I Am an Evil Shapeshifter Trying to Escape | Necrofugitive demo
1Hello everyone! The Steam Next Fest is over, but I will keep uploading my gameplays of some demos. This one is called Necrofugitive, a 2D stealth action game with a really interesting premise, where you are an evil shapeshifter trying to escape from your prison, killing to everyone who tries to stop you. If you read about it or watch a trailer, it can sound pretty straightforward, but it is tough if you just go crazy. You have to know when to fight and when to be stealthy. I still think it could be possible going all the way attacking or all the way stealthy, but you need to be good... I couldn't :').
I like the variety in abilities, though I feel the stealth kill, the empaling, costs way too much energy. Once you use it three times, you are out of energy, and like you are probably using your energy getting armor or shapeshifting, empaling is a resource you won't be able to use that much (which is sad, because it would be really useful). Maybe they did it that way so the game is not too easy? Still makes no sense for me that transforming your whole body into another's cost less energy than just killing someone from the back.
I also like how you take the shape of an enemy and you can play as him, including all their attacks. I don't like, though, how fast some enemies can detect you, or maybe I just didn't understant the right way to stay undetected, because no matter what I was doing, most of the times enemies would be aware of my presence even when standing still.
Not a big fan of your ultime attack. You get big and powerful, but big=easy target, and I was too slow. Maybe, again, I just don't know how to use it, but for me it feels like I should be causing a rampage while transformed. Howevery, I was just eating every attack, and not killing that many enemies.
The last boss of the demo is TOUGH. Like... really really tough. The AI gets so smart and there are just too many enemies. I think I won right at the end there, but it didn't feel like a victory.
Finally, I didn't say it, but I really like the pixel art, music and camera movement. Also, just a detail, but I really like how helmets, swords and myself shine when exposed to the moonlight at night, it is really pretty on its own way
You can wishlist Necrofugitive on steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1166890/Necrofugitive/
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