The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human is an indie Metroidvania from a two-person design team that takes place entirely underwater, ruminates on the nature of humanity and our destiny, features a ton of creative boss battles that sometimes make you feel horrible for fighting them, and a high but very rewarding level of difficulty, all to a soundtrack that I don’t think is quite Genesis chiptune but definitely has echoes of that feel to me.
In short, it scratches a heck of a lot of my gaming itches. It scratches them gooooooooood.
– Real player with 9.9 hrs in game
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The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human.
It’s a title fitting for an amazing film, and to be frank, this lives up to that. Let me explain why:
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The Music:
TAAofLH uses masterful music right off the bat. It captures the feeling of amazement of the underwater world as soon as you enter, filling one up with a feeling of curiosity, exploration, and gusto. The timing of the music could not be understated when one stumbles upon some amazing things, or a boss-battle, or other events in the world. When there are vast expanses of the open ocean, the music can really capture that wide, open feeling. When confined into tight spaces, the music races like my heart did. It’s great. The only problem one could even find with it is that there’s only one track that loops endlessly in most areas, which is unfortunate.
– Real player with 9.3 hrs in game
ITTA
This isn’t what I would define as just a game, but rather a form of art. Not only are the VISUALS absolutely outstanding, the MUSIC for every area of the game, every boss, every bit of scenery, it is wonderful and a blessing to listen to time and time again.
The MECHANICS are something else as well. Dodgerolls are clean and flawless, providing I-frames in-between rolls for hectic scenarios which there are plenty of.. believe me. Since a lot of these boss fights can have very high bullet density, the variety in DPS and play style that each of the different guns provide is stellar.
– Real player with 189.5 hrs in game
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g̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶m̶s̶ ̶f̶i̶n̶e̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶f̶e̶w̶ ̶h̶i̶c̶k̶u̶p̶s̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶d̶e̶s̶i̶g̶n̶;̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶n̶e̶a̶r̶ ̶i̶n̶s̶t̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶e̶l̶e̶p̶o̶r̶t̶ ̶a̶t̶t̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶w̶o̶r̶d̶ ̶k̶i̶n̶g̶,̶ ̶s̶e̶r̶i̶o̶u̶s̶l̶y̶,̶ ̶w̶h̶y̶?̶ ̶I̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶s̶t̶r̶e̶a̶m̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶g̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶s̶ ̶c̶o̶u̶l̶d̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶i̶c̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶h̶a̶p̶p̶e̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶u̶n̶t̶i̶l̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶2̶0̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶.̶ ̶I̶t̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶e̶s̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶W̶A̶Y̶ ̶T̶O̶O̶ ̶F̶A̶S̶T̶.̶ ̶I̶t̶ ̶n̶e̶e̶d̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶e̶x̶t̶r̶a̶ ̶h̶a̶l̶f̶ ̶s̶e̶c̶o̶n̶d̶ ̶b̶e̶f̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶a̶t̶t̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶e̶s̶,̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶r̶e̶'̶s̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶e̶n̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶b̶u̶l̶l̶e̶t̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶k̶e̶e̶p̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶e̶y̶e̶ ̶o̶n̶,̶ ̶a̶l̶s̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶w̶e̶i̶r̶d̶ ̶f̶a̶c̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶a̶r̶m̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶m̶a̶n̶ ̶h̶a̶n̶d̶l̶e̶'̶s̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶s̶t̶u̶p̶i̶d̶,̶ ̶m̶a̶y̶b̶e̶ ̶i̶'̶m̶ ̶t̶o̶o̶ ̶g̶o̶o̶d̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶b̶u̶l̶l̶e̶t̶ ̶h̶e̶l̶l̶s̶ ̶a̶f̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶a̶ ̶f̶e̶w̶ ̶t̶h̶o̶u̶s̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶h̶o̶u̶r̶s̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶g̶e̶n̶r̶e̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶j̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶f̶e̶e̶l̶s̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶c̶r̶u̶d̶d̶y̶ ̶f̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶d̶e̶s̶i̶g̶n̶;̶ ̶a̶r̶t̶i̶f̶i̶c̶i̶a̶l̶ ̶d̶i̶f̶f̶i̶c̶u̶l̶t̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶w̶i̶s̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶o̶r̶y̶ ̶d̶r̶i̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶g̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶d̶o̶e̶s̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶n̶e̶e̶d̶ ̶s̶u̶c̶h̶ ̶b̶o̶t̶t̶l̶e̶n̶e̶c̶k̶s̶.̶ ̶I̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶a̶p̶p̶r̶e̶c̶i̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶p̶a̶r̶t̶ ̶I̶'̶m̶ ̶a̶t̶,̶ ̶d̶e̶v̶'̶s̶ ̶p̶l̶e̶a̶s̶e̶ ̶m̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶s̶w̶o̶r̶d̶ ̶g̶u̶y̶'̶s̶ ̶m̶o̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶t̶a̶d̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶,̶ ̶j̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶ ̶i̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶p̶a̶r̶t̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶r̶t̶s̶ ̶u̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶I̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶a̶k̶e̶n̶ ̶z̶e̶r̶o̶ ̶d̶a̶m̶a̶g̶e̶,̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶ ̶i̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶e̶c̶o̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶g̶e̶,̶ ̶i̶ ̶i̶n̶e̶v̶i̶t̶a̶b̶l̶y̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶s̶t̶r̶u̶c̶k̶ ̶b̶y̶ ̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶t̶e̶l̶e̶p̶o̶r̶t̶.̶ ̶I̶t̶ ̶w̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶c̶h̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶i̶f̶ ̶h̶e̶ ̶a̶p̶p̶e̶a̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶h̶a̶r̶a̶c̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶a̶ ̶s̶p̶l̶i̶t̶ ̶s̶e̶c̶o̶n̶d̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶I̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶'̶t̶ ̶k̶e̶e̶p̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶e̶y̶e̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶h̶i̶m̶ ̶w̶e̶l̶l̶ ̶e̶n̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶i̶c̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶i̶n̶y̶ ̶t̶e̶l̶l̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶t̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶d̶o̶d̶g̶e̶ ̶b̶u̶l̶l̶e̶t̶s̶,̶ ̶i̶t̶'̶s̶ ̶j̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶p̶o̶s̶s̶i̶b̶l̶e̶.̶ ̶I̶'̶m̶ ̶s̶u̶r̶e̶ ̶I̶'̶l̶l̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶p̶a̶s̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶b̶e̶f̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶u̶p̶d̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶l̶o̶v̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶g̶o̶d̶,̶ ̶h̶e̶a̶r̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶p̶l̶e̶a̶.̶
– Real player with 12.2 hrs in game