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

Webzone: guacamelee.com

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.


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