No Place for Bravery will Sekiro

Genre: Action-RPG Developer: Glitch Factory Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC Release: 2021 (TBD)

The starting situation of the 2D Action RPGs No Place for Bravery developed by Glitch Factory sounds well-known: The Story is the aged warrior Thorn. Recreation has not been retired, but he is repeatedly plagued by nightmares. One day he finds an indication of the whereabouts of his lost daughter, he moves out into the world again.

However, the developers could query this formula a fresh paint. This is mainly due to the combination of demanding gameplay and an emotionally poignant story. A combination that will definitely make you feel more about more and to capture us for a long time.

That makes No Place for Bravery so special

On our journey with Thorn it should be most of all about the story. The role of father figures and the effects of their and our decisions should be important elements, which reminds of narrative experiences such as God of War or The Last of US. The developers also process personal experiences as they betrayed against Escapist Magazine.

Off the story, the game already convinces with its beautiful pixel optics and gloomy atmosphere. In addition, the mood is still supported by the melancholy orchestral soundtrack, which was also reminiscent of the last God of his Nordic influences or the TV series Vikings.

Meanwhile, the gameplay is based on the classic metroidvania formula: it explores the game world and must master small platform passages from time to time. Some sections can only be entered if your specific skills have unlocked. The biggest playful focus is, however, on the bloody fighting, in which it arrives at fast reflexes.

Crevices were above all Senior and Devil May Cry. You often look at several opponents at once and have to change between offensive and defensive. With well-tensioned attacks you can do enemies quickly, but everyone can be fatal to your mistake quickly.

For whom No Place for Bravery is interesting?

Due to the focus on the plot, which by the way also contains moral dilemmas, the title should not only focus on action fans, but also to players inside, which have a weakness for games with emotionally thrilling stories. Their course may even influence them because your decisions should have consequences.

However, the developers also emphasize that No Place for Bravery should not be a simple game. So the fights will ask you a lot of skill.

Assessment of the editors

Sven RAAF : No Place for Bravery makes a very promising impression on me, which is mainly at the planned focus on an emotional story. This could possibly be the biggest surprise for all those players who are approaching the title without too much prior knowledge and possibly only on fast action.

However, currently hardly assessed without hand-on, as succeeded in finding the combat system at the end. With Devil May Cry and Senior Glitch Factory have definitely selected outstanding role models in this regard, because these are the best thing I've played in this genre in recent years. It remains to be hoped that the bloody skirmishers in pixel adventure will be similar to accurate. If then the story is so emotionally relieving, as I hope for me, we could expect a true insider tip here.

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