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The ever-growing style of video games that mimic the outdated top-down Zelda titles has one other entry with Ogu and the Secret Forest. Releasing on Steam on the finish of final month, Ogu has gotten a reasonably constructive reception from early gamers. The hand-drawn 2D artwork and characters are definitely fairly charming, as is little hat-wearing net-swinging platypus protagonist Ogu.
Gameplay emphasizes exploring the world to search out puzzles, secrets and techniques, and mysteries with a view to recuperate some magical doodads or different. Trailers and gifs present a fairly cool number of puzzle varieties. I can see push-object puzzles sokoban fashion, some mazes made from gates that rise and fall in patterns, even a match-the-tones fashion sample puzzle utilizing musical devices.
Not like another entries within the style, Ogu does nonetheless have the fight parts that had been key to older top-down action-adventure video games.
Meaning little enemies for positive, nevertheless it additionally looks as if Ogu has an emphasis on some fairly robust bosses to beat. Battles in opposition to these bosses are unforgiving, requiring you to actually learn the way they assault to keep away from the sample and get in your hits whilst you can.
There are additionally cute issues to do, like gather new hats and masks for Ogu or have Ogu draw sketches of the panorama—a few of which include puzzle clues and hints.
You will discover Ogu and the Secret Forest on Steam for $18.
