However, trouble starts when more than one enemy shows up at once. It may look a little odd when suddenly-ragdolled opponents are tossed around by the physics engine, but it grew on me as I moved through the story. Blocks and throws are effective even against armed opponents, the animation looks great and the hitboxes all make sense. When the player is fighting one-on-one, the combat system works fine. The fifth move is a massively overpowered dropkick which can one-shot most of the game’s enemies if it hits, but will leave the player helpless at the enemy’s feet if it misses. Also, this button is used to throw a weapon. Defend by holding the block button, or throw the opponent by hitting the block button as they attack. Attack by holding down the attack button, sending a flurry of kicks at the closest opponent as long as the button is held. The combat is similarly stripped-down, as the player has just five options. Overgrowth‘s aesthetic is built around minimalism – no HUD, no health bars, and no distractions from the action. Occasionally he’s asked to parkour his way to the top of an obstacle, but mostly the game sticks to combat, which is a little troubling because the fighting system is as awkward as it is bold. The story is broken up into dozens of bite-sized levels, with Turner arriving at a new location, getting a briefing from a friend or foe, and then being dispatched to kill a handful of enemies.
It’s up to Turner to meet up with a rebellion and take the fight to the carnivores, partially because someone has to be the hero, but also because he’s better at killing than he is at not killing. Players take on the ridiculously aptronymed ‘Turner’ who begins the game looking for a place to retire after a lifetime of bloodshed, only to find the peaceful town of ‘White Flags’ (yes, this is the thudding obviousness with which it’s all written) has been raided by slavers and warlords. In effect, it asks how a class system would develop if the upper classes were literally eating their social inferiors.
WTF How is wallrunning this non-functional?Īnthropomorphized animals are not an original concept by any means, but Overgrowth attempts to add a new spin by building its world out of a simple premise - imagine a world of two-legged animals whose place in society is determined by their position on the food chain. LOW Getting swarmed by two wolves or four rats.
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