![]() The chilling music playing during the selection screen and sound effects that aptly fit the their applications make it worth putting on some headphones. There’s another aspect to this game that isn’t always something to address in a game aside from maybe a survival horror or RPG, and that is the atmosphere. Tesla vs Lovecraft feels concise in that it clearly knows who it is, yet crammed full of content that is just what it needs – no more, no less. Even more, there’s inventions that can be unlocked and upgraded with crystals. Along with the weapons, which are a mix of real and imagined, there are abilities and perks. There’s more to the shooting than just the weapons and more to moving than just the left stick, however. This is a twin-stick arena shooter for one to four players, and it is just plain fun while not being plain in the slightest.Īs a twin-stick arena shooter, you have weapons to use when fighting off the masses bent on your destruction and are best to stay on the move to avoid being overrun. With a writer and an inventor both wearing suits and neckties, science vs fiction might not seem like the most threatening matchup, but then you realize that one commands tentacled beasts and the other uses lightning rods to dispatch said beasts. You are Nikola Tesla, and you are fighting against the infernal creatures led by H.P. ![]() But just why is this game featuring the names of two notable figures in history? An introduction informs you of why there exists such an adversarial title and then you jump in. Then seeing the images of Tesla and Lovecraft on their respective steeds, everything just gets me hyped. There’s even a loading indicator icon that looks cool. ![]() As it loads and on into the main menu, there’s this intro song that is one of the better ways I can recall ever starting a video game. Right from the start, I realized they put some thought into the game with quote from namesakes Nikola Tesla and H.P. Tesla vs Lovecraft is a game on Nintendo Switch, from developer 10Tons. Maybe you’ll want to have a friend or three join you? Only you start in a mech, bitchin’ rock music is blasting, and you have a variety of lethal inventions at your disposal to dispatch hordes of monsters. PPS: There are 3 levels of difficulty (or I should say 3 versions of the map) to explore so the game has replay value.Playing Tesla vs Lovecraft is like starting a trail run at the top of a descent with the thrill of keeping your wits about you while you run, navigating hazards until you see the end in sight, so the branches and rocks don’t cause you to land on your face. PS: The game does have up to 4 player co-op, though each player needs to have either 2 joycons, or a pro control to play. I highly recommend it, and am curious to hear what others on this sub have to say. The crystals can be unlocked via killing lots of enemies, and there's even an item that you get in game that helps with the harvest of said crystal.Īll in all, for $15 bucks this is fun game that you can use to pass the time either on a commute, in the bathroom, or as a break from longer titles. While this system sounds like a weird microtransaction system, it's not. This game does have a monetary system involving crystals that you unlock from gameplay that can be used to unlock abilities for Tesla. Nex time if you kill 600 members of unit A, you'll do 20%. ![]() To clarify, if you kill 300 members of enemy unit A, you'll do 10% more damage to it. And, as a bonus as you keep on killing them the game will give you a damage boost against the enemies. At first the enemies are generic, but as the levels go on you find more and more enemy types that have their own special abilities. I also love the creatures that you fight (lovecraftian nightmares). The game makes you feel mobile and there's a myriad of upgrades that you can collect that improve your chances of survival, but not in a way that ever makes you feel overpowered. I know I did, but I gave it a shot and it feels different from the last top down shooter I played (dead nation). You might look at this game and think "Ew a top down dual stick shooter". I know Kirby and other games are in the spotlight, but this game is just a simple but very enjoyable game.
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