I’ve alluded to the idea of multiple playthroughs this is true, in a sense. This problem is somewhat mitigated after the first completion of the Arkham landscape.Īll the systems naturally feed into one and other kill enemies get crystals, beat Lovecraft once crystals appear in level from then on. The problem with this is despite the gaming crystals constantly its normally a small about cutting a fine line between rewarding or becoming a grindfest. Their is, in addition to the in level progression an overarching crystal system that you can choose between additional teleport more War Pigeon armour etc. This progress is reset every time the level is over irregardless of success or failure. The power up system coupled with perks and leveling helps make every encounter feel different and forces the player to choose between two choices every level up. The enemies are themselves fairly generic with the more weaker of the enemies being spiderlings and amphibious like zombies it’s not until further into the chaos that the more interesting and horrific enemies arrive. Speaking of the hordes the lovecraftian beasts are able to swarm you in impress numbers at one point having over one hundred enemies chasing after me. ![]() Which encourages constant moving a necessity in order to survive the hordes. This is only temporary and you have to scavenge together the parts again. ![]() Easily my favourite part of the whole game, offering twice the fire power and is a real game changer adding to frantic chaos unfolding. Starting simple with a few tutorial levels to explain the mechanics, aside from the standard twin stick shooting the game offers a teleport mechanic as well as War Pigeon. However despite a disappointing narrative or lack of Tesla Vs Lovecraft makes up for it in a variety of ways.įirstly the core gameplay is some of the most fluid and intense I’ve ever experienced in a twin stick shooter. With little homages to Lovecraft scattered throughout with the game taking place in Arkham but not fully exploring the exesstential horror which is one of core themes in Lovecraftian literature. Unfortunately this tantalizing concept is nothing more than a framing with a squandered potential in what is a truly interesting mash up. The initial concept although promising taking a literary legend and an irreplaceable inventor and pitting them against one and other. ![]() (Review Code Was Provided For This Review)
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