![]() ![]() The Metroidvania / action-platformer genre has had a major revival in the indie scene over the last few years with titles like Hollow Knight and Blasphemous, as well as the Ori and Guacamelee series of games. I was surprised at just how deep and moving the story was and how cleverly it ties together the digital and physical settings of the game’s world. There is much more dialogue within the game than I expected there to be, at first it can seem a little overwhelming as it is quite techno jargon-heavy, however, it does an excellent job of creating a living world within the computer game itself.Īs you progress and unlock the memories of The Creator, you flashback to his childhood and the adverse effects of what happened to him which led to him creating Narita Boy in his adulthood. ![]() Through these you learn more about the lore of the digital dimension and that in order to stop ‘Him’ you will have to traverse through the three Houses of the Trichroma and follow the code lines of the Creator to unlock his memories. Throughout this action-platformer, which is very reminiscent of games within the Metroidvania genre and inspired by the likes of Castlevania and Another World, you will come across many imaginative NPC characters within the Digital Kingdom. In doing so, the Supervisor Program, Motherboard and her agents have activated the Narita Boy protocol, and only he and his trusty Techno Sword can save them and return the memories to The Creator. In doing so, the evil program ‘Him’ has returned and managed to connect with reality to delete the Creator of the game’s memory and unleash his Stallions on the Digital Kingdom. The game becomes a best-seller and is critically acclaimed, however, within its binary code the digital realm begins to connect with reality. The story of Narita Boy is set in the ‘80s and takes place within a video game, aptly named Narita Boy, which is the flagship title for the newly created video game console Narita One. Narita Boy impressively merges both retro and futuristic themes and ideology to create a 2D pixelated action-platformer that is both distinct and original yet feels oddly familiar. If The Last Starfighter and Tron had a computer game love child, this would be it. ![]() If you're on the fence about this and dig the aesthetics, absolutely give it a shot! It's super fun, and I only wish there were more levels.Studio Koba, a small Spanish-based developer, has created the perfect nostalgia-filled ‘80s throwback with Narita Boy. This runs really smooth on the Switch (I know other versions had some bugs that made certain levels impossible, but I only experienced one minor glitch in my Switch playthrough which made a boss easier, so I didn't mind). I'm baffled by all of the negative reviews. Update: I finished the game yesterday, and would still give this a solid 9/10. That being said if you're looking for a game that's a work of art, this is absolute eye candy and an enjoyable ride through a retro-futuristic fantasy world. I would also like to be able to backtrack and replay certain moments, which doesn't seem possible so far. I could go on, the only drawbacks so far are the lack of a map and some ambiguity in where to go at certain points, but I see those as just part of the puzzle solving, and it hasn't gotten to the point of frustration. holy crap, the Synth Bard's theme is incredible, as is the western theme in the desert. The visuals in this game alone are worth the price of admission, the dialogue is lore-heavy yet clever and funny, and the music. There have been a few moments so far (no spoilers, but they involve transformations) where the game completely surprised me with awesomeness. I read some negative reviews recently so I was fully prepared to not enjoy the game but it is so enjoyable and it's kept me smiling the entire time. Been waiting for this for a couple years now, and the trailers sold me on the amazing character animations, unique designs, and techno 80s throwback aesthetic. Been waiting for this for a couple years now, and the trailers sold me on the I've only been playing this game for one day now, but wow. I've only been playing this game for one day now, but wow. ![]()
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