- February 22, 2023
- PQube
Grim Guardians: Demon Purge
While the game is an excellent spiritual successor to the Castlevania series, it also does enough on its own to help it stand out from the crowd.
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Grim Guardians: Demon Purge is a single player platformer game. It was developed by PQube and was released on February 22, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.
In order to save their school after it turns into a massive demonic castle, two "Demon Hunter" sisters slash and shoot their way through this 2D action adventure. Players can swap between control of both characters on the fly, each with entirely different skillsets. Proceed through the castle while confronting the demonic bosses that await deep within. Each boss yields new weapons to wield, allo…
- Engaging Metroidvania gameplay with a fun character swapping mechanic and cooperative mode.
- Great art design and entertaining characters, providing a solid Castlevania-style experience.
- Challenging boss fights and a sense of progression through combat and weapon upgrades.
- Repetitive music and voice samples, along with bland backgrounds and character models.
- Some levels feel lackluster and the game can be too easy at times.
- Issues with impact detection and a revive mechanic that disrupts solo gameplay flow.
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The gameplay is characterized by a well-executed heroine switching mechanic and a fresh two-player co-op option that enhances the experience, alongside solid action and excellent boss encounters. While some levels may feel unremarkable and the revive mechanic can disrupt solo play, the game remains accessible and enjoyable for both solo and co-op players, featuring unlockable challenges for added depth. Overall, it offers a mix of gory fun and a satisfying pace.
“Its novel heroine switching mechanic works really well, a fresh two-player co-op option that adds a new dimension, great-looking, gory fun, with some excellent bosses and a nice sense of pace.”
“Accessible difficulty, swappable sisters mechanic is fun, excellent bosses.”
“Built with co-op in mind but solo experience is great, solid action gameplay, unlockable boss rush and extra difficulty mode.”
“Levels are generally unremarkable.”
“The revive mechanic breaks the flow of the game in solo mode.”
Gal Guardians: Demon Purge Review
For Metroidvania fans and lovers of Inti Creates' works, Grim Guardians certainly does enough to please. Getting to grips with combat negotiations and levelling up your weaponry brings with it a sense of reward and progression, and it’s enjoyable to backtrack for secrets. It’s not quite on the level of Curse of the Moon, its closest relative, but it’s not far off — and the sibling switching idea is at least novel and fun to work with. Gory, spritely, and occasionally creatively inspired, it hits all the right notes, just sometimes in a little too sparse a manner to be considered overwhelmingly compelling.
70%Grim Guardians: Demon Purge review — When spin-offs go right
While the game is an excellent spiritual successor to the Castlevania series, it also does enough on its own to help it stand out from the crowd.
85%Grim Guardians: Demon Purge Review
Grim Guardians: Demon Purge is a great-looking 2D platformer that feels just like a Castlevania game. With entertaining characters, and the ability to swap the main characters on the fly. Can get repetitive seeing the same enemies constantly respawning and lack of animated story, it is a solid title overall.
75%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Grim Guardians: Demon Purge is a platformer game.
Grim Guardians: Demon Purge is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.
Grim Guardians: Demon Purge was released on February 22, 2023.
Grim Guardians: Demon Purge was developed by PQube.
Grim Guardians: Demon Purge has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.
Grim Guardians: Demon Purge is a single player game.
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