Friday, December 11, 2015

2015 NYC Arcade: The Hero Trap, a 2D Zelda sequel we've been waiting for

The Hero Trap is really fun.

The story
Basically, you're in a crypt trying to get treasure.
There are many dangers in attempting to get to the crypt or artifact or whatever.
NO DIALOGUE used to express this.

The game pretty much as I said in the title is Zelda inspired and really good. The game is from the top down view. You use a sword weapon, long ranged attacks, etc..
You can also jump REALLY far. Something Zelda never did, and it sorta plays like a 3D Mario platformer ironically despite being a Zelda title when jumping from platform to platform.

Health bottle drops are regular.

Enemies have multiple patterns and really unique abilities compared to like Ocarina of Time, where you just aim at a weak spot.
Red for when they're about to strike.
White for when you can attack them.
(Please double check. Correct if I'm wrong.)
I just hack and slash the whole time.
The game sorta has a Final Fight-ish life bar for each villain to keep audiences aware. Sorta nifty and different. Very visually pleasing.

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