The discovery of new abilities is nicely paced and allows you time to hone your skills with each. I’ll not spoil any of them here as they are best discovered and enjoyed while on the journey yourself. The level design on show is excellent and the gameplay mechanics are masterfully designed. There are shades of Celeste, Limbo and Abe’s Oddysee here and it’s probably the closest you will get to playing Ori on PlayStation. I found myself at times taking a step back having to reassess my approach.
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Some extensive trial and error is needed at times to figure out and master the challenges put before you. There’s no HP – one hit and you’re dead, so prepare yourself to die a lot. The game offers up large maps to navigate and explore and while it’s not strictly a Metroidvania, there are some elements of the genre featured. With these portals you can control the unique properties of each world, using them to your advantage as you journey to defeat this evil that is threatening to tear the universe apart. Your adventure begins with the discovery that you have a special gift that allows you to open portals to other worlds. Playing as Soli, a young mage who feels he doesn’t quite fit in, you are thrust into the forefront when your village is decimated by a ruthless evil. The game is available on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC. The Romanian team has grown from 2 people at its inception to now having a core of 8 devs now working on this title. Unbound: Worlds Apart is a challenging precision platformer from Indie studio, Alien Pixel. Unbound: Worlds Apart is the ultimate test of your platforming skills. All you had was your 3 lives and no matter how far you had advanced into a game, once those lives were gone it was truly Game Over. I remember when games didn’t have any saves. While there are challenging titles out there, gamers are more blessed than ever with features and resources that help tackle the difficulty.
There is a narrative these days that “games are too difficult”.