Soulbaby: Remastered

I would have never thought to put the dang ATB system in a bullet hell shmup, but it works so well here! The chaos is real, and I love it

A fascinating, on-going negotiation of space that I haven't seen in many (any?) other STG-type games. Shrinking the playfield as you do better makes for some tense moments that are evened out by the opportunity to use more weapons at once. I also weirdly adore the idea of your bomb effectively being on a timer, only able to be set off when that particular filled bar is ready again. The reclamation of that space stuns me. And the vectorheart/Y2K aesthetic? Swoon. Really looking forward to seeing where this project goes.

It's really fun if you're looking to sweat at a game or turn your brain off, and the art/music is a nice y2k kinda aesthetic. It can kinda get to be baby stimulus after some time, which is then "fixed" by a sentinel or some ♥♥♥♥ where there's a million things to avoid on screen so it keeps you invested.

ALTO JUEGO PADREEEEE

really rad gameplay concept thats pretty fun, however the game has not had any updates in over 2 years now. nothing against the developer, since i'm pretty sure its probably personal life issues, but more just a warning of "you probably dont wanna buy this just yet"