Odallus: The Dark Call Reviews

[h1] 𝔸𝕙, 𝕆𝕕𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕦𝕤, 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕨 𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕤𝕥 ℂ𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕝𝕖𝕧𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕒 ℕ𝔼𝕊 𝕘𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤! [/h1] What can I say about this absolute masterpiece of a game? Absolutely nothing bad. Odallus: The Dark Call is a game made by the same devs that made the Ninja-Gaiden-esk game Oniken that I reviewed not long ago, but this one is more Castlevania from the NES era than anything. You play as Haggis, a warrior and a hunter who is trying to find his son, who disappeared during a raid by demons that left his village in complete disarray. Prawling the nearby fields, Haggis is confused, as these demons seem to be serving a higher purpose and are led and organized by some verily conscious demonlords, each holding a piece of the legendary gemstone called the Odallus. Will he find his son and uncover the gem's secret? This game is very successful at merging both Castlevania and Berserk... It just gives off such Berserk vibes as Haggis' son is not ACTUALLY who he thought he was, just like Griffith from Berserk. Odallus: The Dark Call is an 8-bit masterpiece and Haggis is a very likeable character even though he doesn't speak much. You can tell that the game was made with love. There are only nine levels, but the amount of backtracking you'll have to do to enjoy some collectibles-hunting is massive. I had to go back to level one six times, one time each time I find a new artefact that allows access to certain special powers: the Harpy's boots that you only discover in the latest levels will allow you to double jump, and you know what double jumping means? Yup, collectible-hunting. The bosses are rage-inducing, Dark-souls style, the storyline builds itself around you as you interact with bosses and NPCs of this dystopian universe. It's an amazing game that you MUST have in your library, even if you don't like Castlevania. [b]10/10[/b], I enjoyed every single bit of it, my only complaint is that it was just too short... and the Berserk-ish ending is like... just unexpected! Yeah well played devs, well played.

ODALLUS 2 WHEN?