Devolver Digital aren’t going to let Metroidvania Month (critically, what number of have there been?) finish with out having the final snort. Announced simply earlier than we tick over to September, Gato Roboto is a cute little low-fi metroidvania being developed by mysterious newcomers Doinksoft. It stars a precocious feline that in some way finally ends up driving a honking nice swimsuit of gun-toting energy armour, as an alternative of simply pissing in it, as a cat usually would.
Below, a reveal trailer that includes an excellent cat and a few surprisingly catchy wibbly beats.
Despite the writer insisting that Gato Roboto is a “CatMechtroidvania”, everyone knows that this suits firmly inside the Meowtroidvania oeuvre. While the artwork model is straight away paying homage to the current (and glorious) Minit or maybe Downwell, the game that springs to thoughts for me is Daniel Remar’s Hero Core, which is free and beautiful. There’s additionally one thing somewhat Cave Story-ish in regards to the look of the fight and projectiles, which is all the time a pleasant factor to be reminded of.
From the little little bit of motion proven within the trailer above, the cat’s native fuzzy body appears to behave as a stand-in for Samus’s rolling ball transformation, with somewhat little bit of spider ball wall-climbing thrown in. Vulnerable although, because it seems even a single hit may cause the smooth and pettable protagonist to blow up in a cloud of firey monochromatic pixels. Take care of your kitty, okay?
Gato Roboto shall be launching someday subsequent yr, however shall be playable at Devolver’s sales space at PAX West this weekend. You can comply with the developer here on Twitter, though there’s not a lot but.
