Review: Blacksea Odyssey (PlayStation 4)
Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.
Pros:
- Simplistic yet impactful graphics.
- 309MB Download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- Shmup with RPG and Roguelike elements gameplay.
- Four characters- You only get one at the beginning, Each one has unique abilities and buffs.
- Twin stick shooter.
- Weapons- Speed boost, Harpoon, and spear to shoot.
- Destructible environment.
- Dismember parts of the enemies.
- Bounties- Missions, You get a list of them each with a difficult number and location.
- Earn credits in game and doing bounties.
- Buy/sell within the shop at the menu.
- Difficult.
- End of bounty breakdown.
- Massive levels.
- Hidden loot boxes scattered around.
- Levels have many enemy types within them.
- Feels as daunting as a game like Monster Hunter. You need to learn Boss patterns, Plan strategies and generally learn to adapt on the fly.
- Save and quit option.
- One of the best mini-maps in the business, Looking like a map you see in a Sub or Airport, It will highlight enemies and loot within your vicinity and it’s surprisingly easy to read.
- Boost- Two types short and long, You can use this to get away but also break the scenery.
- Harpoon- Does mega damage and can be charged to a couple of levels for more damage. This is the weapon that can rip parts off of the enemy.
- Game randomizes every level.
- Craft/find/equip many items to customize your weapon loadout.
- Tons of replayability.
- Satisfying to play.
- Every level has a timer going.
- Handy pop-ups to let you know if shots are blocked or if a part is ready to be ripped off.
- Massive epic bosses are in each level and every fight is unique and tough.
Cons:
- Very slow starter.
- Doesn’t do the best job of explaining what you have to do.
- Not a lot of time to collect rewards from boss fights.
- Shooting at the start is slow and tedious and to be honest this is where the difficulty comes in early on.
- Rewards feel stingy.
- RNG will dictate how well you do.
