Nuclear Throne

 This past weekend my grandmama had the good fortune to turn 90 years of age. In accordance to tradition all of her, and my, extended family traveled from around the world to celebrate her milestone. The weekend was filled with parties, cake,  poetry, and other tastey foods; in addition to that I saw family who I hadn't talked to in years. One of these individuals was a particular cousin from Greece, we'll just call him Gary. My cousin Gary is 30, so our age difference is significant, however large our age gap is one thing will always span the chasm: our love for video games.

Recently Gary had discovered a early access indie game called Nuclear Throne. Priced at $13 USD buying the game now not only allows the consumer to play it before it's official release, but it also secures a copy of the game after release even if the price goes up. The game's art style is a charming pixel style, while it's not totally original the game works the retro style and music to its advantage, creating a euphoric gaming experience. Upon starting the game the player is given the choice of 10 different characters, each with their own special ability and amount of health points.

The current boss in Nuclear Throne

Nuclear Throne is reminiscent of the Binding of Isaac, a game that employs a perma-death mechanic, if your character dies you start over no second chances. Your character starts out as a weak little guy still wet behind the ears, and if he is lucky enough to live long enough to level up, he can grab himself some upgrades. Starting the game on some characters one hit will kill the player, these kind of compromises could mean that you have very low health but very high damage output.

Overall I would absolutely recommend this game to anyone with a PC and 13 bucks to spend, as Nuclear Throne offers a refreshing and unusual experience to our modern triple A shooters.

Thanks for reading, and I'm hoping posts will be more frequent from now on, as things are starting to smooth out.