L.G.C. |Reviews| — Guacamelee! Gold Edition

This week your intrepid heroes pound ze tequila, summon our inner Luchador, and melee with the dead.

Scale:

– Nooope
– Not sure if want
– Check it out
– Shutupandtakemymonies

Game: Guacamelee Gold Edition

Devel: DrinkBox Studios

Engine: DrinkBox Engine (developed in-house)

Price: $14.99/€13.99

Wazzat: Metroid-vania style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.

Makes with the working

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Couch co-op works without issue, although you have to hit the respawn orb thingy

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Shiny / Sounds

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Bitchin’ soundtrack is bitchin’
I liked the art style but fell in love when it was brought to my attention that it could cause fk mothering seizures \:D/
Knocking it a chair the decided lack of children

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The soundtrack is pretty awesome

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Shank in a full metroidvania outfit.
None of the gritty stuff
It’s all colorful and cheery
Background music compliments the visuals perfectly

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Control

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Where Shank and Mark of the Ninja fell short, Guacamelee succeeded.
Tight and responsive controls paired with an out-of-the-box working PS2 Dual Shock can only mean one thing…

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FUN

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Pacing is spot on. Really, piss me off just enough and I keep coming back.
Most modern games are just too easy

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Little disappointed the chickens don’t try to kill you after turning red. Pollo Loco indeed
Gotta love Luchadores

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On the first go, it sucked me in for over an hour without me even realising it.
It’s like Shank and Dust: An Elysian Tale got drunk in some random mexican bar and this was their dumpster baby.
At least it doesn’t take itself seriously. Unlike the aforementioned two.
Random pop culture references are actually pretty mild and, considering the general tone of the game, well placed.
It does prey on the mexican stereotype to get some cheap laughs, but it does so successfully.
Have to duck it a chair because, like most metroidvania games, it resorts to having you backtrack like some obsessive compulsive lunatic in order to squeeze some extra game time.