Kraino Origins definitely does a great job at providing gamers with a fun retro-inspired experience, albeit as a modern-day release. It’s simply a product of thoroughly analyzed game design where simplicity and visuals merge together in a product that is perfect to play in short bursts. If you’re a fan of retro-inspired titles, we suggest you check this one out.
Kraino Origins
GameAtomic · Sep 3, 2022
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Fight monsters, ghosts, and zombies with your mighty sythe! Find all the secrets, and unlock powerful weapons! Avoid saws, fireballs, pools of acid, and spikes! Kraino Origins is retro gaming goodness!
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- Kraino Origins is a brief platforming game that allows plenty of room for replayability. It’s challenging enough to keep going without wanting to rage quit. The graphics are charming, the music is fun, and the controls are simple and smooth.
- In terms of presentation, the pixel art is attractive but most areas in the game are very dark, in keeping with the game’s horror theming. The music is lackluster and sounds pretty much the same in every stage. There are a few different screen filters to play with, but these can only be adjusted from the game’s main menu. The enemy variety is decent and their different attacks and patterns contribute nicely to the action part of the gameplay.
- 9.0It may be over in the blink of an eye, but Kraino Origins proves itself to be a well-crafted and deeply enjoyable old-school action platformer while it lasts.
- 7.0There's a lot to enjoy about Kraino Origins, but you have to have the patience to go and find all of it. It is fortunately very upfront about what kind of game it wants to be, but even then there are secrets hidden beneath the surface that are easy to miss and can very well sour you on the experience if you do.
- 7.5Kraino Origins is far from perfect, but it shouldn't strive to be; staying true to its retro roots — oftentimes too much — means that you get a retro experience through and through.
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