PS4 Purchases #15

Aggelos by Storybird Games / PQube / Look At My Game (2018)

Not only have I actually owned this game for several years now - that's normal for me with these posts as it takes me ages to get around to posting about them - but I've even played it quite extensively which is less normal for me! I can't really remember how I first discovered it now. I think I might've just been browsing Amazon one day and the pixelly graphics on its cover caught my eye, but however it happened, I'm sure glad it did as it turned out to be exactly the kind of game I hoped it would be. Namely, a Wonder Boy III clone. The story is the usual fare - you play as a brave warrior who must gather 'the elements' in order to defeat some flange called Valion who wants to destroy the kingdom. Or something. What matters is that it's a vast adventure set over many different areas filled with monsters and tons of stuff to collect including many different swords, armour, and magic rings and scrolls.

There are many other items to look out for too, including the precious 'elements', of course, and you gain new abilities as you progress. You can even learn new languages! The style really is very much like the legendary WBIII but with its own unique characters and story and locations and I loved every second of it... until I got stuck on a boss! And that's why I haven't reviewed the game yet, but I would still give it a very hearty recommendation. Those pixelly graphics that attracted me to begin with are indeed delightful throughout (or at least up until the boss I got stuck on), both in terms of the characters and the areas of the game world, and the soundtrack is fantastic as well. I was really enjoying exploring the vibrant world offered here so it's a shame I got stuck, but I will give it another go at some point. Either way, it's probably the best £10.95 I've spent in recent years in terms of gaming.