The numerous combinations of Skulls the player can choose from also add a fun experience. It’s rogue-lite gameplay provides a great challenge to the player. There is loads of replay value in this game. As I mentioned above, while you’re just moving through a level, the music will easily keep you pulled in with it’s upbeat sounds. Especially with the way the game is designed (you die, you start over), those boss battles will have your hands sweating. The score was great in the way it help make situations feel serious. I will have to say that the beginning song had the most impact for me, as it helped set the tone for the game. It was fun and enjoyable to listen through the slower parts of the game, but served a huge purpose in the beginning of the game and during the boss battles. The music in this game was very well done and was easily one of my favorite things in the game. The Boss battles are fun because you’re key bindings don’t matter, you’ll end up pushing every button on your keyboard trying to stay alive. Player attacks only take up only a couple of keys and if you have a comfortable layout with the key bindings, you’ll have no issue defeating the numerous enemies the game throws at you. Player movements are tight and fast, so you’ll have to be careful on what you’re doing. Once you get that sorted out, everything plays smoothly. The games default controls were something I wasn’t a big fan of, but thankfully the game gives you the option to change your key bindings. I don’t suggest messing with those, because I think that can take away from the games visuals, but that’s just my opinion.

There isn’t any performance enhancing modes, but in the settings you can options to adjusting lighting and particles. Gameplay is smooth and as I mentioned above, there are very little drops in the frame rate. Once you get further into the game and the screen starts to pack with enemies, there’s very little drops in the frame rate. Each setting you’re presented with features a color scheme different from the last rather than just repeating the same thing. The game’s colors and lighting techniques give it a very pleasing aesthetic.

There’s nothing to complain about when it comes to the pixilated visuals for this game. The game does have a weird way of making you feel for certain characters, like you understand their point-of-view and I think that adds something special to the plot. The Witch is very important because she is who you will go to when you’re ready up grading Skul’s abilities. There are dozens of other characters you’ll meet along the way, but I’ll let you figure those out for yourself. You’ll meet interesting characters as you slowly progress through the game, such as: Death Knight, Evil Druid, and Witch. It is then his goal to set out and save the Demon King from First Hero. After he wakes up, he learns that the Demon King has been defeated and captured. The game starts off with Skul waking up after the Humans attacked the Skeletons. You play as Skul, a tiny skeleton soldier that is in the Demon King‘s army.

The overall plot in this game is pretty simple and easy to follow. It also comes with a story that is easy to follow and an score that only makes the game better. “Skul: The Hero Slayer” was made by SouthPAW Games and is a lot fun to play with it’s challenging gameplay.ĭeveloped by SouthPAW Games and published by NEOWIZ, Skul: The Hero Slayer is an excellent game that not only has amazing pixilated visuals, but a challenging game loop that doesn’t allow the player to get burned out.

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