Sure thing — let’s get into some good old scribbly storytelling. Right, so the gang at Drinkbox Studios, those wild minds behind Guacamelee! and Nobody Saves the World, have cooked up something new (well, new-ish). They’re throwing “Blighted” — think Metroidvania vibes meets action-RPG, tossed into a psychedelic western fever dream — onto consoles. Curious? Yeah, me too.
Picture this: You’re in a world where folks used to plant seeds in their noggins after kicking the bucket. Sounds bizarre, I know. But these seeds turned into trees sprouting memory-packed fruit. Generations just munching away on this fruity wisdom. Until some smart aleck, Sorcisto (sounds like a wizard, probably acts like one too), shows up and wrecks the party. He went full zombie, chomping on brains raw! His little feast led to — you guessed it — massive chaos, chowing down on your whole village like a Thanksgiving dinner, leaving you the last one standing. Fun, right?
And of course, your job (if you choose to accept it, but do you really have a choice?) is to reclaim those memories before this gnarly Blight stuff eats you alive. Use the Blight, but beware — it’s both a gift and a curse. No easy streets here. Think it makes life hard? You’re probably right.
The fighting in Blighted’s this careful dance of timing your strikes just right, squeezing through enemy lines, tossing combos and finishing moves like they’re candy. It’s nuanced, they say. Sounds intense. The Blight changes things up all the time — the world, the enemies, even your abilities. Big mood swings.
Get this — after you beat a boss, you literally absorb their memories by sucking out their brains. Kind of morbid, but hey, takes all sorts to make a world. Unlock secrets and all that jazz, there’s a tangled web of mysteries just waiting for you to figure out. And I guess there’re colorful, trippy landscapes with weird critters to boot. Because why not?
And if doing this alone seems daunting (and let’s be honest, sometimes battling worlds solo is just too much), call in a buddy. You can dive in and out, co-op style. Oh, and the music? It’s from Jim Guthrie — yeah, the guy behind those catchy tunes in Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP. Expect some haunting melodies.
Anyway — whoops, hang on — where was I? Yes, this whole adventure thingy might be your sort of jig. If nothing else, it’s probably something different, something with chaos wrapped in peculiar beauty. Just a thought — give it a whirl or don’t. Who’s to say?
