Outland
♫ Here I am, back again, and with a very cool game to talk about! What else can I ask for?
Last year, I was looking for games at my regular store and found something called ‘Ubisoft Combo’. It was three Ubisoft games in one, that sounded good enough to let it pass. The three games the remastered edition of Beyond Good & Evil (wonderful game), From Dust (lovely, but it has an important bug and the game crashes right in the middle of the journey T_T shaaame...) and the awesome game I want to talk about today
OUTLAND
(Point that sword elsewhere, would you? you’ll end hurting yourself)
What initially looks as a simple 2D plataformer mixed with action, it’s actually a very beautiful and intense game, with a good story and a very dinamic system of gameplay that makes it very funny and addicting to play.
Story begins when a man had started to experience dreams and visions of the past. Asking a shaman for a way to cure him, he discovers that an incoming chaos is about to be realased on the world to destroy and reshape it and it is his duty to stop this from happen. So, he starts a journey thru forests, old cities and even thru the underground to reach the force of chaos before it spreads and destroys everything.
We will have to learn to use the energies of Light and Darkness to reach the end of the joyrney.
(Free glowing tattoos, want some?)
This will allow our hero to pass through their respective barriers, and attack monsters born of the opposite alignment. In some stages, we will have to hone or reflexes in order to change fast wich energy are we using at the moment, to avoid damage. Further from this, he will learn special powers from the shrines, from simple melee attacks to the harnessing of Light and Dark energy. We’ll even have to collect hidden objects called "Masks of the Gods" in order to unlock extras such as concept art or enhanced in-game abilities. (Honestly, I still lack five of them and it’s a little frustrating to not be able to locate them, but if you are as stubborn as me, to find them, you’ll be okay!?)
(*rave music playing*)
Plus: We also can find an option to experience the entire storyline online with a friend in co-operative mode. There are also co-op challenges scattered throughout the world that can be unlocked and played when in co-op mode. Funny! Also, there is an Arcade Mode that puts us to the test by putting a set time for the player to traverse throughout an entire region and defeat its protector. An Arcade chapter for one area is unlocked as soon as the area itself is unlocked. You up for a challenge? this is your lucky day!
This game, as I said, it’s very dynamic, the moment you get a hold on the gameplay and techniqes of combat, you cannot stop playing!
Also, it doesn’t need to be a 3D game to possess a very beautiful enviroment and backgrounds, such as these:
(Holly shit! I mean... shrine, Holly Shrine!)
The final bosses of each stage are amazing, their designs are terrifying as well as awesome and even beautiful, and sometimes they’ll get on our nerves, but that’s just a plus. Who wouldn’t like a good challenge in a boss fight? They can be simple enough once you learn how to deal with them, but until you get the idea of how and when to attack, they can be a pain in the a$$, so just do as I usually do and keep trying (while screaming profanities if possible, or just murmur them, we don’t want to alert the neighbours, do we?)
Soundtrack? Oh my, so GORGEOUS and EPIC, surely suits the taste of a gamer who loves an action game with music that keeps you on alert at the same time entertains you!
(THIS GIRL IS ON FIREEEE!! ♫ )
Nothing else to say, except that I highly recomend Outland for a good evening of running from side to side of the screen. Honestly? Sometimes you need a good game like this, simple enough to just worry about slashing enemies and take the keys to the next room, complicated enough to have to use your reflexes and skills to pass a complex zone, and with an amazing story that will entrall you.
Have a nice play!
