Montag, 3. August 2020

Blightbound has the fun sincerity of a '90s action cartoon

A 2D battlefield, in a detailed action cartoon style. A huge viking type warrior is doing battle with zombie-ish things and some sort of shelled skull monster. To the right, a mage mages.Blightbound

is a three-player 2D action RPG about… well it has a plot, but come on. It’s about tearing up some monsters and taking their stuff. And it does that pretty well.

The world is blighted by the dying gasp of an apocalyptic monster, and you set out as part of a team of three to fix it by stabbing everything. Rather than a linear campaign, you run at dungeons in a 2.5D style, exploring each small network of interconnected screens and treasure rooms. As you gather resources and rescue NPCs, your base camp will be upgraded with more features, letting you buy and sell weapons, order custom gear, recruit new characters, and unlock new areas. It’s all very typical, on the face of it, but there’s enough charm coursing through its veins to help it punch above its weight.

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