The progressive powerups in this game range from familiar to oddly familiar for different reasons. Boss fights, in particular, are an absolute blast, and the bigger the boss, the more exciting and intense the battle. I know Phoenotopia: Awakening is not the only game that has taken this approach to its combat, but when you consider the vastness of what this game has to offer, the depth of combat is not something you would think to praise among its other amazing qualities. Learning to pace yourself is key, and this is what makes the game’s combat feel special.
It may feel so oldschool and natural to rabidly swing your weapon at a big and intimidating baddie, but you will quickly find yourself vulnerable if you do so. During battles and boss fights, paying close attention to your stamina bar is the difference between a successful throwdown and a complete failure. First of all, you have a stamina bar that depletes upon any special action, and that includes using your main weapon or secondary weapons. No matter the amount of times I felt lost or unprepared, the game never feels unfair in its battles, boss fights, or challenges.Ĭombat is one of the areas that the game differs itself from Zelda II. Like its grandfather, Zelda II, Phoenotopia does an excellent job of combining important and valuable elements of the RPG genre and metroidvania genre that make it look and feel so original among the two crowded genres. Then we get to the puzzles and dungeons that feel exotic and fresh depending on where you are. While in the overworld, you will move from one major location to another as you try to avoid enemies that teleport you to battle zones that you want to immediately escape from. In the cities, there are tons of people to connect with and learn from, as well as restaurants and shops to buy lots of specialty foods and equipment. In many ways similar to Zelda II, Phoenotopia: Awakening changes based on where you traverse. Not only will the story drag you from desert to lush forest to deadly waters, but the way you play the game varies depending on where you are. Everyone has a voice (Not literally) that is uniquely theirs, and it really helps open up the incredibly large world. The character dialogs are unique and whimsical, and talking to NPCs is never a drag.
It is a fun story that was seriously a lot more engaging than I was anticipating. You look into it, and you find yourself fighting for your life only to come out of the situation to learn that all the adults in your village were abducted while you were off figuring out what crash landed. Right from the start, you are tasked with gathering some of the little ones around the village, and you stumble upon something mysterious. You play as Gail, a spunky young girl who seems to have a lot of responsibility in her village despite her age. Phoenotopia: Awakening feels like a video game version, and a much more light-hearted version, or Lord of the Flies. You are wondering if this is a game worthy of your hard-earned dollars or not. That is in no way an insult to the game, because Phoenotopia: Awakening not only pays some serious homage to one of the most underrated games of all time, but it also does its own thing with wonderful style and fun mechanics. Phoenotopia: Awakening does just that, as it looks and feels a lot like Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Over the years, many games, particularly indies, pay homage or even mimic the games of old.
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