Re: Games Beaten 2020
Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 2:51 pm
72. Gato Raboto
This is a small metroidvania style game that has you playing as a cat in a giant mech suit, and it is absolutely adorable and charming.
The story starts out simple enough, you are a guy in a spaceship headed to a distress signal, your cat jumps on your control unit (as cats do) which then causes you to crash. You are not stuck in a crashed ship, trapped by debris, and it is up to your cat to don a mech suit, complete your mission, and save the day. It is simple and silly, but as the game unfolds there is more to the story than the game initially lets on, and plays out in cutscenes and random space logs.
Gameplay wise it is a metroidvania with a bit of blaster master vibe to it. You spend most of the game plodding around in a big mech, where you gradually unlock new abilities, that let you access new areas. However, sometimes you come across a hole too small to pass through, a giant pool of water, or some other obstacle that the mech cannot pass so you have to jump out of it and just play as a cat. Your cat has no attacks and dies in one hit, but is small, and can wall jump and wall climb. You will need to get out of your mech to find secrets as well as access new areas. It is done very seamlessly and was very reminisent of the blaster master series. Interspersed through the levels are a variety of boss fights, the boss fights are not too tough, and are generally fun to fight.
Graphically the game has a black and white color pallete and as you progress you can unlock different hues, it is reminiscent of a game boy title but with much sharper visuals and much faster gameplay.
Gato Raboto is not a long game, I think my initial play time was about 2 hours and 15 minutes, but it is just a ton of fun. The game oozes with charm, your cat is adorable, the levels are fun and offer a variety of different challenges and secrets, and there are frequent saves so you can just pick up and play for a few minutes and make progress if your in a hurry. I tend to enjoy smaller metroidvanias like this as opposed to some of the more epic ones, and I have to say this is one of the most fun and charming ones I have played, definitely worth a playthrough.
Props to prfsnl_gamer for recommending this, very cool game.
This is a small metroidvania style game that has you playing as a cat in a giant mech suit, and it is absolutely adorable and charming.
The story starts out simple enough, you are a guy in a spaceship headed to a distress signal, your cat jumps on your control unit (as cats do) which then causes you to crash. You are not stuck in a crashed ship, trapped by debris, and it is up to your cat to don a mech suit, complete your mission, and save the day. It is simple and silly, but as the game unfolds there is more to the story than the game initially lets on, and plays out in cutscenes and random space logs.
Gameplay wise it is a metroidvania with a bit of blaster master vibe to it. You spend most of the game plodding around in a big mech, where you gradually unlock new abilities, that let you access new areas. However, sometimes you come across a hole too small to pass through, a giant pool of water, or some other obstacle that the mech cannot pass so you have to jump out of it and just play as a cat. Your cat has no attacks and dies in one hit, but is small, and can wall jump and wall climb. You will need to get out of your mech to find secrets as well as access new areas. It is done very seamlessly and was very reminisent of the blaster master series. Interspersed through the levels are a variety of boss fights, the boss fights are not too tough, and are generally fun to fight.
Graphically the game has a black and white color pallete and as you progress you can unlock different hues, it is reminiscent of a game boy title but with much sharper visuals and much faster gameplay.
Gato Raboto is not a long game, I think my initial play time was about 2 hours and 15 minutes, but it is just a ton of fun. The game oozes with charm, your cat is adorable, the levels are fun and offer a variety of different challenges and secrets, and there are frequent saves so you can just pick up and play for a few minutes and make progress if your in a hurry. I tend to enjoy smaller metroidvanias like this as opposed to some of the more epic ones, and I have to say this is one of the most fun and charming ones I have played, definitely worth a playthrough.
Props to prfsnl_gamer for recommending this, very cool game.