Wham Bram Thank You Ma'am - Astalon: Tears of the Earth (Switch) Premiere Part 18
26I'm telling you right now, you have to try Astalon: Tears of the Earth. This game impresses me in new ways every five minutes.
Previous (Part 17) - https://youtu.be/xe6tIZEArAk
Astalon: Tears of the Earth is an 8-bit style Metroidvania for the Nintendo Switch (and other platforms like PC) that I am absolutely loving. The pixel art is fantastic, the sounds and music totally knock, and I'm having an absolute blast.
The story follows three heroes. Algus, the somewhat old (?) wizard, Kyuli the rogue, and Arias the swordsman. The three heroes enter an ominous structure known as The Tower of Serpents in order to find and eliminate the source of a mysterious poison that has been plaguing their village. Not the same Algus from Final Fantasy Tactics, thankfully.
Along the way, they encounter a powerful nefarious villain named The Black Knight, who seems to serve a higher evil.
SPOILERS AHEAD
The three heroes are slain by The Black Knight, but because of a pact made by Algus with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus, they are brought back to life. Arias and Kyuli have little memory of their slaughter at the hands of the evil villain The Black Knight.
One cool and unique aspect about this game is that all three heroes have a shared HP, and when you die, Epimetheus resurrects you. But you can also spend your collected Soul Orbs to purchase upgrades and new abilities.
In this episode, WE FIND BRAM, a secret playable character who plays SO much like a Belmont. I mean this dude is basically Castlevania. He has a whip and everything. And because I already found the Morning Star upgrade, he can break through those yellowish square blocks that look like weird chocolate. Also I buy the Golden Axe ability for Bram which allows him to throw an axe in an arcing path. Just like in Castlevania!
And also I buy the Whiplash! ability for Bram which gives his whip a small short-ranged projectile. Deals just as much damage as his actual whip, I think. And if you space your hits just right, you can hit an enemy twice with one attack I think. He's basically Christopher Belmont from the Game Boy games.
I also beat a Gorgon named Gemini.
Anyway, watch me play Astalon: Tears of the Earth! It's awesome. Made by LABSworks and Dangen Entertainment.
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