I've mentioned this game on here before.... but I'm going to mention it again because it's freaking
awesome:
Touhou Project - Wandering Souls
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/AvJMlDIvf_o
Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/5m925egubtbey04
The trailer doesn't even really do the game justice. It's
way better than that makes it look.
It's a free PC game -- and it's amazing. The more I play it the more I appreciate all the subtle things it got right:
- Game is incredibly well balanced. The difficulty ramps extremely well.
- Graphics are beautiful
- Music is totally bumping and sets the mood perfectly
- Different difficulty levels are tuned perfectly. Easy mode is fun for casual, Difficult is difficult but not stupid-hard.
- Control is fantastic.
- Levels and enemies are unique and creative. Despite the whole game being you effectively doing the same thing over and over (fighting guys and dodging shit), it
never gets boring.
Gameplay is effectively Beat-em-up meets 2D platformer meets bullet hell meets fighting game meets RPG.
And yeah, I know beat-em-ups suck. I usually hate them. But this game somehow did the genre right. I can't even explain it -- just try the game out.
If you're going to try it... play at least to the 4th level (with the dolls and Alice the doll boss). The first 3 stages are largely just introducing you to the mechanics and are pretty easy-going. The 4th stage is where it starts getting real. If you aren't hooked by then, you're crazy.