A Hole New World (PC) review"A Hole New World is the new old game that retro fans have been waiting for... for the most part." |
I’ve played NES-styled retro games before, but this one is on a Hole. Nova. Level. But aside from the fact that the title brings to mind old Mad TV sketches, A Hole New World is the new old game that retro fans have been waiting for... for the most part.
Think of AHNW as early Castelvania with only subweapons, no whip. The first level plays like you’re Simon Belmont hurling unlimited holy water bottles at enemies. As you strike down bosses, however, you earn orbs toward unlocking new and unique potions, and the game starts to establish its own identity.
Although, there is one other notable difference between this game and the classics it has so obviously taken inspiration from, which rears its head right away.
The holes.
The holes in A Hole New World don’t lead to death as they would in any other similar-looking 2D platformer -- they lead to the Upside Down World.
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