

Sure, learning about the “houses of the Trichroma” or the meaning behind “creator totems” is good for world-building, yet it so often comes off as pretentious. This lack of context further isn’t helped by most NPCs speaking in gobbledygook. This does fine to push the pixelated visuals firmly at the forefront of your mind, but can become a little disorientating when you’re multiple hours in.

The reality is, however, that Narita Boy places style over substance at almost every turn – at least on the surface. When I explain the narrative like that it probably sounds just as epic as developer Studio Koba would like it to be. As the sole wielder of this powerful item, you alone can save the digital realm, slashing through countless corrupted bosses and underlings to prevent the rogue program known only as HIM from taking over. In this case, though, it’s not an identity disc that’s being raised, but rather the legendary Techno-sword. The sight of a neon-laden humanoid figure raising his arms and blasting up a light into the air will be instantly familiar to fans of Tron or its 2010 sequel. You only need to look at Narita Boy’s key art to see where it pulls its influences from. Narita Boy makes full use of the nostalgic 80s aesthetic, to the point that floppy discs are used as surfboards. But what it lacks in combat depth is more than made up for by a deeply atmospheric tone and pulse-pounding electro soundtrack. Does Narita Boy deliver on this? Sadly, not quite. What I’m saying is that it takes much more than just retro-inspired visuals to make your 2D platformer stand out in 2021 this impressive level of style also needs to be backed up by exciting moment-to-moment gameplay. When we aren’t slashing our way through enemy-stuffed rooms using a blade in Katana Zero, we can always play the role of an 8-bit ninja warrior in either The Messenger or most recently Cyber Shadow. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Pixel-drenched paradises are par for the course these days on Nintendo Switch. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.

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