Restless Soul

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  • Summary: Welcome to the AFTERLIFE! You are the latest soul to arrive in the great beyond, but you need to take care of some unfinished business back in the land of the living. You must find a way to return by using your new ghostly reflexes to evade bullet-hell battles with the aid of fellow soulsWelcome to the AFTERLIFE! You are the latest soul to arrive in the great beyond, but you need to take care of some unfinished business back in the land of the living. You must find a way to return by using your new ghostly reflexes to evade bullet-hell battles with the aid of fellow souls you meet along the way. Be careful though, you are not the only one looking for a way to return from death. Evil Dr. Krull and his army also want to escape and will try to stop you every chance they get!

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    • Laugh in the face of death at humorous dialogue that breaks the 4th wall to pieces.
    • Engage in bullet-hell lite battles in spoopy towers full of puzzles, moving platforms, enemies with different bullet types and attack patterns, and more.
    • Dodge an onslaught of bullets during trap sequences where you can’t shoot or dash.
    • Complete side challenges like finding all of the Mysterious Buildings and rescuing all of the captured Little Bros.
    • Enjoy arcade-style minigames, such as a Tapper-inspired game and a shooting gallery.
    • Try to unlock all of the in-game achievements, including collecting all 9 letters of AFTERLIFE in each town.
    • Explore 8 towns and meet over 100 “colorful” characters in this pixelated monochromatic world.
    • Commemorate your time in the Afterlife by using your After-Phone to take selfies with your favorite characters.
    • Enable God Mode or the Player-Strength Multiplier to adjust the game’s difficulty to your liking.    … Expand

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  2. Mixed: 2 out of 3
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  1. TouchArcade
    Sep 7, 2022
    60
    It plays well enough, it has a nice sense of style to it, and it doesn’t overstay its welcome in terms of how far its mechanics will go. But if those jokes don’t land for you, know that they will never stop for the rest of the game. Consider how much of a problem that will be for you before wading in.
  2. Nintendo Life
    Sep 1, 2022
    60
    While the banter has a certain amount of charm, for us it became wearisome somewhat quickly. There’s almost too much of it. You can’t ignore NPCs entirely — there are times when you need pointers — but most offer no useful information whatsoever, and are only there to serve up yet another ba-dum-tss moment. Developer Fuz, who appears in-game as a townsperson, clearly thinks of themselves as a witticist, and that’s fine — just be aware that if you tire of the humour, you’ll tire of the game.
  3. NintendoWorldReport
    Sep 7, 2022
    40
    Between poor writing and gameplay with less depth than a Mario Party minigame, Restless Soul simply doesn’t have anything I think is worth seeing.

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  1. Elite_Institute
    Sep 3, 2022
    6
    "Restless Soul may be a little on the simple side of things, but it’s also strangely compelling. The constant barrage of ‘dad jokes’ certainly"Restless Soul may be a little on the simple side of things, but it’s also strangely compelling. The constant barrage of ‘dad jokes’ certainly helps keep you interested, even during the game’s initial slow start. There’s some solid gameplay mechanics and minigames here, especially towards the end of the game, although there are certainly some elements that could be ironed out for a smoother experience. Overall though, it’s an entertaining passion project that shows great promise for the developer’s future!"

    https://theeliteinstitute.net/2022/09/01/restless-soul/    … Expand