IGN takes on the 8-bit era inspired sci-fi WWII Metroidvania, WOLFOUND. And they found that surviving the island isn’t going to be a walk in the park as the game wants gamers to feel every inch they gain.
You like Wolfhound because it is fun, colorful, inventive, and well-designed… and Wolfhound hates you for no known reason…It does really hate you though. It hates you and it wants to kill you. It wants you to suffer before you die. It wants to burn down your house and make you watch and salt the soil where your house once stood so nothing will ever grow there. Wolfhound looks you in the eye and then puts out a cigarette on your bare arm. It’s also a lot of fun.
WOLFHOUND is developed by Bit Kid, Inc. and is an NES-inspired love letter to the classically difficult games of that time. Playing as Capt. Chuck “WOLFHOUND” Rossetti, the mission is to infiltrate an uncharted island and save the soldiers stranded there. But not all is as straightforward as it seems. The island is teeming with monsters, mutants and all manner of enemies ready to take him out. Scavenge for weapons and ammo to take them on and unravel the mystery of the island.
It’s not Dark Souls hard, it’s old-school-Nintendo hard. You’ll spend less time dying to individual tough enemies than you would in a soulslike, and the bosses aren’t quite as difficult as the ones you’d face in Sekiro or Bloodborne. But the price of traversing the ordinary world is draining. Spikes, falls, landmines, and aggressive foes are everywhere, and they nickel-and-dime you to death before you know it. And yet, it’s fun. Lots of fun. Loads of fun. Because despite its occasional cruelty, Wolfhound is very thoughtfully made.
Ready to dive in and take on the challenge? Wishlist WOLFHOUND now on Steam.
