This RPG from ZA / UM, released in spring 2024 on PlayStation 4, is inspired by the rules of table role play and offers artistic direction while illustrations and isometric view. If the quality of his writing has also earned him a certain recognition, it is above all its extraordinary responsiveness to different game choices which could push you to commit forty hours in this adventure. You play as an inspector as special as the people he will question in the context of his investigations into murders and various crimes. Hero or abject, it will all depend on your decisions. The city of Revachol and its unique possibilities are waiting for you.
One thing is certain, it is that this “arthouse” signed Nomada Studio knew how to make speak about him so much for the cast of its actresses and voice actors (James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, Willem Dafoe) only for its innovative game mode. And you end up appreciating it greatly … or not at all. the pitch : an annoying 12-minute time loop that you have to get out of by trying over and over again not to die on a seemingly hopeless evening. If the concept may seem unoriginal vis-à-vis the competition, it is good its narration shrouded in mystery and an unusual top view which could pique your curiosity in this story of everyday life which is by no means trivial.
Take out the katanas, or rather the ninjatô of the future for this other surprise, from the Polish studio One More Level. Let yourself be carried away by his remarkable artistic direction and his gameplay precise, sharp and sharp. In a post-apocalyptic setting and a bit cyberpunk in his spare time, you will spin and twirl your ghostrunner, a modern day ninja tasked with saving what remains of humanity from an authoritarian regime. Side gameplay, we find the well-known credo of “die and try again” : this shinobi-like en 3D does not tolerate your mistakes and will give you a hard time – acrobatic – to tweak.
Developed by Dead Mage, this rogue-like would benefit from a promotion to pass over the radars of fans and fans of hack n ‘slash and of pixel art of yesteryear. In the fantastic land of Morta, everything was going well until an earthquake. The Bergson family, headed by Margaret, will once again have to accomplish their duty: to defend Mount Morta, now stricken with a mysterious disease. For this, they will have to fight against groups of enemies in isometric view, in order to find three minds able to purify this situation. Warrior, cleric, pyromancer, archer, assassin … each of the seven Bergsons is playable and has different characteristics and powers. So here you are on a journey of variety.
With its revamped 8-bit classic looks, the track overseen by “Iga” himself, producer of most of the Castlevania, was initially a side bonus to the crowdfunding of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. “Igavania” released in 2019. Thanks to its playable characters against a background of chiptune, of which the famous swordsman Zangetsu, and Miriam, who wields the whip like the best pixel Belmont, the game sublimates the standards of its inspiration from the past, and reached a rank of “neo-classic” thanks to a popular success which even generated a n ° 2. While some may suggest that it is the best way to enter this new franchise, it remains, for a low price, the best experience before starting its sequel.
