2/6/2023 0 Comments Sol Divide![]() Sol Divide – Sword of Darkness is the weirdest attempt I’ve seen a gaming studio make to both try new things and keep firmly entrenched in their comfort zone. After all, if the formula works, why screw with the ingredients? So when I see Psikyo is doing a variant on a shooting game, I get a little excited, and a little hesitant. ![]() ![]() Vlambeer has tried every game type under the sun and, miraculously, found love with twin stick shooting (so much love they never made another game, but that’s a different story). But it’s also true with certain variants of gaming mechanics. There’s really no middle ground: either Mario is suddenly driving Go Karts and it becomes a massive franchise or Luigi is using a time machine and everyone wishes they could erase that memory. When game companies try to move outside of their comfort zones, I feel like it either is a spectacular success or a spectacular failure. ![]()
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