![]() ![]() While his shots are more powerful and can go through walls, they don’t have the distance her arrows do. The leader Algus uses longer-range fireballs and is similar to Kyuli in that regard. He has areas that only he can access with blue husks that have to be stricken down with his sword and quickly deals a lot of damage when cheesing the environment to attack foes from below when they can’t attack you. Astalon is a more defensive experience than most Metroidvanias, however, because enemies do a fair amount of damage and you don’t have the benefit of health pickups - so buffing your HP alongside strength boosts is a key to success and can be as important as mastering the characters themselves.Īrias is very much like playing with Zero in a Mega Man game in that his attacks have minimal range, but do a lot of damage. This helps ensure that while you may be outgunned due to the trial and error nature of each character against certain kinds of enemies, at least it’s possible to outlast them in a war of attrition if need be. Upgrades are done after death with money gathered during each run and are generous.įarming an area full of tougher enemies may seem like a surefire way to die, but it’s also a great way to build up cash to spend on HP upgrades early on. In Astalon, character switching is done at checkpoints via a fireside area - providing essentially a Metroidvania save point system alongside an area to change your character. It’s an interesting mix of character types and evokes a bit of Castlevania III or Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, only without the ability the switch at any time. Arias is the blue-clad fighter who excels at short-range combat, while Kyuli is the archer who excels at long-range attacks while Algus is a bit less of a long-range attacker, but does a lot of damage and can trigger puzzles with his fireball. ![]() It’s a neat twist on a genre convention of everyone just getting as many changes as needed and puts a real sense of importance on what happens. A group composed of a warrior, archer and wizard aim to save the world, but unbeknownst to the rest of the group, the wizard leader Algus made a deal with the devil for all intents and purposes to give up his life in exchange for them being able to be resurrected as many times as needed to climb the tower of serpents and save their village. Astalon: Tears of the Earth may appear on the surface to be just another game using an NES-esque pixel art style to cash in on the past - but there’s far more to it than meets the eye thanks to its team-based mechanic that takes action-platforming and injects puzzle-solving into it. ![]()
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