Look, look, I know what you’re going to say when you see the word Metroidvania: “where’s Silksong?” I don’t know! Nobody knows, maybe not even Team Cherry, so just forget about that right now because there are plenty of other great games in the genre out there, such as Voidwrought, which came out last October. You can obviously see from the game’s art style that it’s taken some cues from the original Hollow Knight, but it sets itself apart by leaning in the cosmic horror direction, rather than the creepy crawly bug direction. And as developer Powersnake announced today, a brand new update has arrived in the game adding in New Game Plus and Hardcore modes.
The New Game Plus mode that’s just arrived in Voidwrought actually adds in three paths that you can choose from, all of which tweak the difficulty in different ways. First up is The Reborn path, an option where “enemy damage and enemy health have been increased,” Powersnake explains in a press release. Simple, but sometimes simple is what you need! Then there’s The Harbinger, which increases enemy damage and decreases your regular attack damage, but you have unlimited Void Charges, a refillable but limited resource that can be spent on abilities known as Relics. I like the sound of this one personally, as I’m not always a fan of Metroidvanias that make it easy to run out of your abilities.
Lastly, there’s The Undone path, where “death itself becomes a weapon.” In this version of New Game Plus, you’ll “permanently lose 1 health bar per death”, and health cannot be regained outside of dying, but to compensate your regular attack damage is increased every time you die. Oh, and enemies are stronger in this version too.
When it comes to the Hardcore mode, this is now an option that can be chosen right from the beginning, meaning you don’t have to beat the game first. What makes this mode tough is permadeath, something I’m sure would add a real extra challenge to one of the above New Game Plus paths.
Once you manage to get through Voidwrought’s tougher New Game Plus and Hardcore modes, if you find yourself looking for some other great solo games to lose yourself in, then I encourage you to check out our best single-player games list. Or if jumping around the place is what you find most appealing in Voidwrought, you could take a look at our best platformer games list instead.
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