09.12.2024 03:27 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Echo: The Oracle’s Scroll is a must-play combatless metroidvania for Playdate

I’ve been finding myself consistently impressed by the experiences developers have managed to cram into the Playdate. It’s not that I expected little of the handheld and its potential offerings when I first impulsively pre-ordered it way back when, but I guess I didn’t really know what to expect beyond the crank-focused games Panic first teased ahead of its release, which seemed geared toward short bursts of play. But over the past few months, I’ve spent hours solving puzzles and exploring surprisingly large maps in games with real substance. Echo: The Oracle’s Scroll, which recently came to the Playdate Catalog, may be one of the best yet. Created by developer bumbleborn, Echo: The Oracle’s Scroll is a metroidvania, but don’t let that scare you off if combat isn’t your thing; it’s non-violent, putting the emphasis instead on tricky platforming, puzzles and finding your way around sprawling caverns. The map feels huge for a Playdate game — ther

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