Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
The definitive version of the smash hit Metroidvania-style action-platformer, Guacamelee! STCE adds new levels, powers, challenges and refinements to the sprawling, ridiculous, Mexican-inspired adventure of the original Guacamelee! Gold Edition.
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is a platformer, 2d and metroidvania game
developed and published by DrinkBox Studios.
Released on August 21st 2014 is available only on Windows
in 6 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil and Spanish - Latin America.
It has received 6,704 reviews of which 6,205 were positive and 499 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7, 8, XP, 2000 and Vista
- Processor: 2 Ghz+
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: Shader Model 3.0, 512 MB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 800 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Supports Xbox 360 Controller and other XInput-compatible controllers
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I'm actually super frustrated with myself for sleeping on this game for so long. The writing is amazingly funny and clever, the moment-to-moment gameplay is super fun and the music and art direction is incredible. They do a great job of making an expansive world filled with collectables, easter eggs and shortcuts. My only real criticisms are for the endgame content. Guacamelee is very finicky to control when precision is required or mobs of enemies are on screen. Compared to other Metroidvanias, it doesn't feel as flexible with the controls and you'll often find the wrong move coming out because you're 1-degree off. Even worse, I've had many instances where the move just doesn't come out at all an Juan just stands there eating damage or falling to his death. The challenge rooms demand absolute perfection to pull off so... You can see how this would all kinda fall apart when put together. Honestly though, the last part only affects psychos like me who try to complete as much as humanly possible. Buy this game and you'll have a great time.
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A shining prime example of how the age of a well made videogame doesn't matter. Have you ever wanted a 2D metroidvania but with deeper combat? Well look no further! With an art style somewhere between classic cartoon network shows and flash animation. I'm not an expert on Mexican culture, but a friend of mine who lives there seems happy enough with this game, it's worth mentioning because EVERYTHING in this game is very much influenced by traditional Mexican culture, music, luchadors and the day of the dead. What else? Oh yeah, this game has gone through a lot of updates to make it more polished (earlier builds actually needed a seizure warning but that's been fixed!) there's a bonkers 4 player co-op if that's your jam (but no online play which is a massive wasted opportunity) and also lots of LOTS of references to other games, both classic and indie and even internet memes! Well... memes that existed in 2013... No game is perfect, but I really do believe this game should be remembered up there with the likes of 2D Castlevania and Metroid, Doing what they do just as well but in it's own way.
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The combat is pretty damn fun in here! Throughout the game there are a bunch of cute funny references and details which make it super charming. Power ups are pretty exciting as a metroidvania standpoint. My only complaint would probably be that the game tells you where to go (with a marker on the map) pretty often; that can hold the exploration back, but nothing too bad. The game's awesome overall!
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A short but very solid metroidvania with tight platforming and very fun combat. The platforming sections are fun challenges especially once most abilities are unlocked and especially demanding in the Infierno Challenges. The combat encounters while fun seem a bit too easy, like enemies usually die before you can even finish your sick combo. Wish hard difficulty was unlocked from the start. The presentation in this game is top-notch, charming artstyle, fantastic soundtrack and the whole mexican setting with some fun references put in there was great. The story is alright, nothing you haven't seen before. There's alot of replay value if you're going for the true ending and 100%. Its not the greatest metroidvanias but it is a fun time which doesn't need hours invested in it which is honestly enough for me to recommend giving this a go and it also tends to go on sale quite often so do keep an eye out if you're interested.
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Short version: Pros: + Silly, yet enjoyable story + Decent soundtrack + Solid, colorful presentation + Continuously introduces new abilities Cons: - While I agree it has charm, I still find it bland (I will elaborate down below) "Long" version: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition or, from now on (for the sake of brevity), Guacamelee! is a 2D, metroidvania-side-scroller (is this even a thing?) developed and published by DrinkBox Studios. You take on the role of a luchador, with the objective of rescuing a damsel in distress from the grasp of an evil mafioso. Let us discuss the story first. While the game’s story might initially feel silly, with its countless goofy characters and their never-ending puns, the writing is solid and the developers managed to sneak in some heartfelt moments, which was surprising. The story is basically just going from A to B, pummeling everything in your way – it is simple but it works. There are also lots of pop culture references and little videogame and movie easter eggs (like Super Mario, for example). It is fun, but the novelty wears off about midway through the story. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3274631744 Gameplay is Guacamelee! ’s focus and, thankfully, is enjoyable. You start off with a few basic abilities, like punching and jumping, but you swiftly unlock new ones that allow you to deal with different enemies or make traversal easier or, in some cases, possible (many areas are inaccessible unless you have certain abilities). Let us focus on exploration first. Movement feels fluid and satisfying – the more abilities you unlock, the better it feels and the more freedom you have to deal with enemies and juggle them in the air. Speaking of enemies, combat is up next. It is good, albeit a bit chaotic sometimes. It is very mashy, at first, but after unlocking new abilities that have certain colors associated with them, you will be introduced to new enemy types that have a colored shield, which requires a specific ability of said color to damage. Once you do that, you are free to damage the enemy as normal. The combat sections only frustrated me one or two times, so I am totally OK with it, but the game introduced an enemy type or two that were either impervious to damage while charging at you or would barrel towards you way too fast, making it almost impossible to react accordingly. Now, I did get used to them, and would often try to cheese my way through each fight they were in, but they were never fun to deal with. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3274596989 While I liked the rhythm at which I unlocked new abilities, the farther I progressed through the story, the less I enjoyed the gameplay, as the maps became more complicated but not necessarily fun to traverse. Some of the abilities allow you to pretty much “fly” in a straight path, and those puzzles were also uninspired, I feel like. Also (and this is totally on me for doing it), trying to unlock everything is a chore. In terms of graphics, Guacamelee! features a very colorful presentation that should exude charisma. I say “should” because, while I can see how most people would think of the game as having lots of personality, I still found it rather… bland. It is not bad, by any means, but the more I played it the less impressive the new enemy design or the new environment looked. When it comes to sound effects, the game is solid. Your hits carry impact and ambient noises are good. There is no voice acting, as Guacamelee! relies on text-based dialogue to convey its story. The soundtrack is good, but I did find it a bit obnoxious from time to time (and yes, I did lower the volume). https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3274632213 I am unsure about this game, to be honest. It is definitely good and I can confidently recommend it on that basis; if asked whether I had lots of fun with it or would replay it, I would have to say no. Again, a solid metroidvania with plenty of content. The price point is just right (and if you get it during a sale, even better!) and, by the looks of it, I am in the minority here. Most people love this game and you will most likely enjoy it too. It is just not my cup of tea, I guess. Final score: 7 out of 10. If you enjoyed this review, please consider joining my [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/goodguynickreviews]group and following my [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7792954-GGN-Reviews/]curator page on Steam.
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Developer
DrinkBox Studios
Publisher
DrinkBox Studios
Release
21 Aug 2014
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