Feeble Light Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · Published July 7, 2023 · Updated July 6, 2023

For our Feeble Light Review, we blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation! Inspired by genre classics, Feeble Light is a vertical bullet hell where you’ll fire at enemies with starlight, dodge asteroids, evade incoming projectiles and build up bomb energy for devastating counterattacks! In a tight spot?

Feeble Light Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
144.3MB download size.
Platinum trophy.
You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game.
Shmup gameplay.
Online leaderboards.
Three-color palette scheme.
Fast frantic shooter.
The game plays out with the screen scrolling and you can move freely around the screen.
Mini and main boss encounters.
Earn health and damage upgrades by killing bosses.
Simple controls.
Cool game screen with a line going over your ship, it just gives it a unique look.
Your highest level achieved is shown on the main screen.
Earn and equip different color palettes.
Collect stars from fallen enemies for your score.
Power-ups include an additional turret to help shoot enemies.
Boss health bars show.
Text pop-up for power-ups and level ratings.
Notifications show where enemies are going to appear.
Enemies can come in from anywhere on the screen.
Auto fire is standard. (can just hold down the fire button)
The movement of the ship can be done with a d-pad, left stick, and even the right stick.

Feeble Light Review Cons:

No settings at all.
Doesn’t offer a tutorial or brief overview of how all the mechanics work.
Cannot rebind controls.
Just playing the game unlocks palettes regardless of progression.
Cold cuts between the end of a boss fight to the next level.
The hit registration is not ideal and you can land up getting a game over and not knowing why.