From GamesReviews:"A dark gothical fantasy with heavy concentration on puzzle solving and platforming in this Victorian 2D to 3D Metroidvania will make you spend your day solving the lore."
Neil writes: "If you've worked on the likes of Bioshock Infinite, on Grand Theft Auto IV and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, then you probably know a thing or two about what makes a game tick. That's the hope as the newly formed indie studio at Cut to Bits announce their riveting and dynamic metroidvania-styled debut title, Venture to the Vile."
Not sure about the animation looks a bit stiff but the art style and game world look great, really distinctive.
The setting and aesthetic look different than most metroidvanias but other than that this looks like a paint-by-numbers copy of everything else that's been done a million times.