Mystic Knight Maya

Mystic Knight Maya is a prime example of why I should never judge a book by its cover! I saw a video of this on a stream one night and I thought that it looked kind of janky to be honest with you. However, the streamer kept putting it over and saying that it was a fun lewd 2D action game and their enthusiasm eventually won me over. I checked out the demo and I got so into it that I ended up heading to the patreon and signing up!

A Brave Girl On A Mysterious Island

The main character that we play as in Mystic Knight Maya is called Maya, the title kind of gives it away, doesn’t it? Anyway, she grew up listening to all these stories about brave heroes and warriors! She finds herself on this mysterious island where there seems to be an awful lot of horny characters that want to have their way with her! The story is basically her exploring the different regions of this island trying to discover its secrets!

Metroidvania On The Amiga

When I first saw Mystic Knight Maya being played on that stream, it reminded me of the early 90s platformers from Europe that you would see on the Amiga, but it is actually more like a Metroidvania style of game. Well, I say that, but it is more Metroidvania Lite as the game has exploration elements, new items, and powers, but it is not going all in with RGP like mechanics. While this may make it sound like the game is very simple, it actually works to its advantage as it keeps the progression on track and makes it a fun and exciting experience.

Rewarding You As You Go!

I was very impressed with the amount of different areas/stages that Mystic Knight Maya had to offer. Getting new stuff like the dash ability or the ability to quickly travel from one area to the next was fun. The combat in the game is mostly melee based, but once you get that dash ability it becomes way more fun. The enemies could do with a bit more balancing as some of them take way too many hits. However, I will say that the boss encounters are done very well as they require strategy and careful timing and they end up being a lot of fun and more about skill and what you have learned as you make your way to them.

Getting “Inside”

As far as the presentation goes, I like it. Mystic Knight Maya is made with a cool 2D style, it was the visuals that gave me these 90s Amiga game vibes and that is actually meant as a compliment as the pixel art here has a lot of charm to it. I got a huge kick out of the fox looking monster girls strutting around the beach naked during the first stage. The XXX content here is pretty crazy and way more extreme than I was expecting. It even has vore stuff going on which I was surprised to see. However, I will say that there is something for everyone here as they try to cater to most fetishes.

Pros:

• The main character is fun to play as
• I got a kick out of the lewd 2D pixel art
• The gameplay feels great, you always feel in control
• The Metroidvania elements are implemented very well

Cons:

• The vore stuff here kind of took me by surprise I wish they gave you the fast travel ability a little earlier