Gunmetal Arcadia

I purchased this game on sale and; looking at its NES asthetic and feel, I instantly fell inlove with this game and its pertaining sound track. I regret not a single moment from playing this game at all. SIDENOTE: i can protest that sometimes the enemy placement with the environment can be annoying and force you to take dummy hits but overall. It is a fun NES style platformer, interesting and simple story, awesome content and items, and I LOVE that if you actually calculate and plan your character upgrades and strategy. it will make your play session a SUCCESS.

An upfront note: Unlike Minor Key's other retro platformers (including Gunmetal Arcadia Zero, which shares most of its assets), Gunmetal Arcadia is a roguelike. Each run consists of four procedurally assembled levels, modified based on the "Legacy" mechanic. This means that the game has a lot of replay value, but there's also a healthy luck element here and this may make for more of a challenge than one might expect from other neo-retro games. At its heart, Gunmetal Arcadia is roguelike Zelda 2, with similar controls and mechanics. The big addition here is the aforementioned "Legacy" mechanic, wherein the player begins each run with various modifiers based on what they did in the previous run. The changes from most of the legacies are pretty subtle, but understanding them can really help a clever player get an edge in a game where that can really help. Overall, this is a very different experience than something like Super Win the Game, but it packs a lot of value in and it's definitely worth a try for anyone who appreciates a blend of old and new.