Little writer Dangen Entertainment landed at BitSummit in Tokyo yesterday with a swarm of thrilling trailers in tow. Among their lineup on the Japanese occasion was the freshly introduced Minoria (newest from the creators of the wonderful Momodora collection) and Thunder Force-inspired shmup Devil Engine.
They additionally had trailers for fast platformer Renaine and its scorching soundtrack, NES-styled fantasy journey Astalon: Tears Of The Earth plus a brand new have a look at tribute brawler The TakeOver. Check out all of those beneath, and crank up your quantity – there’s some good tunes.
Minoria – Bombservice
We’ve not coated the Momodora games too carefully previously, so I’ll simply say that in case you have any curiosity in metroidvanias (particularly Souls’y ones), go play Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight proper this second. Described as a “spiritual sequel”, Minoria seems to be to be constructing on that fashionable gothic basis, though it’s not formally a part of the collection. It’s nonetheless comparatively early in improvement, however the wait needs to be price it. All 4 Momodora games have been glorious thus far, and I don’t see any cause to doubt Bombservice now. You can discover it on Steam here.
Renaine – Octosoft
Kickstarted earlier this yr and billed as a “high paced platformer”, Octosoft’s Renaine seems to be stable in its trailer above, with some good circulate and heft to it, however it’s arduous to get a broader really feel for it. What IS hanging is the music used within the trailer, apparently a taster of an eclectic combine together with hip hop and “anime-inspired” rock from a bunch of proficient artists. Much as I like some good chiptunes, that is precisely the form of freshness I want in my life. Check out its official web page here.
Astalon: Tears Of The Earth – LABSworks
Successor to Matt Kap’s intelligent little platformer Castle In The Darkness, Astalon has you switching between three characters with totally different talents – a fighter, a rogue and a wizard – to discover a cursed tower. It’s acquainted NES-era stuff visually, however with out the arbitrary limitations of the creaky {hardware}. Astalon options artwork from the creator of previous comedy-adventure manga Dragon Half, which I fondly keep in mind from means again within the day. Also in improvement is a Game Boy-styled aspect game – Astalon: The Crystal Sword – a multi-pronged nostalgia assault. Its web page is here.
Devil Engine – Protoculture Games
‘Bullet Hell’ could also be in vogue, however I’ll at all times have a spot in my coronary heart for Genesis/Mega Drive styled fast-moving shmups just like the Thunder Force collection. Despite coming from a western studio – Protoculture Games – Devil Engine seems to be prefer it captures the soul of the previous games. It additionally helps that they’ve obtained Thunder Force 5 composer Hyakutaro Tsukumo on board. Expect fast-moving bullets, stable defensive choices, large boss sprites and a concentrate on large manoeuvres over ‘threading the needle’ by way of dense partitions of bullets. You can discover its writer web page here.
The TakeOver – Pelikan13
Streets Of Rage-styled brawler The TakeOver has been on Steam in early access for ages now, although I’ve but to attempt it, regardless of listening to good issues. After seeing the trailer above (accompanied by some very Initial D Eurobeat), I actually must. Right now, The TakeOver stands as direct competitors to Streets Of Rage 4, and can even function music from Streets Of Rage composer Yuzo Koshiro. It might not have the official Sega license, however the spirit is there. I can also’t assist however discover a cameo by the more and more ubiquitous Zubaz. Some day, he’ll have his personal game, I’m positive.
And this was simply their contemporary trailer lineup. Dangen are additionally as a consequence of publish Team Sorcerobe’s pleasant dungeon-pummeler Fight Knight (writer web page here) and Brave Earth: Prologue (web page here), a Castlevania-ish platformer from I Wanna Be The Guy developer Kayinworks. It’s stunning to see so many games I’m excited for assembled underneath a single banner – Dangen are clearly doing one thing proper. Either that, or they’re studying my thoughts.
