Revealed in the PC Gaming Show today, Mariachi Legends is inspired by games like Ninja Gaiden. pcgamingshow
What if Ninja Gaiden was set in Mexico, and instead of a ninja, you played a detective who made a cursed deal with Death to save your sister and take down a sinister criminal gang? Okay, so the premise might differfrom Ninja Gaiden's, but the combat-heavy action platformer's influence in Halberd Studios' Mariachi Legends is clear.
Few developers would describe their game as"simple", especially one that blends cultural aspects from Mexico and Japan, tackles fast-paced combat in a beautifully-drawn side-scrolling sprite-based world, and uses an adaptive difficulty that combines roguelike elements. Still, it speaks to Hasson and the team’s humility when discussing Mariachi Legends, an already beautiful game, despite being so early in development.
Mariachi Legends wears its influences on its sleeves, and Hasson mentions Ninja Gaiden and Castlevania throughout our conversation—though the team is looking more broadly, too. Hasson talks about combos and air juggling from Devil May Cry and unique area bosses akin to Resident Evil. He also talks about more recent efforts from indie studios, such as Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon and Shovel Knight, which have rewarding gameplay loops without a massive budget.
Halberd celebrates Mexican culture throughout Mariachi Legends, from the Day of the Dead-inspired outfits on display to cooking Mexican dishes on intricately designed pixel art plates, and it's clear the dev team hasn’t shied away from grittier topics like gang culture either."It's very real here," Hasson says."I think most of us have a 'crime' story, but there are also cool aspects to that culture. Not everything sucks.
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