Nidus

Nidus

released on Feb 19, 2024

Nidus

released on Feb 19, 2024

Emerge into Nidus as a mind-bending Symbiotic Duo. Control Two Characters Simultaneously in challenging Twin-Stick Top-Down Arena gameplay. Gather power, devour the swarm, and shine brilliantly as your strive to complete the mesmerizing collective lifecycle.


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Uncomfortable at first for its unique and daring control without abandoning the arcade spirit. Having to control two avatars at once makes the task already complex, but the various restrictions and synergies are the blossoming factor. It is not simply that the flower has to be kept in the defense and the wasp must look for the offense, both beings deplete their health and have to join together to mutually recover, along other essential offensive actions that require the ability to coordinate both creatures' positions. On top of that, the avatars cannot even go completely free, there is a limit on the separation length that makes it a constant to maneuver both bodies. All this is also supported by enemies that, taking advantage of the circular arena, tend to chase the flower, making each screen a kind of constant multiple double tag game.

The gratification of getting to control the two avatars to the point of being able to face an arcade that does not hold back its frenzy ends up reminiscing something. It is a similar feeling to picking up a guitar for the first time, having to look down as your clumsy fingers slowly place themselves on each fret, and end up making the instrument another part of your body like the vocal cords themselves.

Very interesting mechanics, I hope to adjust my rating as I get better and understand the game more

It's a really interesting game visually, and it's pretty fun to play around with for a bit. The gameplay is just a bit too 'messy' for me to want to push for anything challenging, but what's there is intriguing enough, so it was an enjoyable pick up.

Hellishly mesmerizing, like peering through a microscope into a pulsating, "glow-in-the-dark" party for bugs. Psychedelic, kinetic and exhilarating through and through. Akin to Thumper and Post Void with it's antagonizing vibes and visual obstruction used as difficulty. Gotta be honest, Barely know what the hell is going on 80% of the time. A layer of esoteric rules and game design that leave me confused; like, when do I actually die? Does my health regenerate? What exactly do the power-ups do?
Highly recommend to not listen to the lies and deceits (recommended to play with gamepad) and just play with keyboard and mouse. Felt like my brain split into two while with a gamepad and I genuinely started to get headaches after 20 minutes. Worth it doe, these shapes and colors be POPPIN!!!

ME ARDEN LOS OJOS
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ME ARDEN LOS OJOS
ME DUELEN LAS MANOS