Today marks the official release of Concursion, a genre-bending indie game created by the folks at Puuba. In her first preview for Gamecrastinate back in February, Nicole Oquendo took a look at a very early build of the game and found it to be quite promising. Since February, Concursion’s development has been going at a rapid pace. With the game finally released on Steam today, it's time to once again take a look at this unique title.
SteamFirst: Concursion is like all your favorite classic games melded their mechanics together and made the most beautiful child you’ve ever seen. Concursion is all about fluidity in genre; sometimes it’s a platformer, sometimes it’s a Galaga-esque space shooter, and sometimes it’s a ninja game (nothing comes to mind, but I’m sure some gamers elder than I [being 17 has it’s disadvantages] will recognize their favorite classic in the ninja sections).
From the review: "All in all, Concursion is a fairly solid game, but there are some issues here and there. The graphics and animation are so-so, the difficulty curve can be steep and times, and the bosses can be pretty tedious. Overall though, if you’re into classic gaming genres I’d at least give the demo a shot before picking up the full game."
From the interview, "Two of the biggest trends in gaming are retro experiences and mixing various genres. Concursion, a new game on PC and Mac, offers up a heaping helping of both. It combines numerous genres from beloved 80s classics such as Super Mario Bros., Ninja Gaiden and Gradius. These genres are changed on the fly in this game, with both the hero and the villains switching skillsets depending on what level they’re in. [Brian Allen] got inside the head of indie developer Puuba’s Danny Garfield to find out how this game came about."
