That’s my description. The mechanic is something I haven’t heard of before. It may be gimmicky, but we’ll see…

It seems like it, but isn’t crystal clear. The Steam listing has “online co-op” listed, but Artplay doesn’t talk about it in their press. I’ve seen other places highlight it, but they could be mistaken.

Thanks! How are you viewing it when you use Lemmy? In a browser? Voyager? Curious as I don’t think playback is consistent across platforms.

The Early Access reviews are “mostly positive”, so here’s to hoping they iron out the kinks. I like the style, but will be cautiously optimistic until I see the final reviews.

Last year felt like the best year for releases, and this year has a ton of bangers already and may end up beating 2024.

There are some great releases on the horizon. I’m about to post about the new Metroid and the dystopian Pac-Man metroidvania.

Good times.

Fixed. Thanks!

After you play a bit, I’d love to hear what you think

I was surprised by the focus on Ultros, but not Animal Well. That game is already one of the genre’s hallmarks. I liked Ultros, but know it’s not for everyone. Animal Well isn’t as traditional an entry, but a smash hit.

Out of curiosity, if someone posts a YouTube link and you auto play the video, what gets shared with YouTube?

I’d love Apollo-level inline video playing.

Keep up the great work!

Yeah, I’ll definitely wait to see the reviews, but the early access feedback is positive, but not glowing. I did see some reviews mention that it didn’t really add much to the genre, but was still fun.

Joss Whedon became a doctor?!?

Aggghhh! Now I don’t need to play it… 🤷🏼🫠

Here’s a new interview with the developers.

And this is just a sample. I think people have cataloged boss animations, etc

😏 If you think this is bad, you should see Deviator. It literally stole sprites from HK.

Those, and for me, Possesor(s) (because I loved their first game, Hyper Light Drifter), and MIO (because if Nintendo showcased it, it’s likely good)

According to folks who played the demo during Steam Next Fest, it was pretty good. 🤞🏻

Happy to participate in a post. I’m also wanting to do a “Best of '24” in a few months.

1. Hollow Knight
2. Ori 1
3. Ori 2
4. Prince of Persia: Lost Crown
5. Super Metroid
6. Nine Sols
7. Animal Well
8. BioGun
9. HAAK
10. Guacamele 2

4 & 6-8 are from just this year, so it’s been a good year for me.

Agreed. I’m working on the Prince of Persia DLC, and then switching to the new Zelda…