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Unbound Worlds Apart Switch NSP Free Download GAMESPACK.NET First off, we got mighty confused thinking this was a follow on to a prior game. No, that was Unravel and its sequel released under the EA Originals banner. Unbound: Worlds Apart is completely unrelated, coming from Bucharest-based developer Alien Pixel and publisher Digerati. On the face of it, it’s yet another Metroidvania. So far, so indie flavour of the year. However the unique mechanic on offer here adds something delightfully different to the mix. That being a tap of gives you access to a portal. In the early stages this is nothing more than a way to get rid of barriers such as gates or massive boulders. But as you progress, you’ll find switches that are only available in the shadow realm. Where Unbound particularly shines is in its interlocking systems and the mental workouts you’ll be subjected to. As well as barriers and switches, you’ll encounter enemies that change their form or their aggressiveness when they pass through the portal you’ve deployed. What was otherwise a docile plodding beast becomes a tentacled horror that wants to eat your face for example. Also, ladders that would normally be passable turn into deadly spikes when exposed to a portal or vice versa. Sometimes you’ll have to flip portals mid-jump to make your way to the next area. It can seem a bit harsh and in one incidence we were particularly glad of an ill-defined set of spikes that let us take a breather.TOP/BEST ADULT VIDEO GAMES IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

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As is often the case with games of this ilk, Unbound has sections early on the game that encourage you to revisit them when you’ve unlocked a new move like the double jump or the air dash. These are incentivised by finding missing villagers. Even if you find them during your ordinary playthrough, you’ll not reach them easily without resorting to an extended test of skill. Though for every villager that acts as a diversion, you’ll reach some often by accident. Sometimes though, the extended tests of skill are entirely mandatory and the only way to progress. In fact, several times during our playthrough, we stopped playing altogether such were the severity of the difficulty spikes we encountered. We don’t mind it when it’s an optional objective, but when you’re swearing at your TV more than you would be if you were an Everton fan, it gets a bit much. The first was the section we mentioned earlier before we discovered the handy refuge. The next was a horrific area with massive monster chompy teeth. Another was where nothing barring a pixel perfect jump would do the trick. Pure horror. Finally our playthrough came to an abrupt halt when we reached yet another section. No, just no. For the most part though, you’ll get past the humps like we did, but your mileage may vary. We expect we’ll go back for another bite of the cherry before too long, but our patience has already worn a bit too thin.

Vibrant and detailed hand-drawn artwork.

To the extent we’ve had to take a break from Unbound. We only hope it’s not a permanent one. Unbound is bloody excellent for the most part, but the difficulty spikes are the lead weights tied around its writhing body as it’s thrown into a ditch in a hessian sack. It’s really hard to reconcile the sheer teethgrinding misery it subjects you to yet another horror gauntlet when the last ordeal is still fresh in your memory. Unbound: Worlds Apart plunges you into a multiverse of chaos from the opening scene. You play as Soli, a young mage whose ability to open portals between worlds is tested when your community is attacked by a mysterious evil from a different reality. The game takes the form of a 2D puzzle platformer. Your primary controls are running, jumping and opening portals that impact your surroundings in a variety of ways. These begin with mechanics that aren’t that dissimilar to ones you’ll find in other fantasy platformers – for instance, super strength – while others are more original. Some transform Soli or the creatures in one world into something else. One reverses gravity so that you can jump between worlds in an ersatz form of flight. One plays with light in a unique way, lending a new edge to Soli’s relationship to monsters lurking in the shadows.Survive The Nights

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The world you connect to, and by extension the mechanics it introduces, changes depending on where you are on the map. The portals introduce interesting elements of the game world in a way that I would’ve happily continued playing for a lot longer to push what those mechanics could do even further. There are some portals that you don’t spend a lot of time with. Even though Unbound: Worlds Apart isn’t a particularly short game, I think it would’ve been worth extending the section of map where light reacts to your movements. Those mechanics were challenging and different, with enemies and obstacles shifting in the shadows between worlds, but felt like it ended all too swiftly. The puzzles are genuinely creative and require you to think carefully about the tools at your disposal. You have to consider fireballs to avoid, floating platforms to jump on and levers to pull, on top of the way that any portal you open will manipulate these into performing an entirely different – sometimes totally opposite – function. The backgrounds are gorgeously hand-painted and have a distinct stylistic tone that makes it clear which portal you have open at any given time. This is complemented by a fantastic and ominous soundtrack that expertly immerses you in each world. In the background, make deliciously creepy noises, scuttling and growling in the distance before you meet them.

Challenging puzzles, traps, monsters and bosses.

To glance at Unbound: Worlds Apart, you would see a very cute game, with a short protagonist with big eyes shining out from beneath an oversized hood. This does not prepare you for how legitimately terrifying the monsters are. Inspired by every creepy thing from spiders to demons, the threat they pose feels very real – but their weaknesses can be uncovered if you apply the same critical thinking you need to solve the puzzles. Boss battles amplify this effect. You don’t have a weapon, so you have to use the boss’s own strength and habitat against it. The story follows Soli as you save your home from destruction and the game drops you into that chaos almost immediately. You are given an incentive to explore more by rescuing people who have been trapped in harsh corners of the map. The snippets of knowledge they offer when they meet you, allow you to piece together the history of your world and a rough narrative of how it got to this ravaged state. Portals also effect the creatures you meet on your adventures. A harmless butterfly might be a horrific flying beast on the other side of your magical wormhole, or a fearsome predator may turn into a handy pushable rock. Playing around with portals will almost always help you find the way forward, but it could also reveal one of the world’s deadly and legitimately scary creatures.Dreamscaper

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With only one touch standing between Soli and death (which admittedly doesn’t really set you back) it’s worth being careful. The first portal you’re able to use will simply reveal enemies and platforms, but before long you’ll enter an area with one of the many more unique portals available to you. One portal flips gravity allowing you to get anywhere you need, another turns Soli into a rock that can shatter cracked floors. There’s a portal that allows you to push huge objects, one that lights up the darkness, and even one that turns you tiny. There are 10 in total, and you’ll get chance to experience and master all of them as you traverse the world. Your reflexes and twitch platforming skills will be put to the ultimate test in Unbound: Worlds Apart. As Soli you can explore large worlds full of hidden secrets and unlockable skills that open up even more of the map as you progress. Along the way you will meet many weird, wonderful and devious characters, each with rich backstories and dialogue. By completing their quests or listening to their tales of hope and sorrow, you will learn more about Unbound’s grand universe of worlds and the portals that connect them.

Hidden secrets, quests and collectibles.

Unbound: Worlds Apart is a Metroidvania at heart, but doesn’t really demand the level of exploration you might expect for the genre. There are mages hidden in hard-to-reach places that unlock some backstory, but for the most part you’ll be going from A to B to complete an objective (which usually involves finding a few switches to unlock the way to a magical crystal). If you really want to find every one of your hidden friends, it is worth backtracking once you’ve unlocked some of Soli’s new powers. You’ll soon learn how to double jump, dash and wall jump, and combining these powers with portals in a platforming treat. Soli controls really well, which is good because he’s got some seriously tricky precision platforming coming his way. As well as jumping around avoiding spikes and water, you’ll also find a handful of boss fights standing in the way of your success. These horrendous creatures are all rather tricky to takedown, and will require you to do a lot of bullet dodging to survive. Fortunately the portals are on your side, and you might be able to use them to dodge attacks or slow projectiles. There are only a few bosses in the game, but they were among my favourite moments.

It’s definitely worth talking about how aesthetically pleasing Unbound is. The colour palette is a little darker than I’d usually appreciate, but perfectly suits the grim fairytale vibes. It feels somewhat similar to the Ori series, albeit maybe not quite that level of spectacular beauty.I played Unbound: Worlds Apart on Switch, and as is sadly so often the case with Switch ports there were unfortunately some performance issues. Sudden frame drops are not uncommon, and get especially frequent further in the game. It got to the point where I started to assume dashing would always result in a small drop, and planned my jumps accordingly. Unbound: Worlds Apart is a really enjoyable platform game, with some thoughtful puzzles and a delightfully dark atmosphere. If you choose to play on Switch you will unfortunately have to suffer through some slowdown, but this portal based adventure is worth experiencing for its clever use of a gaming staple. Unbound: Worlds Apart is a challenging, atmospheric and hand-drawn puzzle-platformer set in a universe where all worlds are connected by portals. You control Soli, a gifted young mage who has the power to open portals and control the unique properties of each world – such as inverse gravity, time manipulation, super strength and more.

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Using these newfound skills, Soli must journey across dangerous and mysterious worlds, each brimming with secrets and challenges. You must use every skill Soli has to defeat a ruthless evil that is tearing reality apart, while learning the shocking truth behind your world’s collapse. It may be hard to believe, but it’s been nearly 25 years since Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was released for the PlayStation. Konami’s 1997 classic single-handedly established the Metroidvania genre as we know it. And even today, the genre remains more popular than ever, especially among the indie gaming community. Unbound: Worlds Apart is one such title. Developed by Alien Pixel Studios, a tiny team from Bucharest, Romania, it features many of the themes Metroidvanias are known for. There’s challenging platforming, clever puzzles, and a massive map that you gradually uncover as you unlock different abilities to reach previously inaccessible areas. However, that’s not to say it doesn’t do anything new—quite the contrary. In addition to these familiar genre staples, the game also features a unique, world-warping twist. And it’s this innovative mechanic that really sets Unbound: Worlds Apart…well…apart from the pack Unbound: Worlds Apart puts players in the red robes of a pint-sized mage named Soli. In the game’s opening moments, Soli’s peaceful life in a village of mystics is disrupted when a portal opens, and grotesque creatures, led by the Demon King, emerge from it to ravage the once-peaceful land. However, when the earth collapses underneath his feet, he finds himself in an unfamiliar cavern beneath his ravaged village. In this strange cave, he’s is granted the ability to open small portals that can shape the world around him in interesting ways.GRIME

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