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Narita boy soundtrack5/16/2023 ![]() The biggest issue here is that so much of what’s going on, story-wise, was lost on me. That this was a Kickstarter project comes as no surprise you can clearly see and feel the passion and effort Studio Koba has put into the development. In fact it’s a hard game to not love, given its incredible artwork, blistering synth soundtrack and abundance of heart. Which is not to say I didn’t enjoy Narita Boy. One section early on sees you schlepping back and forth between about five or six rooms and it’s not tedious, exactly, but it’s not much fun either. ![]() It’s very Metroidvania-like, although a lot of the backtracking is through short, closely-spaced areas, which makes it feel more like busy-work than most games of its type. The crux of it all is the Techno Sword, a powerful legendary weapon that allows Narita Boy to carve his way through hordes of evil pixels and towering bosses, and harness new powers to unlock previously impassable areas. It means an epic quest through multiple worlds and the need to seek out the Creator’s lost memories, which themselves tell the tale of his childhood and early life in Narita, Japan. ![]() ![]() After this long with the game, I’m still confused.Įither way, it tells the story of a teenage hero plunged into a virtual world to save the Creator of the game in which he’s trapped. On the one hand its obtuse, jargon-filled dialogue almost feels like parody, but then the poignant moments it seeks to conjure in between levels are at odds with the idea of comedy. There’s a sense that either Narita Boy thinks it’s very, very clever, or that it’s all been written with tongue firmly stuck in cheek – and I can’t decide which it is. ![]()
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