The epic quest of a fisherman to save his daughter from the Hades
December 15, 2015 9:40 AM Subscribe
Locomalito (previously, 2, 3, 4) has released his latest free retro game for Windows, the Castlevania/Ninja Gaiden/Rygar influenced Curse of Issyos. View the trailer here.
I've loved all of his other games, so I'm looking forward to trying this out when I get home. Thanks for posting!
posted by codacorolla at 9:59 AM on December 15, 2015
posted by codacorolla at 9:59 AM on December 15, 2015
These games are beautiful. As a Mac user I've always missed out on them, though. I note that there are Linux and OS X builds for some of the games, now. But not Hydorah.
posted by grobstein at 10:09 AM on December 15, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by grobstein at 10:09 AM on December 15, 2015 [1 favorite]
(The new one says other platform support is on the way.)
posted by grobstein at 10:46 AM on December 15, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by grobstein at 10:46 AM on December 15, 2015 [1 favorite]
Looks excellent. I'll going to hit this up next time I have a break from Bloodborne and Xenoblade Chronicles X.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 11:08 AM on December 15, 2015
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 11:08 AM on December 15, 2015
For fans of the "save people from Hades retro platform game" genre, note also Don't Look Back.
posted by a snickering nuthatch at 11:09 AM on December 15, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by a snickering nuthatch at 11:09 AM on December 15, 2015 [3 favorites]
For fans of the "save people from Hades retro platform game" genre, note also Don't Look Back.
Ooooh, it's by Terry Cavanaugh!
posted by Pope Guilty at 11:11 AM on December 15, 2015 [1 favorite]
Ooooh, it's by Terry Cavanaugh!
posted by Pope Guilty at 11:11 AM on December 15, 2015 [1 favorite]
Mac Users: My goto procrastination website for all things free and not so free games, Jay is Games, usually suggests one of three options for this problem: Boot Camp, Parallels, or CrossOver Games. Only Boot Camp is free, though, and I haven't tested any of those due to lack of Mac.
Now if you excuse me, my download has finished and I have a daughter to save...
posted by KMB at 11:18 AM on December 15, 2015
Now if you excuse me, my download has finished and I have a daughter to save...
posted by KMB at 11:18 AM on December 15, 2015
Ooooh this looks relevant to my interests. I can one credit the original Castlevania pretty consistently....
posted by JHarris at 11:44 AM on December 15, 2015
posted by JHarris at 11:44 AM on December 15, 2015
Only Boot Camp is free, though, and I haven't tested any of those due to lack of Mac.
Boot Camp is free, but the Windows installation it allows you to run is not. Boot Camp just lets you create a Windows partition on a Mac (Microsoft Windows sold separately!)
posted by rodlymight at 12:10 PM on December 15, 2015 [1 favorite]
Boot Camp is free, but the Windows installation it allows you to run is not. Boot Camp just lets you create a Windows partition on a Mac (Microsoft Windows sold separately!)
posted by rodlymight at 12:10 PM on December 15, 2015 [1 favorite]
I am down with this kind of thing. I'll be curious to see how it matches up against Battle of Olympus.
When I was a kid and way better at video games, Battle of Olympus was the one I kept renting over and over until I beat it, it was so frustrating but at the time so worth the frustration. Unfortunately now that my retro gaming skills are nowhere near what they used to be, when I revisit it it's just an impenetrable wall of frustration. I'll always think of it fondly, though.
posted by jason_steakums at 3:48 PM on December 15, 2015
When I was a kid and way better at video games, Battle of Olympus was the one I kept renting over and over until I beat it, it was so frustrating but at the time so worth the frustration. Unfortunately now that my retro gaming skills are nowhere near what they used to be, when I revisit it it's just an impenetrable wall of frustration. I'll always think of it fondly, though.
posted by jason_steakums at 3:48 PM on December 15, 2015
Played four times, from the start each time:
I like it a lot, I think it is slightly unpolished, but then I'm comparing it against Castlevania I, which is exquisitely balanced. (I don't think another platformer has ever been so deliberately designed as the first Castlevania.)
I managed to make it to Stage IV on the fourth game, which might signal the game's a little on the easy side. There are interesting secrets and bonuses to find. It is interesting that you can skip Stage III. What does the 25-coin key the guy after the town do? I look forward to finding out....
The decision not to refill your health after each stage is an interestingly one, but one that I approve of generally. It does seem like there should be a health item other than the Max Health Up in Stage II though.
I like that the items are somewhat randomized.
It's a little annoying that the shield block command (when armored) is Down and not Up. The difference between the Spear and the Sword seems a bit too slight. It's annoying that getting the Spear in the Colossus section is nearly a death sentence, I would have made that section a little more forgiving. But then, I also would have removed the ability to change your jump direction in midair.
posted by JHarris at 9:50 PM on December 15, 2015
I like it a lot, I think it is slightly unpolished, but then I'm comparing it against Castlevania I, which is exquisitely balanced. (I don't think another platformer has ever been so deliberately designed as the first Castlevania.)
I managed to make it to Stage IV on the fourth game, which might signal the game's a little on the easy side. There are interesting secrets and bonuses to find. It is interesting that you can skip Stage III. What does the 25-coin key the guy after the town do? I look forward to finding out....
The decision not to refill your health after each stage is an interestingly one, but one that I approve of generally. It does seem like there should be a health item other than the Max Health Up in Stage II though.
I like that the items are somewhat randomized.
It's a little annoying that the shield block command (when armored) is Down and not Up. The difference between the Spear and the Sword seems a bit too slight. It's annoying that getting the Spear in the Colossus section is nearly a death sentence, I would have made that section a little more forgiving. But then, I also would have removed the ability to change your jump direction in midair.
posted by JHarris at 9:50 PM on December 15, 2015
I love that 2D games are coming back. Axiom Verge was incredible.
posted by effugas at 11:20 PM on December 15, 2015
posted by effugas at 11:20 PM on December 15, 2015
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