind of game but I appreciate the ambition of new developers. Hopefully they surpass every game they make with each new experience.

[@tSeeker93]

Glad you guys did a review on this one. I was interested from your new releases video, but now I'll wait for a sale. Still looks worth 3 hours of gameplay though.

[@MrAllansito]

This game looks absolutely beautiful, for an inde game it blows my mind! It’s sad that it’s too short. But I think supporting this developers will help them do even better things in the future!

[@austinsheehan3994]

Great review, lads. While others are complaining that it's too short, that's the very thing that has sold me on it! I was initially a bit put off that you can't engage enemies directly, but am still keen on trying it!

[@jesssealey6552]

Woah, I was hoping to see a review on this and its not at all how I had assumed. Probably won't be picking it up though. Thanks for the review it was really helpful.

[@happosai_sama5298]

Saved it on wishlist for now, still got some backlogs from recent Yuletide sales 😅

[@TomMannCenturia]

Good to see developers with a bit of ambition, even if it doesn't quite pay off.

[@Caffrey90]

This indeed caught my eye during the last upcoming games video. Seems like the game has classic, for indies, camera issues 😅 Game looks good enough for an indie team and whilst I won't be picking this one up (too short for my tastes) I hope that this developer sticks with their work because it seems like they have decent base that they need to build up upon. Thanks for quick review Glen! I didn't expect to see this one so soon.

[@ppbunt]

Ooh, this one looked interesting on Saturdays video, let’s have a look!

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yeah I think a lot of us wanted to see how this played out. Mark

[@charlesbohman9447]

I really appreciate that stealth games are still being made. My favorite genre

[@salasalsa-mb5gw]

Despite the small content of the game and the usual ideas , all thanks to the developers for the effort ... 👏👏👏 ...

[@ricioly]

It looks like all the budget of he game was put into the character design

[@SiobhanR28]

I wasn't hopeful after reading steam reviews and this confirms it. I feel it had potential but its not there yet.

[@AlanEggers-jq6ul]

Bought it this morning before going to work. Haven't played yet, but for the price & after watching your review, I'm confident that I will have some fun with it. Hope the developers continue to work on it, based on the problems you mentioned. Thanks for the honest review. Love your videos! See YAAAAA!!

[@snooootch]

Great review Glen! Think this one will be going on the wishlist until a big discount comes out

[@yis8fire]

I would gladly buy this one In a few months, when my wallet will recover...

[@SwitchUpYt]

😅

[@BunchaNothin]

With the Tomb Raider remasters coming out next month, this is good timing for Cynthia. Though I realize they are very different in many ways, there aren't many games like this on the switch. It is unfortunate that the quality of the game seems to be pretty modest, but we'll honestly have to see how well Tomb Raider turns out (there seems to be a lot of negative buzz around it). I'm hoping to see an Outer Wilds review from you soon! I really like how thorough the switchup reviews are, and there are unfortunately very few Outer Wilds reviews for the switch release!!!

[@gostreiver8036]

One game this Hearkens to that most people won’t remember. “Beyond good and evil” The main focus was stealth and using traps and maneuvers to get around your foes and rarely fight them straight up. That was one of Ubisofts first big games on the GameCube

[@SwitchUpYt]

Great game been waiting for a sequel for years

[@roro4572]

Had high hopes for this one tbh. I'll wait till I see it on your saveloy list ;)

[@Gamer4nintendo]

I was waiting for you guyz to do this review.... I'm excited will listen to all your advice...

[@FletchMo7]

You hero’s! Didn’t expect this review to be so quick! Will keep an eye on this one!

[@070agga]

That sneaking reminds me very much of the Requiem games. Cool!

[@FantasticMaxPlastic]

Definitely had it on my Wishlist. Love it when Mark or Glen can show me an in-depth video to help me decide to buy or delete it.

[@FacelessFolk]

Honestly I love these types of games. I'm glad people are starting to embrace these "clone like" games instead of laughing them off. I really do hope we keep getting them. Winbound was another one that I thoroughly enjoyed and I haven't even tried again since it was all patched! I'll pick this one up on the first deep sale. Cheers.

[@awedwards08]

Was super excited about this when I saw the trailer and screenshots, but the $13 price tag was suspicious right off the bat. I appreciate that small indie developers can only do so much, but seems like this could have really been something great with some more resources.

[@Mr.Vetkoek]

Btw I always love when you do a little pun at the beginning of the video. Imo you should do this more often again

[@calabriapsg3530]

Mhmm the artstyle gives me "Haven" vibes. Looks good

[@GamingOdditiez]

You can actually kill the enemies with your bow in combat, you need to hit them 3 times quickly though!

[@SwitchUpYt]

Ah, ok. I never tried that. Feels like that takes away a lot of the challenge to be honest. Glen

[@GamingOdditiez]

@SwitchUpYt yeah, it's definitely more fun to sneak around 🙂

[@pheonix9372]

That extremely close camera would bother me immediately. Seems like a lot of elements of 'its not the worst' coming together to make an"not terrible" soup. Thx for looking out!

[@hammerfistrevolution5232]

Switch up just never misses! I saw this on steam but super glad it had been ported to Switch! 🤝🏼💪🏼

[@sevensyns7732]

Too short of an adventure would leave me wanting more.

[@paulblyth9793]

Looks interesting, but I’ll hold out until it’s featured in a certain channel’s saveloy list

[@Christophoronomicon]

Unfortunate. It looks fine, and I actually got excited about it when I first heard about it, but the focus on stealth makes it far less enticing to me. I'm not a fan of stealth games, and stealth sections in Zelda games (like the Proving Grounds in TotK) are always my least favourite parts. Oh well, it does look like a good effort though, especially as a first game.

[@taglor]

After such a good year of games last year the backlog has so many high quality games for someone with limited gaming time. A game like this really needs something special for the less than stellar aspects to be forgiven and worth putting ahead of such great games waiting in the wings. Always appreciate Devs trying though and a great stepping stone for some of the team I'm sure.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Completely agree. An admirable attempt. Mark

[@jemmadavies3226]

Saw this in the upcoming games video, looks interesting, with clear inspiration from some great games . Worth a go

[@iMenchi]

Thanks for the review. I’m still interested, but I think I’ll wait for a bigger sale.

[@martintomson8322]

Clearly a lot of signs pointing to missing QA as some things should have been cleared once somebody played it (e.g. Camera) and feels bad to have the feeling of „overpriced“ when its actually quite cheap. Guess I will pass. But thx for the review!

[@unconditionallove3820]

Just love when the enemy is sitting right underneath piles of heavy stuff waiting to fall 😁

[@minjod]

Not the gameplay I was expecting after seeing initial footage. Way too short for that price

[@nathankeene9236]

This game looks really fun. Had never heard of it before, but this video definitely solves me on it. Can't wait to try it out.

[@happylukaso20]

Looks fun but its boring.. looks like zelda but its not good at all

[@MrJimithee]

Looks like a cool little game, might well find itself "Hidden In The Backlog" The graphics remind me of Aragami, which is pretty sweet

[@AjanM2501]

Got this game- going to see how much I like it.

[@douglasbriel6103]

Wow! Family friendly. Hahaha! An archer who can't or won't kill. I love games that are colorful. No more greyish brown.😂

[@EnkiDootDoot]

This has very much been a “maybe for the backlog” month I feel like.

[@Mr.Vetkoek]

Oh nice, let's see! I hope it is good!

I think adventure games need to be longer to attract my attention. Otherwise, the adventure is more kind of a trip. Anyway, I appreciate that it can be enjoyable.

[@Nedwig747]

If this was more of an action rpg as opposed to a stealth gamr i think id be all over this

[@queqhoirul3048]

Definitely will be a great game with a patch update to make it more polish.. But hey.. I'm more care about gameplay.. Hope there's going to be more content tho at least up to 8 hours total gameplay..

[@UndeadEggmiester]

Unfortunately this was the kind I'd review I was expecting from the game and I'll wait for a big sale

[@jaydig2]

Been waiting for this video! 😊

[@DracoBudSmith]

Hopefully some patches like cameras and evoirments like grasses fade out as it's closed up the cam so it wouldn't be in the way. Otherthan that it looked promising.

[@Ray__E]

Man I'm really digging the vibe of this one.😃

[@rafachv7029]

This one feels very similar to Aragami, also on switch (and reviewed by you some years ago)

[@jspp80]

Love puzzles and love the look... but that whole camera thing sounds like a frustration.

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

This Game reminds more of Horizon Games😃 Visually looks interesting🙂

[@andreasdersch76]

Hi. Do you make Walkthroughs from Games? I think i know your voice from salt an sanctuary Walkthrough

[@Ser-Smiley]

This game looks stunning!

[@natesquibb3368]

“split into five chapters” what an enthusiasm-killer.

[@crazykenny24]

Looks fun might get it.

[@melaniapina6368]

Yay, it’s Switchup time! This game looks so sweet, I like the fact that you don’t fight enemies but just try to get past them. The art style is very interesting but I agree that the choice of colors is a little bit too much

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yeah, it needed toning down a bit. Glen

[@TheCipotemasloco]

This game looks nice I'll buy it! Sometimes this Indi games are incredible 💎 s !

[@patrickcollier7090]

Thanks for doing this one. I saw it on the E-shop and thought it looked interesting and possibly worth a go but I think I will pass on this one now.

[@douglasbriel6103]

Ooh. Always looking for games like Tomb Raider.

[@kevinphelps5807]

not the biggest fan of 'forced stealth' but still may give this one a go

[@jonk4255]

The game seems pleasant enough but not quite what I was expecting. Along with everything else, the lack of actual combat is disappointing. Even in a deep sale I don’t think I’d pick it it up, seems overly simplistic and under engaging. I feel I would be playing it just for playing sake.

[@slymatty]

Looks nice, but Unfortunately lost me when you mentioned stealth 😅 but thats just me

[@ConditionallyUsed]

Doesn't look to bad, but at the same time like a character model that floats thru the environment . Steam has it at a decent review score. I'll be skipping it, as it sort of makes me want to play Fenyx Rising again.

[@samies_corner]

Its on sale rn on eshop for $10

[@-NeoKrieg]

Kinda lost me at no real combat. Looks pretty though.

[@AldoInza]

I'd be happy with a Nears of the Kingdom Zero Dawn, but this is too close to Cake of the Wild for me to feel comfortable playing.

[@jamiemoet9091]

A new rival for Lara Croft maybe/or maybe not 🤔 what with the new tomb raider collection being released soon 🤣

[@AndresBadel1]

Try not to mention gyroscopic aiming challenge difficulty: impossible

[@Bruno-zu6bh]

So is not really an action game, is more like a puzzle game... Sad...

[@mathieuavisse4623]

i won t lie i will not play this but it does not look too bad for indie

[@Shadowclaw25]

plague tale inocence for a gameboy :>

[@squarestar326]

Too bad there s no combat.i won t get it then...but it does look pretty tho.

[@kevinstrident]

Looks cool. Sounds tedious. I bought it anyway.

[@DB-vi7jb]

This has potential but sadly not enough for me to get. The problems you point our has enough distraction to bring me out of it.

[@akailev]

pokemon company should learn how to do grass on a budget from this team

[@michaelhill6453]

3 hours?

[@kowabonga3552]

It's 1 hours and 40 minutes, unfortunately.

[@kowabonga3552]

It's 1 hour and 40 minutes long, there's barely any enemies, and the final boss sucks. If this game was $5 it would have been a fair price.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Yeah,, it's probably possible to finish it in such a time but I think it would take most people longer than that. Glen

[@ataridc]

Theres indie games you can play for 20+ hours for that price if its just a time value thing. Check out Brotato

[@jinxenyou8618]

I was interested until I heard the full review now it's a hard PASS!

[@Ted_Kaczynski1]

Those jiggle physics look great