Astalon: Tears of the Earth

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4.2

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Posted on: June 18, 2023

enigs32167

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Games: 49 Reviews: 13

Very faithful to the Metroidvania genre

A huge map that is organically connected, As you gain abilities, the area you can go to expands, Soon hidden items and secrets, 8bit game style graphics and music, It is a game that mixes the classic sensibility with the modern Metroidvania genre. But only one thing is different. Ordinary "Modern Metroidvania" games allow you to upgrade your abilities at your base or save point, but this game requires you to die. At first, I thought it mixed the characteristics of "soul-like" or "rogue-like". However, looking back after seeing the ending, I see that only the upgrade method is different, and it is just a device for conveying the story.

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Posted on: October 6, 2023

Jon_arson

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Games: 139 Reviews: 2

Simply amazing!

I've just finished the game for the first time and it is one of the best metroidvanias I've played, for sure. Artwork, OST, design are all great, and the gameplay is demanding but really satisfying. At first I was a little intimidated by other reviews saying it's very difficult, but it gets easier as you explore and open shortcuts. Also, dying offers the chance to get a lot more QoL and strenght improvements. It does have some tough spots, but can be overcome with a little practice and patience. A strong recommendation in general, and a must-have for metroidvania lovers! My only complaint is lack of achievements here on GoG.

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Posted on: January 28, 2022

8bitDev

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Games: Reviews: 23

Better than expected.

Game is really well made for what it is and it perfectly fits my taste. Works great on Linux and performance is great. There is a lot of extra content available so make sure not to miss on it.

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Posted on: March 21, 2022

Alucard20101

Games: 118 Reviews: 69

TEDIOUS - the worst type of backtracking

I understand half the fun of Metroidvanias is revisiting earlier areas with newer abilities. The three-character switching in this game, however, only adds tedium to the formula. I think there was one area a few hours in that I had to use the knight, then immediately go back three screens to get the wizard to unlock the next passage, and then literally the same screen, go back AGAIN, three screens, to go get the archer. That was about when I realized I owe this game nothing more and thanked my friend for his copy. I can't complain about the overall sprite presentation and audio, as it's all very nice and reminiscent of the NES era. I just wish the gameplay had overcome all the technological shortcomings of the era, as well, and learned something from the last 30+ years of game design. Astalon is a huge step backward from Castle in the Darkness, which I understood that one of the devs from that game worked on this one. So, I ended up massively disappointed here.

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Posted on: June 8, 2021

terry98

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Games: 255 Reviews: 1

Excellent game!

At first I thought this would be your regular metroidvania but the truth is that this game is a jewel, it has everything you would want from this genre. Game starts a bit easy for the first hours, a good way to introduce it.. then after you beat the 2nd boss the difficult boosts and I love it. Every retro gamer (as myself) will feel at "home", one of things a love most is the music, is awesome!! very ninja gaiden style. My first 5hrs were a bit rough as I found a glitch in the 2nd boss (details in the forum) and I had to start again but then I got to where I was in a bit more than half the time of my previous game. Overall I would really recommend this game to anyone looking for an 8 bit original classic adventure and for 7usd this game is really under priced.

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