Hey, sell me on this funny Nine Sols game you're posting all of a sudden? My curiosity is piqued.
DO YOU LIKE HOLLOW KNIGHT AND OTHER METROIDVANIA?
DO YOU LIKE THE PARRY-FOCUSED COMBAT SYSTEM OF SEKIRO?
DO YOU LIKE STORY, DIALOGUE AND LORE-HEAVY GAMES WITH AN ORIGINAL AESTHETIC?
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE STORY OF HOU YI, MYTHOLOGICAL CHINESE ARCHER THAT SHOT DOWN NINE OF THE TEN SUNS?
WELL NINE SOLS MIGHT BE THE GAME FOR YOU🫵
ok stopping with the theatrics, idk why I phrased it like that, but fr, Nine Sols is a game from Red Candle Games, a taiwanese indie game studio, that came out a month ago. It's only available on pc right now but I'm hoping for a console port at some point.
As for the general points:
You play as this little guy called Yi, who's on a quest for revenge against, well, the titular nine sols, the rulers of the land where this game's takes place: New Kunlun. But there's a twist.
The vibe of the game's style as been described as "taopunk": a lot of characters take inspiration from ancient eastern mythology, like the main character for starters, and it's mixed with some cyber-feel that makes it really slick and satisfying. It's also just a very pretty game to look at.
The game also has some disturbing science-fiction elements, if you like The Horrors™️ (The Horrors™️ are great).
As I said before, the combat really focuses on parrying but Yi has quite a few things up his arsenal to keep it interesting. He also has a little butterfly buddy. Im also told that there is a slightly bigger emphasis on platforming in general and Yi has the shmovement.
The bosses are really fun to fight and honestly? Pretty interesting as characters. The characters are all great overall. The story is nuanced overall and you can tell they really wanted to build a rich world with lore. And I wanna see people take it appart and analyse it bc there is A LOT to say about the everything.
And I know it's like. Not a particularly important point but the sound design??? 👍👍👍👌👌👌 it's really good
I'm actually gonna finish the post by linking the trailer to just showcase the vibe of the game honestly, it might do a better job than me:
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