Another Crab's Treasure, as I write this review, is the latest game from developer team Aggro Crab. I must disclaim that I really like Aggro Crab's previous (and first released) game, Going Under. So I went into Another Crab's with the perspective of someone who was really looking forward to playing the game.
I wasn't disappointed. I like Souls games, and I kind of like soulslikes too. I've played Lies of P before I played Dark Souls. I've played a lot of Code Vein. And I'm at least curious about Lords of the Fallen, The Surge, Steelrising, etc.
For me, soulslikes can never be as bad as they are when the environments are repetitive and not well designed and we get lost while trying to find our way forward. So I'm relieved to say that level designs aren't a problem in Another Crab's. You have access to a rudimentar map in the pause menu, so you also have that.
Combat, and combat encounters, are the weakest part of Another Crab's, IMO. I don't like that the first enemies you find have similar behaviour to their late game correspondent enemies. The patterns are hard, your dash is too short. Parrying is not only hard, but weird too. Sometimes, there are too many enemies in a given scenario, and things get frustrating. There is a particular blowfish enemy that always screws the game's camera.
These things might have been detrimental to my enjoyment of Another Crab's, but the game released with a ton of accessibility options. Turn off corpse runs? Yes, please. Take less damage? Yes, please. On "easy" mode, with most of this stuff turned on, Another Crab's feels like a hardcore version of a Zelda game, combat-wise.
This game is carried mostly by its personality. There are awesome anti-capitalism themes in both Going Under and Another Crab's Treasure. The humour is spot on.
As for the journey, you'll be pleased to find out that Another Crab's is a relatively meaty soulslike. I've finished it in a couple of days, but it took me 20h, so these were hardcore gaming sessions for me.
I really recommend y'all to play this one and Going Under. Aggro Crab is one of my favorite developer teams out there, and I think a lot of people might like their work if they try it.
I wasn't disappointed. I like Souls games, and I kind of like soulslikes too. I've played Lies of P before I played Dark Souls. I've played a lot of Code Vein. And I'm at least curious about Lords of the Fallen, The Surge, Steelrising, etc.
For me, soulslikes can never be as bad as they are when the environments are repetitive and not well designed and we get lost while trying to find our way forward. So I'm relieved to say that level designs aren't a problem in Another Crab's. You have access to a rudimentar map in the pause menu, so you also have that.
Combat, and combat encounters, are the weakest part of Another Crab's, IMO. I don't like that the first enemies you find have similar behaviour to their late game correspondent enemies. The patterns are hard, your dash is too short. Parrying is not only hard, but weird too. Sometimes, there are too many enemies in a given scenario, and things get frustrating. There is a particular blowfish enemy that always screws the game's camera.
These things might have been detrimental to my enjoyment of Another Crab's, but the game released with a ton of accessibility options. Turn off corpse runs? Yes, please. Take less damage? Yes, please. On "easy" mode, with most of this stuff turned on, Another Crab's feels like a hardcore version of a Zelda game, combat-wise.
This game is carried mostly by its personality. There are awesome anti-capitalism themes in both Going Under and Another Crab's Treasure. The humour is spot on.
As for the journey, you'll be pleased to find out that Another Crab's is a relatively meaty soulslike. I've finished it in a couple of days, but it took me 20h, so these were hardcore gaming sessions for me.
I really recommend y'all to play this one and Going Under. Aggro Crab is one of my favorite developer teams out there, and I think a lot of people might like their work if they try it.