Doukutsu Monogatari Translated into English

Yosho writes "Doukutsu Monogatari, a freeware platformer for Windows by the Japanese Studio Pixel, has been translated into English. The game has been making a lot of waves in the freeware gaming circles recently, and for good reason; it's quite fun, and it's comparable to commercial games in length and depth."

Comments

Re:no offense but

[Yosho]

I'm guessing you either haven't actually played an NES, or you didn't look past the game's title screen. Its graphics are certainly retro by today's standards, but they are far above what an NES is capable of, and some of the later bosses and graphical effects would've been difficult to do on an SNES.

But, if you're not willing to judge the game for its gameplay rather than its graphics, by all means, go back to Doom 3.

Ick!

[The-Bus]

Far be it from me to judge a book by its cover but judge I will. The graphics are not all bad, some of it seems really good, but is this really a "platformer"? Some of it looks like an RPG with lists of items you have and occasional reminders of the Zelda series on the NES/Famicom.

Anyone play it yet? Is it too RPGish or are we looking at a regular "fun" platformer without tedious RPG elements?

Re:Ick!

[Yosho]

Don't judge it by the graphics -- the screenshots don't do it justice, really.

There are a few RPGish elements, but not too many; no more than any of the older Metroid or more recent Castlevania games.

Personally, I played through the game three times in a row after I first discovered it. I can't remember the last time I felt like playing a game again right after finishing it. ;-)