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When I first listened to the game's music, I must admit that I was slightly disappointed since the music didn't sound anything like my expectations of prog rock. The general background audio consists of the sound of water falling, birds chirping and the wind howling which fits the scenery you visit perfectly. Voice acting is minimal with only a few choice samples spoken by Logfella the Lumberjack (if I'm not mistaken). The game often pokes fun at typical fantasy game tropes It is a refreshing break from having a game simply about combat although there's nothing too challenging being done here making the game a very casual affair.īesides fighting and performing magic rituals, you'll be spending the rest of your time just exploring the world and interacting with its inhabitants: with lumberjacks like "Logfella". While S&S is by no means as difficult as Loom (and Loom is pretty easy on the lower difficulty settings) it employs similar mechanics for its magical puzzle segments where it mainly involves clicking or swiping at things in the correct sequence in order to unlock something. The other major component of the game is the "Sworcery" part which reminds me of games like Loom. Once you've figured out the rhythm of the combat, it can start feeling rather dull - so it's fortunate that combat isn't the only aspect of the game. Your opponent gives little cues as to what kind of attacks he will perform against you, just as it was with Karateka. It basically all boils down to timing: when to block your attacks and when to counter-attack. The "Sword" part of the game involves the combat sequences which reminds me of the combat sequences used in Karateka. I like to think that S&S is one part Karateka (the new version) and one part Loom. The only reason I didn't give a perfect score for the plot is that while most things in the ending make some sense, there are a few things that do not - so much so that there's a very long winded thread here discussing it (and still investigating what one part of the ending means almost two years later). Making fun of those aforementioned fantasy tropes also helps make this game even more appealing as we find that The Scythian is quite sarcastic, characters in the story communicate using something very similar to Twitter (you can also tweet your progress in the game to the real-life Twitter), objects and activities in the game have funny names (such as "woeful errand" instead of "mighty quest"), and the tale often breaks the fourth wall. I won't go much more into it but despite most of the usual fantasy tropes being there, it manages to be different and surreal enough that it compels me to learn more about the world(s) The Scythian explores. Having a bit of "sworcery" up your sleeve will be crucial in defeating the big bad boss. Equipped with nothing more than a sword and shield, your character has to first scale up the mountain to claim something known as the Megatome in order to dabble a bit in the art of "sworcery". Like most fantasy stories, your quest is to defeat a great evil and in this game your nemesis is known as The Golgothic Mass. So the game is apparently set in a real region of Earth but the events that occur in the game are pretty trippy. Incidentally, Scythians are also an ancient tribe that lived in the Northern Caucasus region and the Caucasus Mountains do get mentioned in this game not to mention that Mingi Taw, the mountain you're meant to ascend as part of your quest, is another name for Mount Elbrus which is part of the Caucasus mountain range.
Superbrothers sword sworcery ep scythian full#
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (I'm just going to call it S&S from now on as its full title is a bit of a mouthful) is set in a strange fantasy world where you play the role as a heroine called "The Scythian". What I was more concerned about was how good was the actual story and how fun was the game to play?
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Developer: Superbrothers, Capybara Games and Jim GuthrieĪs mentioned in my First Impressions article for this game, I was initially attracted to this game due to its claim of being "a prog rock concept record you can hang out in." I'm a fan of prog rock bands such as Pink Floyd, Genesis and Yes, so I was thinking that an adventure game with an awesome prog rock soundtrack (created by professional musician Jim Guthrie) would be a good investment, especially considering it was on sale when I purchased it (and it's currently $8 USD full price).The three things you can never escape from: death, taxes and triangles
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