There are games that you think about when you play them: “why hasn’t anyone thought of doing something like this before?” Surely you have many cases in your head, of such diametrically opposed genres that it is impossible to launch a theory that brings together these concepts, but from time to time it reaches you and leaves you with your mouth open. And that is what has happened to us with this title that can seem like an adventure style LucasArtswith setting blade runner and Spanish invoice.
We are talking to you about Neon Blood. A game that has arrived this week in the digital stores of Steam, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo and that is available on all current platforms such as PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PS4, and Xbox One, as well as You have no excuse not to try it. In addition, there is a Spanish team behind it, of only three people, but they have wasted talent wherever they have put the pixel.
A futuristic adventure like always
The first thing that catches your attention Neon Blood It is its graphic style, which is practically the mantle that covers everything. We won’t say that we only liked that, which is part of the immense appeal that this game has, but then there is more, since otherwise it wouldn’t hold up as well as it does. Because behind those 3D scenarios and the characters pixel art 2D included in the scene we have a story and game mechanics that are as intriguing as they are fun.
The synopsis tells us that in “Viridis, as inequalities increasingly separate the cities of Bright City and Blind City, the idealistic detective Axel McCoin will start a revolution to change the world in this exciting adventure cyberpunk«. Along the way, we will meet a somewhat dilapidated protagonist, lost in his addictions and who, above all, has a problem with the implants he has in his body, which at first are going to give him more problems than joy.
In that world we will have to investigate murders, scrutinize crime scenes, look for evidence, clues and meet people to chat with them, obtain information and market to obtain information on some corners. And we will do everything at the rhythm of a typical graphic adventure, talking and without having to carry the mouse and click on objects. But the feeling is the same, and it’s great to believe that we are still immersed in a colossal creation by the geniuses at LucasArts but with a surprise addition: turn-based combat typical of the old installments of final fantasyfrom a Sea of Stars or any other Japanese RPG that comes to mind.
On sale at launch
At least on PC, you have this Neon Blood with a 10% discount because it is a new release and at a really attractive price (17.99 euros), so I recommend taking advantage of it to add a small title to your library, great in its approach and really beautiful in its execution, but very fun to go through thanks to a story that allows (in the future) this Axel to turn his life into episodic games.
You’re taking a while to go try it right now. Neon Blood his name, remember it. And it is perfect to carry in a handheld PC.
