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[Death_Strandicoot]

Have you heard of our Lord and savior, Nine Sols?

4 people on this forum think it is the best game of 2024, including me.

Here’s what I said about it:

@Death_Strandicoot

1. Nine Sols 九日

The movement and combat are pitch-perfect. The story is simple, but emotionally impactful. The masterful blend Taoist philosophy, furries, and a surprising amount of horror gives this game a unique, refreshing identity.

Lady Ethereal may just be one of the best boss fights in all of gaming. Truly a jaw-dropping moment.

Here’s what others have said:

@Magnanimous

1: Nine Sols
Hollow Knight but with Sekiro’s parry-based combat system. This is like mathematically the perfect video game. Some of the best boss designs I’ve ever seen, beautiful and creative environment art, a large cast of characters with interesting writing, and a huge metroidvania world to explore. My only complaint is that it starts off a little slow, because the game doesn’t really come alive until you unlock some of the movement/combat techs.

@Synchronise

1. Nine Sols

Just a fantastic package of gameplay and narrative. I’m gonna copy-paste something from the review I wrote for it. It’s a more direct comparison to Hollow Knight, but despite the two games sharing certain aspects…even if I would maybe put Hollow Knight over Nine Sols in “which do I like,” I would definitely put Nine Sols over in “which is better.”

not big spoilers, just HK and NS comparison

I am hesitant to compare this game to similar ones in the genre, as it’s so easy to fall into traps of calling something a “whatever”-like, but I think it’s apt to contrast Nine Sols with another action platformer, Hollow Knight, because I think there will likely be comparisons drawn. The key difference here is that Yi is not simply dropped into this world and forced to uncover its history. Yi is, literally, uncovering his own history, his own actions, and the bosses you encounter are actors within that world as well, in a way that the Knight, effectively a vessel only for the player, is not (for the most part). Characters, enemies, and environment are so tightly intertwined with the narrative here and feel alive–or, at the very least, attempting to survive. Hallownest is dead, but New Kunlun is asleep.

I am 100% going to buy this game again on Switch. Probably twice, if a physical release comes around. I am no stranger to buying indie games 3+ times.

@freakscene

I played a staggering five new games this year and I think the cat samurai game was the best.