Demons of Asteborg

Demons of Asteborg is originally a game for SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis that came out in 2021 and it is both available as a physical cartridge and as a downloadable ROM for emulators and flash cards. If you're not into retro gaming and not an avid follower of the market, then this might sound crazy to you and you may ask why would anyone make a game for an outdated console? There are various reasons for that but the main purpose is obviously nostalgia. As a MegaDrive/Genesis game, it pushes the console to its limits. It's a semi-metroidvania platformer inspired by Ghosts and Goblins, Castlevania, Mickey Mania, and Space Harrier. I apologize if I missed any references but these were the ones I was able to spot while playing the game. Each level has its unique enemies that you won't encounter for the rest of the game and they also give you unique skills exclusive to their respective levels, meaning you only get to use them for the duration of that one stage, then they get replaced by another one. You are also technically forced to use those skills against stage bosses with the exception of the first boss. However, you can find or buy specific upgrades that will stick with you for the duration of the game. There are also three difficulty options for you to pick but the received and given damage stays consistent through difficulties. Only changes are the item drops and checkpoints. The story is decent. You're donning the role of Gareth, a royal guard of Asteborg who's trying to prevent a potential demon invasion caused by a breach of pact that had been signed between the demons and humans in order to live peacefully in Asteborg a long time ago. It is supported by flashbacks and some other playable characters which I found quite interesting. Its soundtrack is also spot-on and has been composed perfectly and carefully. I personally don't have any complaints about the game but it's worth mentioning that it runs through an emulator so, you may end up changing a few settings each time you boot it up. [h1]TL;DR[/h1] A semi-metroidvania platformer for SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis that runs through an emulator. If you're into retro games and have a nostalgia itch that needs scratching, look no further than Demons of Asteborg.

Beautiful game, terrible controls, collision detection and extremely repetitive. If this game was released on the Genesis/Megadrive in the 90's, it would have been an instant classic, but for a game released in 2021, it's a little disappointing. I was really looking forward to this game, but it's just not fun, and extremely frustrating. Hope the sequel will address these issues.

O pessoal da Neo Fid Studios simplesmente desenvolveram o melhor jogo já feito para o Mega Drive! <3 OBRIGADO!

It's great that new games for the Sega console are still the love of developers. Just simply playing this was a huge nostalgic feeling in itself that it feels like it came from the original period of Genesis. The game is insanely fun to play and and brings back those days I and my best friend were in our 20's staying up all night to beat Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic 2. I hope to see more Sega oriented games derive from these developers. Keep it strong guys.

Great retro game with good difficulty and pretty smart boss fights, enjoying it tremendously. Graphics are top notch and so is the music. Would've been a real classic on Genesis back in the days :)

Ok so, I really did like this game, it was really fun hacking your way through demons advancing levels, getting stronger as you go and the overall journey is great....but that ending....that ending was so abrupt, I got to the final level I didn't even know I was at the final level, and when things just started to get really good, I was fighting the final boss, mind you again, I had no idea I was fighting the final boss.....this guy was a joke it only took me 3 tries to beat this guy, I had a much much much tougher time fighting the previous bosses, and when I finally finished him.....small dialogue and ROLL CREDITS....really? I mean really? (spoiler) you couldn't put in a few more levels now that I achieved my demon form? come on such wasted potential.... it's a great game, but if I were you I would wait for a sale.... I give it three stars out of five....

[i]Action platform in 16 bit con una bella cura per la pixel art. Dall'aspetto mi ricorda un mix tra Castlevania e Ghosts 'n Goblins.[/i] 🥺 Reso difficile non tanto dalla difficoltà intrinseca del gioco, ma più dall'imprecisione tecnica della realizzazione. Sebbene sia stato sviluppato in tempi recenti, sembra realmente un gioco di 30 anni fa in tutti gli aspetti. Non è uno di quei titoli retrò-moderni. E' moderno ma è vecchio e impreciso nelle meccaniche proprio come si facevano i giochi un tempo. Quindi, non so se questo possa giocare a vostro favore o no...io avrei gradito un pò più di qualità e attenzione. L'ultimo livello è completamente da rivedere nelle collisioni... Per fortuna, hanno pensato alla modalità """Easy"""🙏 che permette di salvare i progressi. Altrimenti ogni volta si perdono le famose 3 vite, si dovrebbe ricominciare l'intero livello. Praticamente impossibile. [i]Comunque dalla sua ha sicuramente una bella estetica. Delle belle musiche. Boss e nemici molto belli eee...basta. Purtroppo non offre molto altro. E' piuttosto piattino, ma scontato ne potrebbe valere la pena.[/i]

A "good looking" game, where its nostalgic visuals are its only strength, plagued by atrocious collision detection that makes the platforming, the core of an action-platformer utterly insufferable. Edit: I gave it more time to see if I was wrong, but it's just another Castlevania wannabe with all the negative elements from that era. I've seen porn games with better platform collision and level design than this

У меня пригорает от этой игры, но я порекомендовал бы ее другим.

it's barely a yes but it's a yes. The game has its problems but they're mostly mitigated by treating it like a 16 bit platformer and just moving fast. You're encouraged to skip most enemies by design and bosses can be an annoyance but its a solid game.