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A Conan roguelike featuring silly humor and Cyanide & Happiness-esque visuals didn’t sound like a match made in heaven, but the folks at Mighty Kingdom and Funcom had, somehow, found a match made in blood soaked heaven. It took them nearly three extra years to come up with the complete game, but it was certainly worth the wait.
First off, a good point has to go to the developers of Conan Chop Chop, as they have done their homework in regards Conan’s enemies and allies; it is nice to see people that I know from the books, like Belit the pirate and Thoth-Amon the sorcerer popping up, both in playable form and in the cutscenes. The actual graphics look a bit like the people behind the POP! Vinyl range of figurines had decided to make a Conan range; all small, squashed and disturbingly cute. The characters are well represented though, in a hand drawn kind of style, and the good thing about these, admittedly simple, graphics is that the speed they move around the screen can be fast indeed.
If anything were to set the mood perfectly for this game, it’s the introduction sequence. A short and comedic animatic setting the scene for the story. The basics are simple: The comically evil sorcerer Thoth-Amon has created a dastardly Wrath-a-thon to trap the heroes of Hyboria. We have the choice of taking on the famous roles of Conan, Belit, Valeria and Pallantides to battle enemies, delve into dungeons, and defeat the guardians within. Once all are defeated, Thoth-Amon has promised the heroes handsome rewards… Which judging by the trademark evil cackle, isn’t true at all.
The core principle behind Conan Chop Chop is simple. Think of the gameplay loop seen in roguelikes like The Binding of Isaac, but with a more, let’s say, “barbarian” coat of paint, and a larger focus on melee combat. You do have access to bows and arrows, but your ammo meter (which acts like a stamina meter) is scarce and takes a while to reload. Explore randomly generated maps, search for loot, kill enemies, die over and over again, and use some of those resources to upgrade your barbarian for your next run. The game wants you to go full on Leroy Jenkins onto enemies, all while paying attention to their movesets and incoming attacks.
Of course, with a game like this, what makes it live and breathe is the combat, and here the story is mixed. The actual fighting included in Conan Chop Chop is dealt with on a twin stick approach, with the left stick running your chosen hero around whilst the right stick aims either melee attacks or a bow and arrow shot. There is a dodge action, a block action, and if you can track what is going on on the screen well enough, you can even parry attacks – doing that outside of the tutorial is a task though as once you get into the game proper, things are a bit frantic with enemies and projectiles flying everywhere. The actual combat lacks feel though and there is a lack of sensation of applying a bit of pointy metal to a monster. Equally there is no real sensation of danger when you are being hit – it’s hard to tell when you are dying until the screen starts flashing red.
All in all, the simple act of going CHOP CHOP on your enemies has been made so much more fun within Conan Chop Chop. It’s quirky and fun to play solo, but even more enjoyable in multiplayer. In fact, the game’s chaotic and funny nature makes it perfect to play with friends over and over again. With its easy to use controls and simplified gameplay set up, all abilities of gamers can pick this up and enjoy themselves. This quirky roguelite will certainly surprise you with how addictive and fun it can become.
First off, a good point has to go to the developers of Conan Chop Chop, as they have done their homework in regards Conan’s enemies and allies; it is nice to see people that I know from the books, like Belit the pirate and Thoth-Amon the sorcerer popping up, both in playable form and in the cutscenes. The actual graphics look a bit like the people behind the POP! Vinyl range of figurines had decided to make a Conan range; all small, squashed and disturbingly cute. The characters are well represented though, in a hand drawn kind of style, and the good thing about these, admittedly simple, graphics is that the speed they move around the screen can be fast indeed.
If anything were to set the mood perfectly for this game, it’s the introduction sequence. A short and comedic animatic setting the scene for the story. The basics are simple: The comically evil sorcerer Thoth-Amon has created a dastardly Wrath-a-thon to trap the heroes of Hyboria. We have the choice of taking on the famous roles of Conan, Belit, Valeria and Pallantides to battle enemies, delve into dungeons, and defeat the guardians within. Once all are defeated, Thoth-Amon has promised the heroes handsome rewards… Which judging by the trademark evil cackle, isn’t true at all.
The core principle behind Conan Chop Chop is simple. Think of the gameplay loop seen in roguelikes like The Binding of Isaac, but with a more, let’s say, “barbarian” coat of paint, and a larger focus on melee combat. You do have access to bows and arrows, but your ammo meter (which acts like a stamina meter) is scarce and takes a while to reload. Explore randomly generated maps, search for loot, kill enemies, die over and over again, and use some of those resources to upgrade your barbarian for your next run. The game wants you to go full on Leroy Jenkins onto enemies, all while paying attention to their movesets and incoming attacks.
Of course, with a game like this, what makes it live and breathe is the combat, and here the story is mixed. The actual fighting included in Conan Chop Chop is dealt with on a twin stick approach, with the left stick running your chosen hero around whilst the right stick aims either melee attacks or a bow and arrow shot. There is a dodge action, a block action, and if you can track what is going on on the screen well enough, you can even parry attacks – doing that outside of the tutorial is a task though as once you get into the game proper, things are a bit frantic with enemies and projectiles flying everywhere. The actual combat lacks feel though and there is a lack of sensation of applying a bit of pointy metal to a monster. Equally there is no real sensation of danger when you are being hit – it’s hard to tell when you are dying until the screen starts flashing red.
All in all, the simple act of going CHOP CHOP on your enemies has been made so much more fun within Conan Chop Chop. It’s quirky and fun to play solo, but even more enjoyable in multiplayer. In fact, the game’s chaotic and funny nature makes it perfect to play with friends over and over again. With its easy to use controls and simplified gameplay set up, all abilities of gamers can pick this up and enjoy themselves. This quirky roguelite will certainly surprise you with how addictive and fun it can become.
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