This is basically Shovel Knight for us fans of Zelda / Castlevania 2, and I'm super stoked it plays as good as it looks. Another great game from Berzerk!
Great review! I recently finished the game, and I had a great time with it. I spent the first two hours maxing out my strength. Then I found the Blue Skeleton in the catacombs that gives you 250XP for each kill. Needless to say, I know his attack pattern. Max level gameplay is fun. I missed out on the other endings, but I feel like playing through this game once was enough for me. Thanks Game Pass!
i LOVED this game. Could not put it down. I was more excited for deedlit in wonder labyrinth at first and I beat it but thought it was just ok then I booted this up and was very pleasantly surprised. Great little game. Loved some of the tongue in cheek humour. I wont spoil the jokes but theres is quite a few funny hidden secrets :)
Yea I have to agree with you... I was playing through Deaths Gambit Afterlife and trying out Ender Lillie's since I enjoy metroidvania with Souls inspired 2-D combat alot but I had no idea until recently how great of a game this was. I randomly decided to pick it up and got lucky to snag a physical copy of the game and wow its utterly entertaining. One of my favorite games of 2022 now..
Great review. I'm almost at the end and like how your review shows late game footage. Most IGN reviews show the first 5 minutes because you know they havn't played past the options.
Wow its really coming to gamepass?! I just got it in Jan until April!! This is awesome as Ive played everything I wanted so far on gamepass and this adds one more to the list for me!!
Just finished this and I have zero complaints, outside of saying I wish the final boss area was a full dungeon but that’s really it. Often, when a modern game sets out to emulate classic retro game, there’s usually something wrong with it. Whether it’s the music is subpar, or the characters/graphics look overly goofy or just plain bad. But this game did everything well. Music on par with classic NES stuff.
Hi! Reviewer here. It took me a little over ten hours with side missions, but the developers said it should be around seven hours for a first play through. I would go off their estimate because i typically take a bit longer than most. From what I can tell there seem to be at least 4 different endings.
Pretty much. There is even an easter egg that references a specific event form Simon's Quest. Also that you must conquer five mansions before you can enter the final one. The day and night cycle.
Love side scrolling games but with modern graphics like Metroid Dread, Castlevania Lords of Shadows-Mirror of Fate and so on. These 8-bit era games not so much.
This one's for people like Kenny Ryan. This is literally the best game ever created. I was playing it with a girl nearby and when she witnessed my skills she was so impressed that she begged me to take her virginity to which I replied, "hold up this is more important" and then we banged after I finished the final boss. This game literally healed my ball cancer. I will always be indebted to this godlike game. Anyone who disagrees drinks piss in a glass with a tiny umbrella for real.
this game is one of the reasons i despise Limited Run Games. This game is amazing, i want a physical copy for preservation reasons, but Limited Run Games closed the preorders so fast i didnt even know this game existed before it closed.
The graphics are amazing. This is how you do 8-bit.
We agree
Yes! Reminds me of sweet home gore
This isn't exactly 8 bit.
@@edgarector They are very obviously inspired by 8-bit
@@edgarector its 9 bit
This is basically Shovel Knight for us fans of Zelda / Castlevania 2, and I'm super stoked it plays as good as it looks. Another great game from Berzerk!
Great review! I recently finished the game, and I had a great time with it. I spent the first two hours maxing out my strength. Then I found the Blue Skeleton in the catacombs that gives you 250XP for each kill. Needless to say, I know his attack pattern. Max level gameplay is fun. I missed out on the other endings, but I feel like playing through this game once was enough for me. Thanks Game Pass!
Girl plays
is it harder than cyber shadow?
And it took me 2 seconds to enter the code for max stats.
@@maricpredrag6055 Not even close, the last few levels of cyber shadow kicked my ass for a few weeks.
@@acidfruitloops yeah i had same problem it was challenging game
Loved the trailer for this game! The humour is spot on! Glad it's living up to the hype!
I have a 3080TI and yet I find myself going back to these games. God I love them. Why o why
Because good games aren't reliant on jaw dropping graphics alone. Gameplay is king, and always has been mate
I love this game. Just started playing the other day and can't stop. Reminds me of games I grew up playing
Really looking forward to playing this. I'm one of those people who loved Simon's Quest on the NES as a kid.
Been waiting for this one. No doubt a day one purchase.
i LOVED this game. Could not put it down. I was more excited for deedlit in wonder labyrinth at first and I beat it but thought it was just ok then I booted this up and was very pleasantly surprised. Great little game. Loved some of the tongue in cheek humour. I wont spoil the jokes but theres is quite a few funny hidden secrets :)
Yea I have to agree with you... I was playing through Deaths Gambit Afterlife and trying out Ender Lillie's since I enjoy metroidvania with Souls inspired 2-D combat alot but I had no idea until recently how great of a game this was. I randomly decided to pick it up and got lucky to snag a physical copy of the game and wow its utterly entertaining. One of my favorite games of 2022 now..
Great review. I'm almost at the end and like how your review shows late game footage. Most IGN reviews show the first 5 minutes because you know they havn't played past the options.
This may not get the recognition level of Elden Ring, but with feats like Berzerk Studios, gamers will worship this masterpiece.
9, sweet.
Love fun and creative platformers, really looking forward to downloding and enjoying Infernax Feb 14 through PC gamepass😊😊😊
Gamepass wins again!
@@NoisyPixelNews yep.☺️☺️
Hope Shadow Warrior 3, Tunic and Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga come to Xbox and PC gamepass. Think any of those will?
Wow its really coming to gamepass?! I just got it in Jan until April!! This is awesome as Ive played everything I wanted so far on gamepass and this adds one more to the list for me!!
@@peterc504 yep. Infernax will be on PC gamepass on Monday
@@benprins8240 awesome i jus googled it and saw!!! Cant wait !
That's how huge Xbox game pass is.
Finding brilliant gems like this... Would've never found it otherwise.
That's right
Same. This is my favorite new game since.... idk Mario 3?
Almost done with blasphemous. DEFINITELY getting this one. Probably on the switch even though its less on the ps network
Just finished this and I have zero complaints, outside of saying I wish the final boss area was a full dungeon but that’s really it.
Often, when a modern game sets out to emulate classic retro game, there’s usually something wrong with it. Whether it’s the music is subpar, or the characters/graphics look overly goofy or just plain bad. But this game did everything well. Music on par with classic NES stuff.
I just downloaded this from gamepass today cant wait to check this out. Fantastic review!
NP always early with them reviews 😎😎👍 cant wait for this one
yay! we try to come in handy sometimes :)
Looking forward to this one. I blind bought it from Limited Run.
I bought it too :)
You lucky, I forgot to buy it before they closed the purchase window
Reminds me of Faxanadu too... nice.
the game is amazing but you could use sound effects when walking, when changing spells, when talking to npc.
Did they say what time it would be available? I checked PlayStation store and it's not listed, nor Xbox one.
Reminds me so much of Simons Quest, which is a very good thing!
Just played on gamepass. Holy shit. This nails the retro with modern QoL.
I just started playing this game. I love it!
I like the gore effects
The UI reminds me of Soul Blazer
Great review, thanks! I'm definitely buying this game.
Just heard about this on Nintendo Power Podcast.
Reminds me of The Messenger one of my favourite games of all time.
Great review 👍
gamepass such a pro consumer
Interesting. I'll have to try this one.
berserk refrences ?
So Simon’s quest meets monster party!
I saw a bit of this game with a random video and the first thing that came to mind was berserk
Thank you! =]
His armor looks like the same one Dante was wearing in dante's inferno 🤣
The coop is really fun
Agreed!
I think I liked Odallus more, but its a cool game.
Is this metrovania?
there are some alternate paths that require a skill to access, but we wouldn't call it a Metroidvania.
@@NoisyPixelNews Thanks :)
Great review
Thank you so much!
Use the Konami code at the beginning.
Looks amazing. How long is the game?
It's meant to be replayed with there being different endings, but we'll ask the reviewer.
Hi! Reviewer here. It took me a little over ten hours with side missions, but the developers said it should be around seven hours for a first play through. I would go off their estimate because i typically take a bit longer than most. From what I can tell there seem to be at least 4 different endings.
Tried this. Some bad hitboxes and being hit by traps activating off screen made me turn it off.
and only one jump height. Game sucks.
Inspired by Simons Quest?
Pretty much. There is even an easter egg that references a specific event form Simon's Quest. Also that you must conquer five mansions before you can enter the final one. The day and night cycle.
U swear I played this years ago like over 4/5... On p.c.
For a bit of fun...name your character "Ass". I don't know if other words work but there's a funny bit right after you put in your name
What a expensive month!!!
It's so good it's even better than Elden Ring
tanx 4 the rev
thanks xbox gamepass
No kidding :)
Love side scrolling games but with modern graphics like Metroid Dread, Castlevania Lords of Shadows-Mirror of Fate and so on. These 8-bit era games not so much.
This is a fantastic game
no, it's not
@@kennyryan4173 I loved it . Especially once you’ve beaten it you can play through again with the gun and all the cheats
@@Infocrumbs it sucks!
This one's for people like Kenny Ryan. This is literally the best game ever created. I was playing it with a girl nearby and when she witnessed my skills she was so impressed that she begged me to take her virginity to which I replied, "hold up this is more important" and then we banged after I finished the final boss. This game literally healed my ball cancer. I will always be indebted to this godlike game. Anyone who disagrees drinks piss in a glass with a tiny umbrella for real.
Automated negative response for the word Metroidvania!
this game is one of the reasons i despise Limited Run Games.
This game is amazing, i want a physical copy for preservation reasons, but Limited Run Games closed the preorders so fast i didnt even know this game existed before it closed.
I'll give you mine for free. Game is garbage.
Take a drink of water before reading a review, bro, I can hear your face.
Oh there's plenty of cheap deaths in this game, it's just not from getting killed by an enemy.
Literally a Contravania
8-Bit part is good but this far too hard. 3 our of 10.
It's not far too hard. Lmao
Get better at games. For the love of God.
Thumbs down for thinking pixel carton gore is "disgusting"...man up...
Chill out
@@NoisyPixelNews Sorry did my comment gross you out too?
Game sucks. Only one very high jump height.
This is hardly a review, more like a praise fest, or an ad for the game, didnt like it
Because the game is pretty good.
Because they actually liked it
awesome game👍 10 out of 10, the blood rating lol😂come on though…..
Dark souls on the NES
Good review! 👍🏽