You do that by toppling the gods, clambering up their furry bodies to pump piston-like mechanisms built into their bodies, which release clouds of something when fully activated. Your quest in this barren, unchartered land is to bring balance to the wider world. If you’re going to replicate a game, you might as well select one of the most revered projects of the last 20 years – especially when there’s not a whole lot else like it.
Yes, for the most part, it’s an unabashed Shadow of the Colossus clone, but that takes nothing away from the majesty of what Praey for the Gods achieves. They all do it in different ways, but the outcome is the same: You end up longing for the moment you topple the greatest challenges in the game and see what the outcome is. The narrative and the moment-to-moment gameplay are crafted to build towards every boss. Those games I listed back at the top though, and others like J ø tun and Gods Will Fall, do something different by making boss battles the central design pillar. rather than flowing smoothly in context and emphasizing the value of a moment. Sometimes, as in Resident Evil VII, it’s that the quality of the battles fluctuates wildly. Sometimes, as in Days Gone, it’s that the boss battle design is so rote that fights cease to feel special. Sometimes, as in Bright Memory Infinite, there’s no dramatic tension to the encounters special enemies simply manifest out of the ether to kick your ass from pillar to post.
Maybe it’s because of their ubiquity – because you expect them to be present even when they don’t really seem to belong – but a lot of games suck at selling you on their boss battles. But I guess it doesn’t really matter because I have a new last time: Praey for the Gods. Demon’s Souls? Shadow of the Colossus? God of War III? I have to be missing something… I’m trying to remember the last time a game made me excited for its boss battles.
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