Narita Boy

Amazing atmosphere and music, can't believe it's been five years now since I've played this on xbox, the gameplay is fun but for the sequel a map and maybe abandoning the screen locked waves of enemies would make it a perfect game, also Big Narita needs more love calling all 80s/synthwave connoisseurs

Aesthetic is great and normally that's enough for me to love a game but the combat and everything else was so lack luster that I couldn't be bothered.

Narita Boy é um jogo difícil de recomendar por alguns dos motivos que inclusive me chamaram atenção para querer jogar. O gráfico é o principal destaque, ele é extremamente brilhante, joguei durante a noite e eu me senti numa injeção infinita de dopamina com o brilho na minha tela comendo meu cérebro enquanto eu arrebentava os inimigos andando reto (e isso foi um problema). No começo eu não prestei atenção na história, só queria sair batendo em tudo igual os outros jogos do gênero (em sua grande maioria). Depois de uns dias voltei e recomecei o save pra fazer a platina com atenção na história e nos detalhes. Por gráfico e história é uma recomendação fácil, mas a jogabilidade tem instabilidades bem chatinhas.

A 2D platformer with absolutely godawful controls and platforming that - to give you an idea of how far up its own ass it is - opens with a two and a half minute cutscene and then expects you to read (I counted) SIXTY-EIGHT dialogue windows before you embark on your first real "mission." Give me a break. Overall a hamfisted cringe vibe, too. Perfect example of this is the death screen: Every time you die it displays an (aesthetically incongruous) image that says "REST IN FORCE" and speaks it out loud. Brutally lame stuff.

fun! the story is enticing and the art and graphics are really awesome.

How many games on Steam are about a boy battling his inner demons as he realizes the Dad he idolizes has become old and foolish, and his glorious past is more checkered than you realized?

There is hardly a single aspect of this game that works. As a platformer, it is abysmal — if it can even be called a platformer. Ninety percent of the time, you simply walk left or right across a flat surface. Actual platforming is almost nonexistent, limited to the occasional jump across a few platforms or climbing a couple of walls. As an action game, it fares no better. Only two enemy types require anything beyond mindlessly mashing the basic attack button. Every other enemy can be defeated with the simplest attacks, and most of their own attacks can be avoided by merely stepping out of range. The color-switching mechanic is equally uninspired. Not only is the idea of color-coded enemies painfully overused, but the implementation is frustrating as well. Switching colors takes just long enough to make encounters with mixed enemy groups feel clumsy rather than challenging. Boss fights are equally forgettable. Each boss has only a handful of attacks, all of which can be learned within a minute or two, leaving the rest of the fight devoid of tension or excitement. The story is as generic as they come: fight through endless waves of bad guys, help the good guys, defeat the final villain, roll the credits. The secondary storyline about an overworked game developer — presumably inspired by the creators' own experiences — is meant to add emotional weight, but instead comes across as self-indulgent and completely fails to evoke any sympathy. Even the presentation has nothing to offer. The 8-bit visuals and soundtrack rely entirely on nostalgia, yet contribute nothing original or memorable. There is simply nothing here that justifies spending your time on this game.

I came for the amazing visuals, great soundtrack, and solid gameplay but stayed for the emotional narrative.

A really interesting 80s style action platformer. Doesn't have much going for it with combat but it's very stylish and has a pseudo-Metroidvania style to it

Nearly a 10/10 game for me. Amazing art style, combat is fun, and story is engaging.