There are games that you ask yourself when you play them: “Why has it never occurred to anyone to do something like this before?” You surely have in mind many cases, of genres so diametrically opposed that it is impossible to launch a theory which brings together these concepts, but from time to time it reaches you and leaves your mouth open. And that's what happened to us with this title which may seem like an adventure style LucasArtswith adjustment Blade Runner and Spanish invoice.
We talk to you about Neon Blood. A game arriving this week in the digital stores of Steam, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo and available on all current platforms such as PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PS4 and Xbox One, as well as You have no excuse not to try it. Furthermore, there is a Spanish team behind this, consisting of only three people, but they wasted talent everywhere they put the pixel.
A futuristic adventure as always
The first thing that catches your eye Neon Blood It's his graphic style, which is practically the cloak that covers everything. We won't say we only liked that, which is part of the immense appeal of this game, but there's more, because otherwise it wouldn't hold up as well as it does. Because behind these 3D scenarios and these characters pixel art 2D included in the scene, we have a story and game mechanics that are as intriguing as they are fun.
The synopsis tells us that in “Viridis, while inequalities increasingly separate the cities of Bright City and Blind City, the idealistic detective Axel McCoin will start a revolution to change the world in this exciting adventure cyberpunk“. Along the way we will meet a somewhat rundown protagonist, lost in his addictions and who, above all, has a problem with the implants he has in his body, which will initially cause him more problems than joy.
In this world we will have to investigate murders, examine crime scenes, search for evidence, clues and meet people to chat with them, obtain information and go to market to obtain information on certain corners. And we will do everything at the pace of a typical graphic adventure, speaking and without having to carry the mouse and click on objects. But the feeling is the same, and it's great to believe that we are still immersed in a colossal creation from the geniuses of LucasArts but with a surprise addition: turn-based combat typical of old installments of Fantasy Finaleby a Sea of Stars or any other Japanese RPG that comes to mind.
On sale at launch
At least on PC you have this Neon Blood with a 10% discount because it's new and at a really attractive price (17.99 dollars), I therefore advise you to take advantage of it to add a small title to your library, brilliant in its approach and really beautiful in its execution, but very fun to go through thanks to a story which allows (in the future) this Axel to transform his life into episodic games.
You take some time to go try it now. Neon Blood his name, remember him. And it's perfect to carry in a handheld computer PC.
