Archons

Gut für Coop. Das Spiel ist grundlegend als Coop-Spiel fürs Sofa ausgelegt. Alleine am PC macht es so halbwegs Spaß. Es müssen zwei Helden gesteuert werden, das geht auch alleine an einer Tastatur. Das Problem beim Singleplayer ist, man muss sich geistig aufteilen. Da zeigt sich dann, wer theoretisch auch ein guter Schlagzeuger oder Pianist werden kann. Ich bin eher einseitig veranlagt, mir fiel die duale Steuerung relativ schwer. Für die ersten Spielstunden war das trotzdem mehr als ausreichend. Ich habe mehrere Welten und Features freigeschaltet und habe mich über Siege über Bossgegner gefreut. Der Schwierigkeitsgrad ist für den Singleplayer selbstverständlich höher. Ich komme so langsam ans Limit meiner Fingerfertigkeiten, man wird halt schneller mal getroffen, da man nicht nur beidhändig auf der Tastatur rumklimpert und denkt, sondern auch noch seine Augen aufteilen muss, wenn man mit den beiden Einheiten vor den Gegnern ausweicht und sich auch wegen der dualen Fähigkeitennutzung weiter voneinander entfernt. Wenn man versucht mit einem Laserstrahl zwischen seinen Helden die Gegner zu umkreisen, und dazu auch mal ans andere Ende des Bildschirms rennen muss, der wird meine Probleme verstehen, was beim Coop ja kein Problem darstellt und dort vermutlich den Spaß sogar in die Höhe schnellen lässt. Grafik und so sind für einen Indie Titel alles grundsolide gut gemacht, kommt an hochpreisige Titel und Titel als Lebenswerk nicht heran. Für mich ist jetzt Schluss, da die Spielfortschritte für meine Wenigkeit zäh werden, und der absolute Suchtfaktor ausbleibt. Im Supersale war das trotzdem ein guter Deal und ich habe nichts bereut. Für Coop-Gamer ein absolutes Muss, auch weil es ein leichtgängiges Spiel für Zwischendurch ist, keins für die Ewigkeit mit elendigem Grinding und so. Ich meine aber, es geht nur Lokaler-Coop! Gespielt habe ich es bereits vor einem Jahr, noch unter Windows, da konnte ich keine Option finden, um mit meinem Arbeitskollegen über das Internetz zocken zu können. Falls es doch geht, oder ein Patch das mittlerweile eingefügt hat, so hinterlasst doch bitte für mich und andere einen Kommentar, danke! Fazit: jetzt verstehe ich, für welchen Anwendungsfall mein bester Danmaku-Kumpel ein Kind gezeugt hat, ahahaha ^^ ;-)

Сели сегодня с дочерью чекнуть, что за игра. Чекнули так, что 3.5 часа пролетело и не встали бы, если бы не ужин) Офигенно затягивает этот очерндной клон Вампиров, заточенный исключительно на тандем! Рекомендую только при таком раскладе, в соло будет посредственно. Ценник адекватный, особенно при текущей скидке в 50%.

It's pretty fun in co-op. Playing solo requires too much brain juice. Fun game. I think it'll be a bit short, though. And nice soundtrack.

Very fun. Controlling two characters separately worked well as a gameplay mechanic but it was a challenge. The length of the game was good for what it offered, and there is an endless mode for when I wanted longer runs. The hard mode was a nice difficulty increase without being cruel, though i found some builds/weapons weren't quite as usable at that difficulty. The music was great and the fact that it synchronized with the weapon animations + sound effects was perfect. My only gripe is that healing items are time-limited pickups that are released by breaking their container. At a certain build level i'll reach enough damage to break them at random while not needing them, so they end up getting wasted (and sure enough i'll lose a health point immediately after).

[h2]A humble, solid, and lovingly crafted entry to the genre.[/h2] (Note: I played in single player. Co-op is probably fun, but might defeat the purpose of the gameplay. Also, I agree with the devs that you should REALLY play with a controller.) I can tell this game was designed with the goal of making movement fun, varied, and thoughtful. This is not a "fill your screen with particle effects" or a "spam abilities/items" type of game. You will never reach a point where you can just stand still while everything around you dies... Instead, you are always having to weave between danger. It hits that sweet spot where you'll always feel engaged, but not overwhelmed. While you, the player, can spend points to make yourself permanently stronger, that won't let you totally brute force the game. You have to care and you have to try. To me, the weapons are designed to make creative, varied, and synergistic movement rewarded. Boring/predictable approaches are usually discouraged or made impossible via level terrain and enemy spawn patterns - walking in circles will get you killed. Almost all of the weapons and powerups feel pretty good, even if some of them shine more under specific circumstances. There are maybe a couple of weapons I found underwhelming, though I might be misunderstanding their use case / might be a skill issue. The devs went for quality over quantity, I feel, which made for a more polished playthrough. Visuals are usually pretty clear and pleasant. However, the audio design steals the show. Despite being a free-flowing action game, every weapon / enemy attack / ability / etc happens on-beat to the level's music. The level's music also grows in intensity / complexity as you progress through the stage. The dev team of just 3(!) people didn't need to put in that extra goodness but they did, and it's such a fun element of the game. My one and only mild critique is that I think the system for items and upgrades has some clunky parts to it. But it's not game-breaking - it only affects the optional endless modes. (More details: Since your level-up selection can include any weapon, and each weapon can be upgraded like 5 times before it fully "evolves", you can end up in a disadvantaged loop that turns into a death spiral. This death spiral happens whenever you desperately need to fully evolve a weapon for its power spike but keep getting recommended new weapons/other stuff instead. This means it becomes harder and harder to focus your upgrades on the weapon(s) you need, because you just keep acquiring new stuff or upgrading that new stuff instead lol. You can overcome all of this if you're pretty good at bullet hells. [Note, I am not good at bullet hells.] ) Being good is not required to beat the game, since the upgrade system does let you kind of grind yourself enough of an advantage to get through, albeit with some effort. I think if you're a bullet hell fan you'll probably breeze through the main campaign and unlock hard mode, which is where the game became harder than I could manage. However, I'm very happy with the campaign and the unique design experiences Archon brings to the table. The game is just as long as it should be; it never overstays its welcome but offers you more challenges if you want to go above and beyond. :) [b]I think Archons is worth its full price.[/b] My usual metric is that I want to spend $1-$2 per hour of fun, with brownie points given for unique gameplay experiences. Archon checks all those boxes.

Maps are too dark. You are forcing me to turn up the brightness, killing my eyes in the process. Not cool. Also, you have the ultimate hardcoded to F. Even if I change it to another input, F still triggers it.

petit jeu sympathique et vite fini !

Quite fun but could not play on mouse and keyboard due to some issues. Fun on controller though! Music is good as well.

It says it has controller support, but apparently not for Xbox.

Great concept, but lacking in execution. The Bad: - There are no synergies between abilities, ability evolutions are lackluster, only 3 stages for the "story / campaign", and the most disappointing part is the Archon Ultimate. The Archon should have synergies with the abilities instead of just a static barrage of projectiles (e.g. the hammer can be controlled by the right joystick to target distant areas, the same with saw blades, lightning multiplies the number of targets, etc.) - The map is too dark and hard to see. - Needs more content. The Good: - Extremely unique concept - Sound design is amazing Edit: A lot of the negative reviews stem from misunderstanding the game design, this game is meant to be played SOLO! That is the challenge of the game, to control two characters on your own.