
You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games?
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After losing your position as a priest for the Vatican, you find yourself employed for a shady company. You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games?
The Retro Exorcist is a narrative-focused visual novel centered around a former priest as he attempts to exorcize a plethora of haunted video game discs and cartridges. In order to set these entities free, you must ask them several questions to learn more about their past lives. But be careful, too many questions will cause them to go berserk, and not every question is important to the investigation.
2 to 3 hours of gameplay
5 endings
25 achievements
Post-ending side-content
Some other stuff I guess
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Languages: English
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エクソシストとしてゲームに取り憑いたアノマリーを除霊していくノベルゲーム。日本語非対応。 アノマリーとの会話によってゲームから出ていくように説得し、失敗するとデータごとアノマリーを消去するしかなくる。 全体としてパロディが多く、海外のゲーム関係の都市伝説を知っていれば更に楽しめる。 異常に難しい一部の実績(名前の入力で特別な名前を入力する。全30種あるがノーヒント)やシナリオのフラグ(全END回収で追加のシーンを見れるようになるが、特定のシーンを見るとエンディング分岐の選択肢が発生しなくなりBADEND確定)など少々問題はあるものの、総合的には面白いのでおすすめできます。 itch.ioの配布ページには公式の実績ガイドが書かれているので、詰まった時は確認しましょう。
Ретро‑стилизованный хоррор‑платформер: игрок в роли экзорциста очищает проклятые локации от духов и одержимых существ. Геймплей сочетает прыжки по платформам, поиск артефактов для изгнания нечисти и сражения с боссами в духе 8–16‑битных игр. Плюсы: Аутентичная ретро‑эстетика — пиксельная графика и 8‑битный саундтрек создают атмосферу классических игр 90‑х, вызывая чувство ностальгии; Динамичные бои с духами — механика экзорцизма требует точности: нужно правильно сочетать артефакты и тайминги атак, что добавляет стратегии; Разнообразные уровни — каждая локация (заброшенная церковь, старый особняк, кладбище) имеет уникальные ловушки и типы врагов. Минусы: Высокая сложность — жёсткие требования к реакции и запоминанию паттернов могут отпугнуть игроков, не привыкших к ретро‑играм; Ограниченная палитра цветов — намеренное следование ретро‑стилю иногда затрудняет различение объектов на фоне, особенно в тёмных сценах; Короткая кампания — основной сюжет проходится относительно быстро, а дополнительного контента минимум. Итог: подойдёт фанатам ретро‑игр и хорроров — впечатляет пиксельной графикой, ностальгическим саундтреком и тактическими боями с духами. Может разочаровать из‑за высокой сложности, проблем с читаемостью визуала и непродолжительной кампании.
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Short but very very sweet! The characters are enjoyable and the gameplay isn’t too complex without being boring! I had a fun time playing it, learning about the various anomalies, and getting the different endings as well as discovering what the true ending had to offer! Highly recommend for a fun afternoon.
Fun, free game with cool art. Only negative thing I could say about it is that some of the achievements are a little grueling to get (requiring multiple runs with no dialogue skip features). Looking forward to Mirror Drama!
A cool game, but you'd best be taking notes on which choices work and which don't. I like how straight-forward every interaction is. There is a way to talk that yields good results and a way to talk that yields bad results. I haven't gotten every ending, but it definitely feels more like a deduction game. At no point during the game did I splash holy water upon the monitor and yell "the power of Christ compels you!", which is a bit sad. 7/10. For some reason there was a problem posting this review, but I think it is fine. There might have been a spirit that needed to be exorcised.
The game is really cool but the skip option doesn't work that makes it difficult to do all routes because it gets boring to clicklcikclickclick... And I feel like there is no clue to find our name? Like to write the exorcist name but that is not a big deal. Tho the graphisms and charadesings are pretty nice to look at! I love the vibe and the concept of the game!
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