Narita Boy (2021)

Studio Koba

Linux · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

3.16 from 91 ratings

1003 members have it in their collection · 11 playing now · 696 backlogged · 56 wish listed

How long? Main story 7h · with extras 11h · 100% 9h (from 7 logged playthroughs)

The retro-futuristic pixel game Explore and fight in a retro-futuristic world. Swim deep into a oneiric, poetic and unique experience across dimensional planes. The aesthetic of the game was inspired by retro pixel adventures (Castlevania, Another World, Double Dragon) with a modern touch (Superbrothers, Sword and Sorcery) and an 80s plot homage (Ready Player One, He-Man, The Last Starfighter), accompanied by the retro synth touch of the old glory days.
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Details

Developers
Studio Koba
Publishers
Team17
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Platform
Themes
Action, Mystery
Steam
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Release dates

  • Mar 29, 2021 (Europe) Nintendo Switch
  • Mar 30, 2021 (Worldwide) Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One

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Featured in lists

GOTY 2021 by LarsFrukt · 36 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
5
4 stars
27
3 stars
42
2 stars
12
1 star
5
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Community All Reviews Statuses

kotenoru

Status kotenoru Dec 21, 2023

Esta opinión está totalmente condicionada. Simplemente me ha gustado mucho, me ha recordado a las sensaciones de cuando jugué a mi primer metroid (salvando las distancias) y todo el ambiente que le rodea me ha encantado a muchos niveles. Es un juego muy recomendable que además está ahora mismo a 2.5€ en la eshop :)

Gangreen

Status Gangreen Nov 9, 2021

Fantastic aesthetic. The curved CRT look, the scan lines, the bright colors, the lanky proportions of the characters, the 80’s vibe, and the overall Sci-Fi backdrop are very well done.

Gameplay wise I wasn’t quite hooked. The main character controls were not tight enough; too much sliding and they felt a bit laggy. I also had a hard time navigating …

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Fantastic aesthetic. The curved CRT look, the scan lines, the bright colors, the lanky proportions of the characters, the 80’s vibe, and the overall Sci-Fi backdrop are very well done.

Gameplay wise I wasn’t quite hooked. The main character controls were not tight enough; too much sliding and they felt a bit laggy. I also had a hard time navigating without a map.

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hafizrashidi

Status hafizrashidi Aug 4, 2021

Im a big fan of 80s music and nostalgia so i was naturally drawn to this game when it came out on Xbox Game Pass.

I just finished it today but i realise that although logically I should, i just dont love this game at all.

I dont like the overarching story and how it's presented by technobabble in 80% …

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Im a big fan of 80s music and nostalgia so i was naturally drawn to this game when it came out on Xbox Game Pass.

I just finished it today but i realise that although logically I should, i just dont love this game at all.

I dont like the overarching story and how it's presented by technobabble in 80% of the game. Some of the writing also felt really pretentious to me.

The gameplay is mainly broken down to exploration and combat. Exploration was ok, the best part was seeing the beautiful world the designers came up with. The platforming was not good because the controls are quite drifty. It just manages to get the job done.

Combat is pretty easy at first but ramps up in difficulty drastically at the end. I find that this is a feature in most indie games, its like they dont know how to ease the player into the level they want for the final boss fights. The boss fights were unmemorable except for the fact that they were annoying. Theyre not super difficult but the controls of this game isnt tight enough to pull off some of the things expected of the player. The healing mechanism takes too long too.

In short, the only thing that made me finish this game was the music and visuals which are really top notch. 10/10.

Everything else is just mediocre and if a sequel comes up, which seems very likely, i think i will skip that and just look for their soundtrack on Youtube.

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lance20000

Status lance20000 Apr 22, 2021

I tried playing Narita Boy, but the controls were super laggy. Like a full second of lag between button pushes. Seems like it's an issue of the Xbox Game Pass PC version, but I dropped the game like a bad friend request. I got too many other great games to explore to deal with that kind of problem.