A game that mainly caught my eye for being a schmup which is one of my favorite genres alongside it being a physical only switch exclusive release.
The game itself wears its retro influence like a badge, only 4 levels, 4 secret macguffins to collect to get the true ending with the caveat being its difficulty much like games that inspired it. You'll get your ass kicked a few times but after a few goes you master it.
While I do enjoy games like that, for Demon Throttle in specific its a double edged sword. While it rewards your mastery of its mechanics, its also pretty damn mean throwing curveballs at you with random events that can happen in any of the stages. While it does spice the game up, I also feel like it makes the game unfairly difficult at times. I played on Normal and my main game overs were from the "Speed Demon" event that can inflict a stage. Stuff like that just throws off your groove even after mastery.
As for the game being physical only, I give Doinksoft some props to sticking to their guns on pulling something like this in this day and age. It definitely worked out for them as an indie studio. I have no opinion on the handling of it all though. But it was nice to play game that made me feel like a kid again in the sense where I didn't have much to look at for guidance on what to do and where to find secrets and stuff.
That said I don't know if I'd completely recommend this game? If you like replaying hard games until you master it then I'd say go for it (its $20 USD). If you're the type to be one and done with games and don't mess with extra content though then there's not much here for you. If you're good at games like this then you can beat it in under an hour, if you're not so good then you'll defs stretch that playtime for a while with numerous runs.
The game itself wears its retro influence like a badge, only 4 levels, 4 secret macguffins to collect to get the true ending with the caveat being its difficulty much like games that inspired it. You'll get your ass kicked a few times but after a few goes you master it.
While I do enjoy games like that, for Demon Throttle in specific its a double edged sword. While it rewards your mastery of its mechanics, its also pretty damn mean throwing curveballs at you with random events that can happen in any of the stages. While it does spice the game up, I also feel like it makes the game unfairly difficult at times. I played on Normal and my main game overs were from the "Speed Demon" event that can inflict a stage. Stuff like that just throws off your groove even after mastery.
As for the game being physical only, I give Doinksoft some props to sticking to their guns on pulling something like this in this day and age. It definitely worked out for them as an indie studio. I have no opinion on the handling of it all though. But it was nice to play game that made me feel like a kid again in the sense where I didn't have much to look at for guidance on what to do and where to find secrets and stuff.
That said I don't know if I'd completely recommend this game? If you like replaying hard games until you master it then I'd say go for it (its $20 USD). If you're the type to be one and done with games and don't mess with extra content though then there's not much here for you. If you're good at games like this then you can beat it in under an hour, if you're not so good then you'll defs stretch that playtime for a while with numerous runs.