BacklogCritic: "Cast of the Seven Godsends from Merge Games is a faithful tribute to old school arcade titles like Ghouls ‘n Ghosts. Unfortunately, in being so faithful the game is polluted with many outdated mechanics leading to a frustrating experience."
Aaron Potter writes: "The great indie landscape is a beautiful thing. No longer are creatives forced to convince big wig publishers to release their game for them. Instead, almost any idea or concept regardless of potential appeal is easily released on services like the Switch eShop. However, just because something can be released doesn’t mean it should be, and unfortunately, it’s this latter camp that Cast of the Seven Godsends sits in. This 2D run-and-gun platformer isn’t a disaster per se, but with so many better alternatives in its field it’s a hard purchase to justify."
The arcade era is filled with nostalgia that is dear to our hearts, so when a well-rounded indie developer releases an arcade style 2D action platformer, it must be good right? Apparently not. Find out Aurora Reviews' full thoughts on Cast of the Seven Godsends for the Nintendo Switch.
Carl Williams writes, "Anyone else watch the trailer below and get a strong first-generation Neo Geo feel from Cast of the Seven Godsends like I did? Merge Games Ltd’s game aims to remind gamers of the good old 2D side scrolling action days of the 80’s and early 90’s arcades. The cool thing about Cast of the Seven Godsends is that it is available right now on the Nintendo Switch store. You know what to do."
Agreed. I already own it on PS4 and it's a great little arcade platformer. I'm sure it plays much better on the big screen with a Dualshock 4 than on the tiny Switch screen with tiny joycons.
