#ARAGAMI CHARACTERS SERIES#

#ARAGAMI CHARACTERS SERIES#

The gameplay blends elements from the ninja focused series of stealth games known as Tenchu (one of my earliest PlayStation series of games) and another game I coincidentally referenced earlier, Dishonored. That fateful moment when a shadow spirit meets a magical projection of a woman

The relationship between Aragami and Yamiko grows and changes as their adventure together continues, and the game’s climax and ending was certainly a memorable experience. Its Asian themed imagery, anime styled graphics and animations, and story that focuses on different sects and groups that can control element-based essences like Light, Shadow, Fire, Water, and Earth give the game a rather unique style that seamlessly blends the elements of certain anime that the game was likely inspired by, namely Avatar: The Last Airbender and Naruto. The world of Aragami is a rich world with fully realized lore and lots of history behind it. You are the titular Aragami, a vengeful spirit of shadows summoned by an imprisoned princess named Yamiko who guides her would-be rescuer to where she is being held so she can be liberated from her captors, the Light controlling army of warriors known as the Kaiho. The dialogue is all text based, but it works well for this dark fairytale type of story. Sure, the game has some flaws, but its good points make all the difference.įor one thing, the story in Aragami is deep and well developed, certainly more so than my cursory first glance at the game suggested it would be.

Developer Lince Works have crafted a truly enjoyable title here. To my very pleasant surprise, Aragami ended up being a much more enjoyable experience than I was expecting it to be this being my first indie game made it even more of a pleasant surprise. Even if it didn’t outright thrill me, it would at least probably help prepare me for the stealth-based gameplay in Dishonored 2. But since the game I am really looking forward to playing, Dishonored 2, won’t be released until November, I decided to give Aragami a try for shits and giggles. The fact it was labeled as a purely stealth-based game with no actual combat was another red flag for me, so I didn’t give the game a second thought. I saw the trailer a couple of weeks ago and wasn’t impressed, it appeared to be a very simplistic and linear stealth game that would have almost no lasting appeal. I wasn’t expecting very much from this game.

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