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Shoulders Of Giants smashes together frogs, mechs and 00s weirdnessThis roguelike is way better than it has any right to be
This roguelike is way better than it has any right to be
Shoulders Of Giantsis out today on the Epic Games Store. When we first saw thetrailerfor Shoulders Of Giants, a few people on team responded with murmurings of “What the hell is this?”, which increased in frequency and volume as more bizarre things appeared on screen. I sort of did what the Goonies do when they first find the map to One Eyed Willie’s treasure, or what anyone in Pulp Fiction does when they open the briefcase:“Wooooaaaah.”
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Shoulders of Giants Out Now!
It’s hard to explain, but when you’re bumbling about moving and swinging your sword, you control the mech. And when you zoom in as you do when you’re playing anFPSand aiming down sights, you control the frog, and can shoot at stuff. Both frog and mech can equip three different special abilities as well, which you pick up on the planet itself. The frog has a lot of support stuff - heals and AOE attacks - while the mech has a mix of DPS and tank stuff. Every planet develops a different strategy, and the range of stuff you can do, and ways you can be sneaky, is surprising. On one level I got a teleport ability, so I stuck one end on a revitalised grassy bit I’d cleared, and then stuck the other end near the boss fight. Then I kited the ghost samurai through the portal and he ended up taking damage over time from the healed area. I ran around in a circle until he died.
What I’m saying is that Shoulders Of Giants is weird and full of strange stuff it refuses to fully explain, which is something I deeply appreciate and gives me good, early 00s vibes - much in the same wayBlacktaildid at the end of last year. It’s unapolagetically creative, even if sometimes its ideas crash into each other, and sure, the jump is a bit floaty, but mostly it’s just fun and cool and refreshingly different! Everyone loves frogs. Everyone loves big mechs. Why not put them together?
