u/CrucialFusion

Know the enemy and know yourself. Taste victory and feel defeat across 30 cities of space invasion designed around small bursts of frenetic action.

ExoArmor on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/exoarmor/id1486497323

Seemingly limitless bombardment countered only by your mega caliber defense weapon. Go for glory with the additional trophy challenges focused around accuracy* and body counts. *Accuracy target is replaced with minimum detonations in Shield Mode.

Thanks for looking. Have a nice weekend.

Oh the caverns we'll explore.

Scan the ceilings, watch the floor.

EMMI lurks around the bend.

Pay attention or find your end.

Oh the caverns we'll explore.

Want to play a little more?

Minutes turn to hours fast.

Find more missiles, what a blast.

Oh the caverns we'll explore.

Here we see the waters pour.

Do not know which way to go.

Run it fast or walk it slow.

This lonesomeness I do adore.

Oh the caverns we'll explore.

Metroid Dread has been occupying my backlog for far too long while I've focused on shorter or more bite-sized games, but I've quickly found that save points are plentiful so the delay was mostly unnecessary. I now vaguely recollect Samus Returns being similar, so I should have known better.

Very much enjoying the little bit of time I've put in so far. Really all introductory type stuff, but it feels good to get my feet wet again, and the visuals & sound come across nicely on my Switch Lite + headphones.

I realize I'm late on this release, but if you've enjoyed Metroid previously and haven't yet tried this one, things are looking good so far!

ExoArmor was designed to be a compact experience. I didn't have a specific target in mind, but I was fairly proud when the install size ended up being about a meg. That's 30 cities with over 11,000 invaders, all running their own individual programs, various difficulty settings, sound effects, particle effects, etc., all packed into a tiny package with a fully custom engine.

The precision gameplay required frame accurate, deterministic execution. It operates flawlessly so the only thing standing between the player and success is their own ability. Challenge ramps quickly across the stages while different invader types and increasingly advanced capabilities are methodically introduced.

Player time is fully respected: instant boots, fast retries, short stages, completely interruptible at any point. No ads, no in-app purchases, no notifications.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/exoarmor/id1486497323