The best soup is made in a retrogaming version. While not everyone clings to this hackneyed adage, it has to be said that the sheer pleasure of instinctive gameplay like it was in the '80s has never aged a bit. The indie game scene has understood this and Cyber Shadow is coming to play the 200% nostalgic card ... to our great pleasure! NINJA GAIDEN, VERSION 2021 At first glance, Cyber Shadow seems to want to be to Ninja Gaiden what Shovel Knight was to Mega Man. A powerful tribute that is "just like the times", while allowing itself as the only concession to ignore technical limitations. Understand by this that while the aesthetic remains "8bits", the number of colors and sprites displayed on the screen still benefit from the current performance of the machines. Thus, Cyber Shadow offers all the good sides of old school gaming without losing itself in blind nostalgia. This titanic work of pixel art was carried out by a small team called Mechanical Head
Space exploration has fueled many video game fantasies. If the ship piloting games are numerous, they are mostly focused on simulation. Everspace 2 takes the opposite view from Elite Dangerous and other Star Citizen by offering an accessible experience. By abandoning the Rogue-Like basics of its predecessor, the title of Rockfish intends to allow the first person to explore the infinity of space. Should you fall for this early access? Well, let's find more about it. IMPORTANT: About early access testing This Everspace 2 review assesses the strengths and weaknesses of Early Access and does not represent a definitive product yet. This test is valid for its date of 01/22/2020 and will have to be revised as the game evolves, before the test of the final version. FROM ROGUE-LIKE TO EXPLORATION IS THERE JUST ONE STEP? Announced at Gamescom 2019, Everspace 2 surprised its world by abandoning the Rogue-like in favor of a freer structure. This bet was risky, as it takes great freedoms