Blood Alloy: Reborn

Il team indipendente Suppressive Fire Games propone un action bidimensionale dal combat system estremamente interessante, che unisce il gunplay di Hotline: Miami alla dinamicità degli scontri di Strider. Ma non basta per lasciare il segno. Recensione completa Everyeye.it: http://www.everyeye.it/articoli/recensione-blood-alloy-reborn-28834.html

This game is a fast paced survival type of game. You hold as long as you can while making the highest score and reaching some "achievement" like not firing for 2min or dodge an attack, etc. The levels are not that big while not being small either but give you enough space to move around. I won't lie, it takes a little while to get use to the character's special moves and the entire energy system, dash, homing, and so on... (don't expect to make those cool fast move seen in the video just right off the batch, you'll need a little training even if they're pretty easy to execute in the end) Don't expect either high score from the start, you'll die pretty quickly but it doesn't really matter as there aren't any progression as in a regular platformer but instead an exp. system which unlock stuff at each level (including song to play during a level because yes, you can chose it later on) What I would definitely recommend to get this game for is the soundtrack, if you like what you hear in the video, jump on it ! Getting this game without buying the soundtrack makes little sense :P In the end, a really nice coffee break type of game in which you can sink in for 5 or 30min or longer if you're absorbed by the game =) I barely started yes but the mechanics really hooked me and I'm still getting used to it. On the down side: -No real level progression, it's a survival arena only -No story whatsoever, it's all about score streak and ranking. -No mouse in the menu (it's a bit weird) -Few options in game (no difficulty settings, time of survival defines the difficulty, no control remap in game, no graphic settings... All done through the launcher which isn't necessarily a bad thing but a bit annoying) -A work in progress type of tutorial -No coop or VS (online or splitscreen) :( could have given much to the game IMHO -Only one character, no choice even she's enough by herself Up sides: -Really cool idea -No frustration to have to play hours upon hours, satisfying as a coffee break -Cool exp. system which rewards the player -Survival with difficulty progression -Cool move set, easy to learn and hard to master -Music, Music and again Music ! Entertaining while playing and sticking with the sci-fi theme -Graphic style, you like the pixel art or you don't... I did and place it as a strong point -Score ! While not being a fan of score games, I was hooked to the system and wanted to beat myself on the next try :) -Size of level -Level design full of obstacles to jump, run, and slide on !