#2D side-scroller

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☆ Streets of Rage 4 // Bare Knuckle 4 ☆

Dotemu 2020

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TERMINATOR 2D: NO FATE

By Reef Entertainment, and Bitmap Bureau

Coming soon, September 5th. Releasing on all platforms

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hey! pikmin website render, 2017

[jonreytrevino]

GB - Mr. Beeply Space Adventure Prototype Example

I have played with GB Studio, it just fell to the wayside.

pixel_dailies : ufo : 9/25/24

BlueSky | Ko-fi | Upwork

[hardcore-gaming-101]

Fuuun Gokuu Ninden

This article is part of our Japanese Obscurities feature. We put out a whole book about them, which is available as both a full color hardcover and a Kindle ebook from Amazon! If you’d like to see more of these features, please check out the book and if you enjoyed it, leave a five star review so we can do a follow up with even more interesting, offbeat, or historically important Japanese games!

As one of the great works of classic Chinese literature, there are more adaptations and references to Journey to the West than grains of sand. Among the more obscure of these is Fuuun Gokuu Ninden, a decent side-scroller with pre-rendered visuals where the monkey king Sun Wukong (referred to here by his Japanese name, Gokuu) and his friends travel the land to collect golden tablets from ruthless villains. The game was developed by Aicom, who also developed Pulstar and Blazing Star for the Neo Geo, two shoot-em-ups that also used pre-rendered sprites.

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American Arcadia is Biting Social Satire | Video Game Review

Now and then comes a narrative game that will glue me to the screen. 2023 has been excellent at offering me those, and all of them different experiences: from the survival narrative of The Pale Beyond to the fantastic saga of Baldur’s Gate 3 to the metanarrative mind-bending horror of Alan Wake 2, I’ve played through more unforgettable narrative experiences in the last half year than across the…

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CONSULTING TUMBLR. Do you guys have any recommendations for niche/indie Metroidvanias, 2D Action Side-Scrollers, and/or RPGs/JRPGs? If you answer with "Hollow Knight!!!" or "Dead Cells!!!" you owe me $1000

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Vigil: The Longest Night

In a grim dark Victorian town beset by blighted and demonic monstrosities, lies corruption and mysteries waiting for a hero to uncover them and save this vistage of humanity. Vigil, as a game, does many things very well; From the gameplay loop, the traversal, the combat, and the world building are all incredible. However, the thing Vigil does best is narrate a story filled with dread and terror. I debated starting this post with a careful comparison to other similar games, but that doesn't do this game justice.

Set in a small Victorian town, the players take on the role of Leila, a freshly ordered vigilant returning to her hometown to see her sister. Upon arriving to the outskirts of town we are met by monstrous creatures and an enigmatic spirit telling us that we now begin the trial of the Vigilant. We must save our town from a blight that is spawning evil creatures and threatening the lives of people we know and love. Once you begin to unravel the mysteries, disappearances, and accusations, we find a seemingly endless journey to resolve the madness and restore humanity to our beloved town.

I don't want to post any real deep story spoilers so I'll just mention a couple of big plot points. People are missing, including our sister, the doctor, a young girl, and a soldier. We find out from townsfolk that certain people were seen certain places, we arrive, find evidence, and find out where they were going when they left. We find journal entries from the missing, info from townsfolk, and the journal of a doctor that was working to fight off the cause of the blight.

Now to get into the game itself. Trappings of sidescrolling rpg, but a heavy focus on skilled combat. You'll have a jump, dodge, parry, melee, and ranged attack. Simple, right? Until some enemies can take you down in less than 5 hits, and not utilizing dodge and parry mechanics will make fights take up to 10 minutes. The platforming sections through a quite tedious area to traverse will be almost as frustrating as fighting enemies at times. For a 2d game to have many sections that are "indoors versus outdoors" having sections hidden behind press up to enter doors. While the gameplay can be downright frustrating, finding that hidden clue, climbing to the top of a canopy forest, and finally taking a boss down; those are the moments where the reward is worth the effort.

The world that is built here is beautifully constructed and rendered through high quality visuals, deep lore, and addictive gameplay. So dark and dismal but so beautifully constructed that you want to save and restore it. The endgame was a bit lackluster for me, and the final boss left a lot to be desired, IMHO. There is promised DLC that will be covered shortly, so I think the issues I had will be tied up there.

Final Thoughts

There was a controversy surrounding the game that caused it to be delisted for for a number of months. The Taiwanese Studio that created the game, Glass Heart Studio, was caught off guard when their Chinese publisher, Neon Doctrine, delisted the game from Steam and the Switch E-Shop. This led to a months-long litigation that ended in favor of Glass Heart receiving full rights to publish the game themselves. The story behind the game and DLC being heavily based in lore derived from Taiwanese revolutionary lore heavily upset the Chinese publisher (as Taiwan won its independence from China in said revolution), to the point that the publisher delisted the game. Still waiting for Xbox and PlayStation ports, as well as the promised DLC, but the game you can buy currently is updated and fully playable.

I compare this game A LOT to a 2D BloodBorne. It's got the same creepy vibe. Souls-like combat and enemies make the challenge feel just as real as a FromSoft game. I also compare it to the obvious suspects for MetroidVania style games, Castlevania Symphony Of the Night, Circle The Moon, Aria of Sorrow, and similar GBA\DS igavanias. I also think it compares to some games that have been released since its initial release in 2020, games like Blasphemous 2, Afterimage, Awaken: Astral Blade, Skelethrone, and The Last Faith.

IMO a MUST PLAY for fans of MetroidVanias, and 2D Dark Souls-esque experiences.

You can purchase the game on Steam

Or Switch

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[germality]

ChainStaff is a 2D side-scrolling action-platformer where your weapon is also your shield and grapple hook. Demo available now on PC.

[brutalgamer]

Terminator 2D: No Fate brings fans of the sci-fi classic an arcade (or 16bit, if you will) experience

Looking kind of like an SNES game that T2 fans might’ve wanted, but never got, Terminator 2D: No Fate is coming up this fall.

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Repost Classic : GBC - Stage C-1 - Infiltrating Industrial Park

9/13/21

BlueSky | Ko-fi | Upwork

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damn, that felt GOOD. I want a sequel!!!

[hardcore-gaming-101]

Viola: The Heroine's Melody

Made by but two people, a casual game developer named Jelle van Doorne and online composer Nom Tunes, Viola: The Heroine’s Melody is a sort of love letter to the input RPG formula made famous by the Mario RPG games. It’s also an example of an old school isekai anime story about girls going through a coming of age adventure, making good use of that set up for some charming character work, free of modern trends. Despite some odd bugs and technical issues, it manages to be one of the more charming and unique examples of the indie RPG scene, and meets its ambitions more often than not.

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