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ACQUIRE, the company that worked on Akiba Monogatari and Octopath Traveler, is undoubtedly a veteran developer of Japanese RPGs. However, when browsing their information recently, it can be found that they are more involved in the development and publishing of indie games. This may be related to the acquisition of Kadokawa, which specializes in the development of DRPGs and maze elements, and the proportion of independent games developed and published by ACQUIRE that have DRPG and maze-related elements has increased significantly.
Today, we are going to introduce a new game from ACQUIRE, "Holly the Ancient Weapon". Although this game has a DRPG style, it is not a first-person perspective, nor is it turn-based, it is a relatively new maze escape game. In the game, players will take on the role of an ancient weapon buried deep in the ground 10 floors, and return to the surface through constant adventures to take revenge on the humans who sealed themselves.
Compared with previous dungeon adventure games, this game has several significant features: a top-down perspective, no fog, and you can freely view the map at any time. Without an adventurous companion, players will need to protect their own level from destroying the Altar of the Source of Power, while also destroying enemy portals and defeating intruders. There is outrageous out-of-game growth content in the game, and the unlocked content is basically completely kept outside the game, and the game will start directly from the previous floor of the failed floor after the character dies, rather than starting from the beginning, so the frustration is not strong.
In the beginning, the player only has a ranged attack, and will need to attack multiple times against the weakest skeletons. Powerful invaders are not only durable, but will also actively break walls, attack the player's altar, and even be able to bounce back the player's ranged attacks with their shields. The game features a player who can kill monsters instantly by digging holes in the ground to lure enemies into traps and then filling in them.
Around this mechanic, the game also features special splinter monsters that can only be defeated by filling holes. In addition, the intruder will also take the initiative to manually fill the empty hole in the field of vision first. Players can jump into pits to avoid regular attacks, temporarily avoid being damaged by enemies, and temporarily avoid encountering monsters that will fill in the pit and bury the player.
Unfortunately, the game doesn't have a wide variety of monsters, and although a monster is added to each floor, the player's fighting style hasn't changed much after unlocking a few key skills. In addition, the game's aiming function is not performing well, although it is a dual-stick operation, the aiming often appears close to the face and misses, only the operation of digging and filling the pit can rely on the cursor adjustment, and the long-range attack experience needs to be improved.
Overall, Holly introduces a novel twist to the dungeon adventure game, and it's relatively easy to get started. A lot of out-of-game growth and a lack of special difficulty settings mean that players only need to invest time to beat the levels. However, neither the types of monsters nor the rewards obtained by the player are rich enough, and repeating the operation for a long time may cause the player to get bored.
In addition, the game's art style is slightly weird, which may not be very pleasing to some players. It's the official comics that go with it.,A lot of illustrations in this article are official comics.。 If you're interested in the maze escape genre, then Holly is worth checking out.