As frustrating as it may get, this does give you a chance to collect more blue gems which are the in-game currency, and maybe spot some other secret areas you didn’t see before. This leads to a ton of backtracking in Astalon. If you have to scale up a wall and you aren’t Kyuli, who is the only character who can wall jump, you will have to head back to a campfire to switch who you are playing as. Later in the game, the ability to swap characters on the spot will become available to you, but this also means the levels and puzzles ramp up in difficulty.Ĭhoosing the right character for each obstacle you encounter becomes very important. The campfire also acts as a save point so you can save any progress and items you have gathered up to that point. At the beginning of Astalon, the only time you can switch between these three characters is by visiting a campfire. Algus can use his magic to go through walls to hit switches that open up other paths. Kyuli, being the smallest, is able to do wall jumps to scale up platforms and walls to areas that the other two can not reach. Arias can use his sword to slash through barriers that are blocking off different areas. Each character controls differently and has their own unique abilities.

You use three unique characters together Arias the warrior with a sword, Kyuli the rogue armed with a bow and arrow, and Algus the wizard. Astalon is actually a rogue-like Metroidvania title with some RPG elements incorporated. It may seem that this title is just an action-platformer like Castlevania and Metroid, but it’s not. Watching the trailer for Astalon: Tears of the Earth really gave off the vibe of some of my favourite retro games. That is when they come across The Serpent Tower. They are on a quest to save their village and are looking for the source of the poison that is getting into the water supply. Very few people survived and they are now forced to live in radioactive deserts. The world’s kingdoms were greedy, battling each other on a quest for more power not caring about the destruction their actions were causing. Reviews // 28th Jul 2021 - 1 year ago // By Alana Dunitz Astalon: Tears of the Earth Review

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