22.2 hours played
Written 25 days ago
Sword and Sorcery: the arcade game.
If you like retro games and are a fan of sword and sorcery fantasy such as Conan the Barbarian, Elric of Melniboné, Fafhrd and Gray Mouser, or even just Dungeons & Dragons, then by Crom, this is the game for you.
Each playable character represents a major sword and sorcery archetype, each with their own abilities, pros and cons. You've got:
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[*]Conan with the serial numbers filed off
[*]a buxom bikini armor clad warrior princess
[*]a cowled, agile rogue and
[*]a half human, half demon fighter mage
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The gameplay itself is a 2D platformer with lots of enemies to hack and slash almost like a beat-em-up, and lots of obstacles to traverse, jump over, or climb under. You get five credits, and if those run out, game over. In the higher difficulties, the game saves your progress only after you clear enough levels at a time.
Graphics are beautiful pixel art that detailed, yet still leave a lot to the imagination.
Music is straight out of the 16-bit era, and I think I recall some of the artists on this game even did music for various classic 16 bit games so it brings you right back to the early 1990s.
You can play up to 4 players, one player per character, however this game seems to support only local co-op so I have not yet had a chance to try this with Steam Remote Play.
I am writing this only after clearing heroic mode, and guess what? To get the true ending you have to clear epic mode which only unlocks after beating heroic mode, so plenty of replay value. There is an easy mode suited for beginners as well.