2024-04-17 18:30:23| Engadget
How many of you had sequel to a game from 1982 on your Nintendo Indie World Showcase bingo card? If so, you just won big. Yars Rising is a modern metroidvania take on the Atari 2600 classic Yars Revenge, and all it took was 42 short years to reach fruition. By my math, this is the longest break between sequels in gaming history, and it's not even close.
Thats not the only interesting tidbit about this game. As previously mentioned, its a metroidvania, but this one is made by WayForward. For the uninitiated, the companys basically a metroidvania and retro-gaming factory, going all the way back to the Game Boy Color and the original Shantae. Since then, WayForward has released a slew of fantastic Shantae titles and many other games in the metroidvania genre, including the criminally underrated The Mummy Demastered. WayForward also helped with Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, which is considered the spiritual successor to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. The devs know their stuff.
Now, Yars Rising may be the sequel to Yars Revenge, but that doesnt mean it plays anything like it. The original was an early version of what eventually became known as shoot 'em ups, like R-Type and Ikaruga. The new one is a sidescrolling platformer in which you play as a person, and not a flying alien bug. However, there looks to be plenty of narrative nods to the original.
In addition to traditional metroidvania action, the developer promises a balance of stealth and combat and plenty of retro-inspired mini-games. Its coming to consoles and PCs later this year. In the meantime, Ill start preparing for Yars Returns in 2066.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/yars-rising-revives-a-40-year-old-atari-game-as-a-modern-metroidvania-163023972.html?src=rss
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