Scygnus
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Got a game called "Cookie Cutter" in the same bundle as Axiom Verge 2, also a Metroidvania. Combat's a bit mashy so far, but I've encountered a total of two enemy types at the beginning of the game, so.
I see a few obvious 'you need a specific item to get here' points already, so we'll see what I find.
But what I have to comment most on in the story.
The setting is really unique- everything is Void except what I would term a 'White Hole' with matter leaking from it 'like a cancer' and forming what they call 'The Megastructure.'
Lots of people tried to get to the center, but only one guy managed it, came back promising transhumanist immortality, but the robot bodies (called 'Denzels' for some reason) are slaves to his corporation. There's a rebellion, but the guy has a practically endless army so it's not making any progress.
Enter Shinji- she decided the only way to beat him is to find the center and the same secrets he has, and has constructed a special Denzel to help- Cherry. Unlike the mass-produced ones, Cherry was a work of artistic creation, and has her own personality... well, the intro seems to imply the artist and the art fell in love.
And then the assholes decided to come fuck it up, kidnapping Shinji and tearing Cherry to bits. Now, repaired by some guy hiding in an abandoned part of the Megastructure, Cherry seeks to retrieve her mother/lover... and literally rip apart anyone and anything that gets in her way.
It's kinda like Lollipop Chainsaw by way of DOOM and Mad World, with a Terminator as the playable character.
Also, for QQ's interest, Cherry wears a skirt and you can indeed see her panties pretty much every time she jumps. Though her name perhaps should've been Pear, but that's alright with me.
I see a few obvious 'you need a specific item to get here' points already, so we'll see what I find.
But what I have to comment most on in the story.
The setting is really unique- everything is Void except what I would term a 'White Hole' with matter leaking from it 'like a cancer' and forming what they call 'The Megastructure.'
Lots of people tried to get to the center, but only one guy managed it, came back promising transhumanist immortality, but the robot bodies (called 'Denzels' for some reason) are slaves to his corporation. There's a rebellion, but the guy has a practically endless army so it's not making any progress.
Enter Shinji- she decided the only way to beat him is to find the center and the same secrets he has, and has constructed a special Denzel to help- Cherry. Unlike the mass-produced ones, Cherry was a work of artistic creation, and has her own personality... well, the intro seems to imply the artist and the art fell in love.
And then the assholes decided to come fuck it up, kidnapping Shinji and tearing Cherry to bits. Now, repaired by some guy hiding in an abandoned part of the Megastructure, Cherry seeks to retrieve her mother/lover... and literally rip apart anyone and anything that gets in her way.
It's kinda like Lollipop Chainsaw by way of DOOM and Mad World, with a Terminator as the playable character.
Also, for QQ's interest, Cherry wears a skirt and you can indeed see her panties pretty much every time she jumps. Though her name perhaps should've been Pear, but that's alright with me.