The part of Solar Ash guaranteed to suck you in, though, is its amazing level and world design. The story also takes a few nice twists along the way (even if one is easily predicted almost immediately after a character’s introduction), ending on a nicely bittersweet yet optimistic note, making for something that can still suck you in. It helps that the supporting cast they work off of, while small, is a colorful lot that much like in Death’s Door - another action game this year that covers similar themes - brings this perfect mixture of gut punches and levity to the table, knowing when to perfectly use each character’s various strengths. What we get here is an impressively-told tale of loss, determination and moving on, acted out with a terrific cast of characters, with Rei being an enjoyable protagonist. Without going into spoilers, Solar Ash doesn’t necessarily have the story you might expect upon first glance. Assisted only by the crew’s computer, Cyd, Rei has to figure out just what the heck happened while activating the Starseed, which is made difficult by a mysterious figure in a bloody void urging Rei not to go on and chipping away at their life bar… But once inside the cluster of worlds assimilated into the Ultravoid, Rei awakens to find themselves separated from everyone, with all of the Starseed’s conduits offline and out of reach, and several jet-black, oozing creatures and gateways blocking everything off. Solar Ash is the story of Rei, a Voidrunner that’s part of a space-faring crew given a simple task, that of just waltzing into a massive black hole known as the Ultravoid and activating a giant device known as the Starseed from within it so that their home planet won’t get sucked in and face extinction. Heart Machine are still capable of wowing us when it comes to action as well, and Solar Ash is proof of that. And even with the leap into 3D with their latest game, Solar Ash, Heart Machine still shows that they can impress us with their visuals as you stare out across a series of majestic waterfalls, looking out into the vast distance and seeing the sleeping giant in the middle of it all, the eye-pleasing blend of colors, like an epic bit of fantasy artwork…it’s almost enough to make you forget that the water is actually acidic and can kill you if you’re in too long, there are corpses strewn about the area and there are creatures rushing at you right now, primed to attack.
It wowed in many ways, including its amazing world and graphics. Back in 2016, developer Heart Machine impressed with their debut title Hyper Light Drifter.
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