Hey​ ​hey​ ​folks,​ ​and​ ​welcome​
​to​ ​another​ ​installment​ ​of​
​Dave’s​ ​Impressions.​ ​This​
​time​ ​around,
Axiom Verge.​ ​These​ ​impressions​
​were​ ​taken​ ​from​ ​playing​
​the​ ​game​ ​for​ ​around 1
hour. ​Enjoy!
Axiom Verge is the closest I have ever come
to the experience of playing the original
Metroid from 1986. Its deliberate art style
evokes the palette of the NES, and its game
style and design are what Metroid might have
been with some quality of life additions (ie.
a map, and not being quite so maze like).
I should probably also mention that I never
really liked the original Metroid all that
much.
Despite not being as maze like as Metroid
it is still possible to get lost or to not
know where to go next in Axiom Verge. There
was a period of time I spent running back
over well trodden ground because I didn’t
use my brain to work out the obvious way forward.
As you make your way through these connected
pathways full of alien enemies, there is a
sense of unease. The colours and architecture
are off-putting, as is your weaponry and the
creatures you use it on. The only safe haven
is this giant mechanical egg that you save
your game in. It’s bizarre, and I started
to become more and more anxious the further
away I got from it.
After defeating the second boss and receiving
the scanner, that’s when Axiom Verge really
opened up for me. Not only can you access
areas that were glitching out, but if you
scan an enemy till it glitches, it will change
its behaviour. This can make things easier
for you, uncover secrets, or perhaps even
turn a bad situation worse. It’s also one
more thing to try on random walls and floors
along with the drill. You never know when
a secret’s going to uncover itself.
Everything I’ve played so far tells me that
Axiom Verge is an attempt to make a game very
similar to the original Metroid, with perhaps
a few dashes of Another World. I think it
succeeds. It’s isolating and there’s a
heavy emphasis on secrets and exploration.
Of course I mentioned at the start of this
video that I never cared for the original
Metroid all that much so I was never on the
verge of wanting to continue. If you’re
a fan of the original Metroid, I think you’ll
like this.
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