5/5 ★ – Fanan92's review of TASOMACHI: Behind the Twilight.

Tasomachi: Behind the Twilight is a game that not many people know about, which is a shame because it is a very good game, and I think one of the reasons for it not being recognized by many is that because the game was only released on PC and it was never released on other platforms, but it was later released on other platforms and it still not that much recognized which is sad because the game is very good. The story in the game starts with the character you play as riding on an airship when suddenly her airship got broken and had to stop in a town, there she met a strange cat character that told her that she needs to collect some sources of earth, which are the main collectable in the game, so that she can fix her ship. The start of the story is very simple but as you play the game you will find some notes scattered around the world that will let you know a little bit more about the story. I think it is good that the developer did that because it encourages exploration and makes knowing about the story of the game feel so rewarding. The game is a collectathon 3D platformer. In the game there are three levels and each one of them is a small open world to explore. Each level also has two dungeons. At first you will not be able to collect all of the sources of earth because you will only have a basic set number of moves, but you will gradually be able to learn new moves as you clear the dungeons, which makes going back for the collectables and be able to collect them feels so rewarding. This system feels just like a system you find in a metroidvania game, and it works so well in this 3D platformer. In the three main open levels you will be doing a lot of exploration to collect the sources of earth and money that you will find randomly on the ground, and with it you will be able to buy different costumes for your character and decorations for your house. Unlocking the costumes and the decorations are optional and you don’t have to do it, but to me it felt like fun side quest. In the dungeons you will be doing some platforming challenges and some puzzles, and you will be reworded with sources of earth and some new moves. the cool thing about the dungeons is that if you don’t want to do the platforming and the puzzle challenges, then you can just pay money and clear the dungeon, and I think that this is a cool accessibility feature, but you will not be able to collect the sources of earth that are in the middle of the dungeons which is a bummer. The game also has a day and night cycle and the cool thing about it is that you can change the time from day to night and Vice versa at any time you want from the clocks inside the buildings, because seeing the sources of earth will be much easier at night. Later in the game you will be able to ride the air ship and will be able to collect more sources of earth and controlling the air ship is so fun in this game and easy to get used to. The game is so amazing, but it has some problems, one of its problems is that the map is not very good because it does not show you where you are exactly, and I find myself getting lost a lot. The visuals are so beautiful in this game I loved it so much and I think the reason it looked so beautiful like that is because the whole game was made by an artist, and they are known as @ nocras666 on twitter and their artwork are so beautiful and it reflects in the game. The music is also beautiful, and I loved it so much. I am not very good at describing music but all I know is that it is something I did not hear a lot like before. The music feels atmospheric, cheerful, and cozy all at the same time. The music was made by @ ujicosnail on twitter. I came back to the game recently and the developer has added more ship levels and more challenges in the Dungeon which made the game a lot more fun. The game is a fun 3D collectathon platformer that is a hidden gem and that it deserves to be more recognized.