The Canid’s Cradle side quest will ask you to choose to side with MSI or the Iconoclasts on Monarch. We use cookies on our websites for a number of purposes, including analytics and performance, functionality and advertising. Iconoclasts is a sincere and compelling adventure that anyone with respect for fantastic storytelling and 2D-action can enjoy. In the end, everything works, and there's a great deal of charm to be found in Iconoclasts. Check out my post history for a more detailed review on this palette. It was long, it was boring and it was too crowded. After finishing Owlboy and posting my review, someone reached out to me on Twitter and recommended I play Iconoclasts next. This was my first foray into the brand. That’s where Iconoclasts lives too, outside the lines. Pocket. When I started playing I was wowed. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. The game's story is about a society suffering religious oppression by a dictatorial government with a caste system that strictly forbids the citizenry from doing anything with machines. More Iconoclasts today and in this one we're getting into a fight with a giant robot worm and we even get to exploring the One Concern tower. It rightfully deserves a spot in your gaming library. tl;dr - Iconoclasts is a Metroidvania game with strong gameplay, an interesting story, charming characters, a good soundtrack, and an appealing art style. Last point... the dialog. If there’s one thing that Iconoclasts delivers on in droves, it’s personality. You can purchase the game for PC/Mac/Linux on Steam and on the Sony Playstation Store. This linearity would be a bit less frustrating if the game was clearer about where you need to go at any given point in the story. Iconoclasts is set in a lovely, colorful dystopia, with expressive sprites and bombastic effects to match. Mina has always handled like a wet garbage bag down a flight of stairs, now we are forced to use her for a whole fight! But it also has its fair share of frustrations, in part because some of those elements don't seem to fit together as well as I'd like. As Robin, the game's protagonist, this puts you at odds with them because, well, you're a mechanic by trade. jump to content. Iconoclasts Review. There are a few confusing aspects though which I go over in the video. There is a lot of subtext in the way we speak, lot of hidden things, implied things... New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the Iconoclasts community, Subreddit dedicated to Iconoclasts - an action-adventure indie game from Joakim Sandberg, Press J to jump to the feed. There's lots of areas to explore, and you'll find yourself repeatedly returning to old areas after acquiring a new ability, but the game isn't subtle about there being a direct path you're supposed to take, and deviations from that are pointless beyond acquiring the hidden resources you need to build custom tweaks for your character such as more health or the ability to stay underwater longer. Pin. Iconoclasts is neat "Metroidvania" with a lot of interesting concepts, but enough glaring problems to stop me recommending it. Iconoclasts sets a high bar for 2018. Iconoclasts might be a delightful action-adventure romp, but it’s also a look at oppression, what it’s like to live life outside the lines. Iconoclasts is a big beautiful bear-hug of a game that is overflowing with emotion, humor, and intelligence. His polished, tight prose, precise tone, and excellent character work is quite frankly amazing – not just for a debut series, but for any trilogy of its kind. PS4 Vita PC. Ugh. Reviews “A hallmark of excellence.” 9.5/10 – Destructoid “Iconoclasts is a sincere and compelling adventure that anyone with respect for fantastic storytelling and 2D-action can enjoy.” 9/10 – Gamespot “A game that stands above its peers.” 9/10 – Gameinformer 8.4. great. Share. The story is definitely a bit on the heavy side at times, especially considering how lovable and endearing the graphics, soundtrack, and character designs are, even the game's villains. When I saw the retro look to the game and the 2D platforming, I knew I had to play it immediately. A copy of Iconoclasts was provided by the developer for review on PS4/PS Vita. Share. What this does it force you to walk the whole place, see everything you can’t do and then have to walk it again! Sure, a lot of them were fun but most overstay their welcome and some are just bad. So yeah, go give this a watch when you can and, as always, please be sure to show support on the video and the channel if you enjoy it. 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