BIT.TRIP FATE is the fifth part in the BIT.TRIP saga.
Gameplay:
It's an on-rails, bullet hell twin stick shooter. You shoot your way through enemies and collect cores from their remains. Let me tell you, out of all of the BIT.TRIP games, this is one of the most fun and somewhat satisfying. Killing a ton of enemies and hearing a loud 'beep' or 'boop' as cores fall out of their bodies is REALLY cool, in my opinion at least. There are a lot of enemy types that range from the "wouldn't hurt a fly" type to ones that throw a tsunami of beats at you. Some enemies also react to your MODE. The new mode introduced is GIGA, sporting a dark and gloomy purple theme. If you aren't in this mode, a few of the enemies may go easier on you, while if you are in GIGA, the enemies can have completely different attack patterns. There are also bosses at the end of each stage. Odd numbered stages feature challenging mini-bosses, while even numbered stages contain full bosses with different phases. While fighting bosses, it's best to be on a mode of ULTRA or above, as the higher the mode, the higher the damage you deal.
Story (SPOILERS!):
Taking place directly after BIT.TRIP RUNNER (and Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien), CommanderVideo and his friends are in pursuit of the Mingrawn Timbletot. After Radbot begins losing power, a little person known as 'Robotube' pops out and returns to CommanderVideo's friends. The Timbletot shows up, still spreading negativity and being anti-Commander Video, and CommanderVideo, determined to catch him once and for all, chases him. All seems to be going well, but on the inside, CommanderVideo's patience is wearing thin. He gradually becomes more desperate, to the point where he is beaten and bruised into frustration. Anger begins to rise in CommanderVideo, and by the end he meets his nemesis, the one he'd been hunting down. The Timbletot himself. After a long fight, CommanderVideo can't take it. His anger was too strong! He takes control of himself and charges into the Timbletot, killing him, but at the cost of his own life. In the end, CommanderVideo was able to kill the Timbletot, but it caused a sacrifice. Were it not for his anger, he would've killed Timbletot and lived to fight another day, but alas, negative feelings, a storm of rage got to CommanderVideo first, leading him into his inevitable fall. Shortly after the battle, CommandGirlVideo, CommanderVideo's closest friend, arrives at the arena. She tries looking for his friend, calling his name, checking around close by... but he was gone. Nothing remained, other than the conclusion. CommanderVideo was dead. All that CommandGirlVideo would feel would be sorrow, frustration and regret. After the credits, we are shown CommanderVideo's ascension. It was time for him to return home...
Music:
The music moves away from the chiptune, retro styled music and moves towards a more dubstep and depressing approach. Nothing much to say here other than how it makes you feel, but that's you, not me. You might not have the same feelings as me.
Anyway, that's all I got for now.
