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When it comes to roguelike shooters I’m both a tremendous
fan and often a picky critic. We’ve been absolutely spoiled on this system with
some incredibly varied top-tier titles that range from having a quick hit arcade
feel to ones that are a slower burn and almost adventure-like. That makes it
tough for new titles to break in, needing to throw down something pretty
impressive to crack through and compete. Juicy Realm is absolutely a game that
does just that, using its somewhat unusual art style and characters to suck you
in, but then making you work hard to survive while working with some bizarre
weapons and a fair amount of risk and reward as you try to go the distance.
Varied initial characters are complemented by even more that can be unlocked,
and while the random nature of the weapons you may encounter tends to make them
a little more alike each person’s special skills can make a massive difference
depending on how you prefer to play. Small complaints like the exits sometimes
being far harder to spot than they should be are there but the core gameplay
makes it easy to ignore completely so you can just keep playing. Throw in
progressive powering up, new weapon unlocks, and ways to increase your burden
for more rewards and this could easily become your go-to shooter on the system
for quite some time.
Justin Nation, Score:Nindie Choice! [8.5]