Since its launch on September 10, I’ve been actually having fun with the brand new indie roguelike shooter recreation, Elsie. Whereas I’ve solely spent a couple of hours with the sport to this point, I’m sitting wishing I may very well be enjoying it as a substitute of writing about it. It’s such a morish recreation that I’ll return to each day for the foreseeable future.
Playtonic Associates is liable for publishing among the greatest indie video games of current instances, so I used to be all the time going to purchase this one on day one. Nonetheless, primarily based on the screenshots and trailers, I used to be solely mildly excited – it regarded wonderful. It was solely as soon as I lastly began enjoying Elsie that it cemented itself as one among my favourite new roguelike video games.
In case you ever performed any of the unique Mega Man video games again within the day, Elsie takes their gameplay model and enhances it for the fashionable age. Like Mega Man, Elsie can solely hearth her gun ahead, and she or he doesn’t have an enormous quantity of leaping capability, which feels fairly limiting at first however ultimately provides strategy to additional abilities and upgrades in every subsequent run. You find yourself feeling actually highly effective – although the enemies don’t take lengthy to catch up.
The gameplay is sharp, with a easy number of taking pictures, dashing, and parrying in Elsie’s repertoire. Although I’ve died a number of instances already, it’s by no means as soon as been due to issues that have been out of my management. It’s a tough recreation, however a good one. The charming pixel presentation mixed with a rockin’ Mega Man-esque soundtrack makes it tremendous gratifying even if you’re dropping, and also you’ll haven’t any problem persuading your self to do only one extra run.
I felt it captured the sensation of enjoying one of the best platform video games of yesteryear, the place I couldn’t save my progress, however I’d really feel excited to get just a bit bit additional every time. It’s like venturing additional into the unknown with every session. Elsie captures that feeling whereas avoiding repetition by serving up randomized degree layouts.
The story is fairly cool too, and encompasses a solid of recognizable voice actors (even Terry Farrell, which excited me as a Star Trek fan). It’s all a few world the place the robotic guardians that maintain nature in steadiness instantly disappear and throw every part into chaos (therefore Elsie, a robotic herself, being despatched out to seek out them). Because it progresses, I maintain considering “I’d have adored this as a child,” so I suppose my inside youngster is alive and effectively having fun with it at present.
If you wish to decide it up, it’s at the moment 25% off at Fanatical proper now. It is a greater low cost than you’ll get anyplace else (like Steam), the place it’s solely 20% off.
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