When it was first revealed, I didn't have any real faith; I figured it was some shovelware developer trying to cash in on the then-ripe Kid Icarus hype. I was pleasantly surprised at how wrong I was. NyxQuest is a very well built, very challenging, and very enjoyable 2D platformer. It's got a few flaws, namely the repetitive environments and music (both of which I blame on the limits Nintendo put on WiiWare), but apart from that I'm really enjoying it. I'm especially pleased with how tight and responsive the controls are. It takes the best of Lost Winds, but it replaces the exploration with solid platforming, while adding some actual challenge.

I haven't beat it yet, but it's ramping up steadily. There probably won't be much replay value, but I've already sunk in three hours, so for ten bucks I consider it a good value already.

I'm curious to hear what other people who've tried it think.

i made a thread about this game last week, it went mostly ignored. Its my fave Wiiware game of the year so far. :)

It's my fave Wiiware game period.

Regular plataformer, great for a Wii ware game though but as Malstrom would say... its too quirky, yet fun

looks really good!

What's quirky about it? I'm honestly not sure what you mean.

I was interested in this game since I listened the music which I liked a lot. Is this game more challenging than Lost Winds, which some said it was too easy?

I've died. Repeatedly. Didn't happen in Lost Winds so much. It ain't The Lost Levels or anything, but you do have to pay attention, especially as the game goes on.

solidly good game. I beat it but it never felt super challenging. The overall game felt pretty mellow. Even the "boss" fights.

I dig Lostwinds bettererest.

Good to know, it'll be my next Wiiware purchase next month :)

Edit: Damn I didn't saw Uno's post, what to do?