While fending off one or two enemies is manageable early on, the game quickly throws a handful of enemies at the player, all of which have different attack patterns and weaknesses. This is where Feudal Alloy’s gameplay takes a more strategic approach as the player must consider the amount of stamina required to overcome foes. Steam is used to execute swings of your sword or utilizing abilities. The player has an oil reserve which serves as their health, and they have a self-replenishing steam gauge that acts as a stamina bar. While the process of unlocking areas of the map are familiar, the combat is where it shines.Īs the player controls a robot, the standard health and mana have been replaced with more bucket and bolts conventions. I found the early hours of Feudal Alloy to be rather slow, but once the momentum begins to build with each new item or module discovered, my play sessions began to grow longer and longer. Coming across locked or inaccessible areas is common early on, but the deeper into the world the player progresses, the more ways they find to unlock these barriers. In traditional Metroidvania style, the player will explore maze-like environments that house enemies, treasures, bosses, and locked doors. Regarding its story, Feudal Alloy’s is serviceable, and at its core, it’s to be experienced based on the merit of its gameplay and aesthetic rather than storytelling ability. The wacky weirdness of its medieval steampunk world is inherently different and intriguing, so I was slightly disappointed that its backstory wasn’t supplemented by some form of text or audio logs. Every inch of the world is meticulously detailed, from the bolts which fly from enemies when they are destroyed, to how the fish bobs in its tank when Attu jumps. What instantly sets Feudal Alloy apart is its bright and charming color palette along with highly detailed graphics novel-esque art style. Given a sword and a set of armor, the player sets off into the unknown wilderness to retrieve what was taken from him. Attu’s idyllic home is shattered when outsiders steal his town’s precious sunflower seed oil that’s used to maintain the chassis of the veterans. Set against a medieval steampunk backdrop, you play Attu, a fish controlled robot farmer who cares for his village’s retired veteran robots. Feudal Alloy, the second game from developer Attu Games, avoids the common pitfall of mediocrity due to its nearly flawless gameplay and creatively bizarre, yet charming world which makes it stand apart from the competition. Exploring dungeons in search of items that allow players to progress is a simple concept, so it’s even more imperative that developers include unique gameplay or innovative aesthetic element to make it memorable. From Hollow Knight to Dead Cells to Owlboy, these games are remarkable for their ability to inject a unique spin on the hallowed framework of the genre. Over the last few years, no other genre has seen as feverish of a resurgence as that of Metroidvania genre.
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