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The world map also holds several hidden levels and alternative paths that will also give players new weapons and abilities.

New abilities are gained throughout the game, whichВ is a great encouragement for players to return to previous levels and find hidden items they might have missed or couldnвЂ™t reach before. All levels have multiple routes to take, each hiding various items, secrets, and breaks any repetition when revisiting a level. The play time is increased with the multiple paths throughout the game world I mentioned before.

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Players will start any level with a full set of lives and full health, but if you want more, players will need to be cautious on what they buy, and how much. Buying items from the merchant will increase prices, so the more you need health or lives to continue, the higher the prices will go. However, there are elements which do raise the stakes as you progress. Learning the moves of NPCs and bosses do come in handy, and progression must be earned with knowledge and quick wits.

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Things are fair in Odallus, but also have a trial and error format of play. Personally, this is a relief to me, as games like Castlevania and Ghouls and Goblins were so difficult and punishing that often enough, youвЂ™d break the damn controller. Speaking of difficulty Odallus is surprisingly easy compared to actual adventure games from the 80вЂ™s. But to warn you now, the fact of the matter is, many of these levelsВ require a lot of focusВ with perfectly timed jumps and quick reflexes - yet overall, they are creative and fun once you get past the difficulty. I can forgive this in some respect, as your character can grab ledges and pull himself up and the game is kind enough not to take away one of your lives when you make a mistake in these troublesome situations. This is not helped when you encounter some of the more difficultВ levels, which become somewhat tedious when failure means starting that section over again. Jumping and moving in either direction does take some mastering, and even for hardcore players, it can be an irritating chore.

I did, however, find the controls for jumping and maneuvering while airborne to be a little clunky.В ThereвЂ™s some great exploration to experience, as the levels are massive with multiple paths to take, and hidden rewards to find. Much of the game engages players with platformer style gameplay, traversing to various points in the leve via jumping, swimming, destroying false walls, and walking, lots of walking. The mechanics are easy to learn, and many aspects of the game rely on how quickly you learn and develop your tactics to fight enemies. This is made even betterВ by an energetic and rather a catchy soundtrack that beautifully captures the sense of the era too. Bosses and NPCs look particularly awesome, and the use ofВ pixilation and colouring bring an intense and rich atmosphere thatвЂ™s dripping with an 80s vibe. Odallus keeps it to the point and adds in some cool concepts, involving demonology, faith, and even at merchant that discusses the outrageous economy in the game and the price of housing.Д«ut what is most striking about Odallus is its beautiful 8bit styleВ graphicsВ that hold a high amount of detail in the design of the game world and its characters. Unless youвЂ™re Rocksteady, and you slightly ruin the Batman lore. Game designers didnвЂ™t have the creative flare for writing that we know now. This is indeed a brilliant homage to the style of writing from that era. Badass Holy Warrior + Mega Evil Dudes + Lots of 80s violence = Story

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