Flame Keeper is an motion/journey sport that takes gamers on a journey by means of a darkish, ominous world, and lets them management the facility of FIRE! Take management of a bit of coal named Ignis. He’s the protector of the Everlasting Flame of Orbis. The story begins when enemies descend upon the land of Orbis and steal the Everlasting Flame. After decreasing the everlasting flame to mere embers, they stick round and wreak havoc on the remaining creatures of Orbis. It’s Ignis’ job to revive the flame to its former glory and “smoke” out the dangerous guys!
Flame Keeper is straightforward to get the grasp of. The left joystick is used to maneuver Ignis round and the precise joystick is used to purpose and shoot. Ignis is supplied with a wide range of talents that gamers can use to annihilate enemies, in addition to a common sprint means and a defend means. Attacking enemies along with your particular talents will decrease your stamina, but it surely restores over time. You even have a well being bar. Usually you wouldn’t have to fret an excessive amount of about this, attributable to enemies dropping loads of well being upon defeating them. Nevertheless, your well being bar can also be used to revive hearth to the assorted lanterns and hearth pits round Orbis.
To ignite the fireplace pits in every space, you’ll need to gather coals/embers which can be scattered all through the land. Yow will discover these whenever you shake timber, transfer objects, or defeat enemies. After you have collected a very good quantity you’ll add them to the fireplace, and as soon as it’s absolutely restored you possibly can transfer on to the following space. There have been only some instances I needed to go in search of embers to finish a degree, but it surely was by no means a lot of a problem discovering them. Enemies respawn, so the sport sort of provides you what you want.
The fast-paced fight system is actually enjoyable. Operating by means of ranges and blowing by means of dangerous guys, feels nice. However there are challenges and obstacles that can take a look at your abilities and endurance. Enemies do respawn as talked about above, and generally fight can really feel repetitive. The start ranges are fairly simple. However when you get far sufficient, the issue rises a bit. There are additionally bosses that you will want to defeat. These current some welcomed selection with regards to gameplay and fight.
Between ranges you possibly can go to the hub space, a small village the place you will get new talents and upgrades. Right here it is possible for you to to entry your ability tree. You should utilize any sources you might have collected throughout your travels to improve Ignis nevertheless you see match. Talents vary from stronger bodily assaults, to elemental spells. Assets are acorns, mushrooms, seeds, and many others. These are gained when defeating enemies or discovered whereas exploring a degree.
The world has a darker colour palette. Nevertheless, plenty of the enemies are brilliant and contrasting to the darkish backgrounds. There are plenty of eye catching creatures, lurking about. The aesthetics and brief cutscenes have been good. If you happen to’re within the temper for Halloweentown 24/7, Orbis is the place to be. I might have preferred a extra in-depth story ,although. I’m glad for the dearth of dialogue and with the ability to get straight to the purpose, however I at all times really feel distant from a sport once I can’t actually get to know the characters or their backstories.
Total, Flame Keeper is a enjoyable, action-packed sport. It’s only a matter of how a lot motion you possibly can take earlier than you are feeling “burnt out” (I’m doing fairly nicely with these hearth puns). Gameplay is repetitive, and there isn’t a lot to maintain you visually stimulated, however working round kicking butt is satisfying. If you happen to’re in search of a fast-paced, combat-based sport, you’ll undoubtedly need to take a look at Flame Keeper.
