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#47: Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

This is probably the best low-resolution pixel work I've ever seen.

The characters, enemies and background are so detailed and animate so fluidly. It says a lot about the art direction that my only complaint is that the higher definition menus/items/text boxes look a little cheap, like a flash game.

Also- and maybe this says more about me than the game- how the hell did they make so few pixels so sexy? Seriously, the characters are like 40 pixels tall.

A few of the 'traversal' platforming sections are dull, but the actual combat and platforming is very snappy. The mazes and dungeons are cool. The leveling and upgrade unlocking system- you pick up another character's gear over time- is pretty all right, and I don't necessarilly mind that I could theoretically cheese a tough fight with food and those spinny ball items. All of the boss battles were solid, but the first and last ones are fantastic examples of appropriately tuned introductory and ultimate bosses. There was even a most difficult boss towards the middle that made me almost blow a gasket and forced me to learn some more advanced mechanics.

I dunno, it's halfway between a vania and a mega man and it is great. The more that I write about it the more that I want to bump it up the list, but I think we're starting to get the the 'actually good' section of this list and the inherent cheapness and camp limit it.
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.