Iconoclasts: A Metroidvania from Developer of Noitu Love 2

This game is certainly very colorful.

Yep, this is DANGEN's first major release!

I beat my first run on Standard (I prefer calling it the "easy" mode tho), 13+hrs with 73% collectible.

There are a lot of throwback to classics like Cave Story and Metal Slug series. Especially CS, one of the gun looks like Spur, the ending "cast" roll is exactly the same as Cave Story's ending lol.
Intense fight with big bosses (usually half the screen), colorful and detailed environment, control is good, using the wrench is fun, all in all it's a very polished game.
There are some nitpick about gameplay though, some of the bosses or even mob enemies in the later game needs a certain sequence (i.e. use counter-attack first, then use gun A or wrench) to defeat, and the game sometimes doesn't give any hint, leave the player to trial and error.

The weak point of Iconoclasts IMO is in plot and writing. I'm no expert on writing in English though, but the writing is... well, let's say it's hard to parse at least.
Plot-wise, I don't know whether these were left out on purpose but I feel there are too many vacancies.
Not the kind of vacancies like W.D. Gaster in Undertale that initiates fan works, these are vacancies that the game NEEDS to explain, especially for a dark game like this.
Yes, this game is dark despite it's colorful visual, or even down right brutal IMO. It features a bunch of broken people, and actually "break" one of the main character in front of you.
That being said, I do like all character it features, but without a consistent plot, the weight of those character falls nowhere, which is a pity.

I'll give my grade anyway:
Graphics: 5/5
Music: 3/5
Gameplay: 4/5
Plot: 3/5
Volume: Medium