3/19/2023 0 Comments Narita boy red houseIn essence, Narita Boy feels like Tron meets Sword & Sworcery but packs its own original flair. Indeed, this game’s indie developers really hit the bullseye on the presentation department and the effort they put in it shows. The culture is also unashamedly bathed in a synthwave aesthetic from the Daft Punk-esque soundtrack to the neon-filled environments and if you have a soft spot for this style, you’ll be served with eye and ear candies. You’ll see priests clapping to some unsung mantra, others bowing to an altar where you teleport to while others yet are listening to preaches while chanting some code lines under a tree. Narita Boy vividly depicts that its game world has a culture of its own where some religious mysticism plays a central role. Studio Koba tried to be immersive in its first game by expanding on its lore with its presentation and the interactions you have with NPCs. Additionally, unlocking Lionel Pearl’s memory provides an interesting way to learn more about this cryptic character from his birth to the present and how his experiences influenced the game you are living in. Right off the bat you are thrown in-game game jargons like the Trichroma, Motherboard, Hackernauts, the House of the Red Beam, Brother Programs and more that can easily feel overwhelming.īut this shouldn’t discourage you as those puzzling terms fit together as you progress and they make sense if you consider their origins. Narita Boy is a game that has no qualms in indulging in its lore. If the in-game lingo used in this introduction felt a bit disorienting, I don’t blame you as I felt the same way for the majority of the game. Only by unlocking those codes can the Creator retrieve his memory and save the Digital Kingdom. To do that, you will have to travel across the Kingdom’s three regions to find the 12 remaining Totems that hold The Creator’s memories and piece their code together while defeating the Stallion menace impeding your way. In a bid to prevent this catastrophe, Motherboard, and her agents launched the Narita Boy protocol and it just so happens that you are the chosen one to get sucked into the code and save the Digital Kingdom. If The Creator permanently forgets his memories, the Digital Kingdom will be lost while its inhabitants will be subjugated to HIM’s darkest desires. But in this Digital Kingdom, law and order is under threat, as the evil Sorcerer HIM is back with his Stallions and plans to take control of the region while destroying the memories of Lionel Pearl, The Creator. Unbeknownst to gamers, including yourself, an entire civilization is thriving within the game’s code. It’s the ‘80s and Lionel Pearl Nakamura’s hit console, Narita One, and its flagship game, Narita Boy, are flying off game store shelves worldwide.
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