Guacamelee! Gold Edition

Guacamelee! Gold Edition Review I bought Guacamelee! fully expecting a game about punching avocados into fresh guacamole. I pictured intense avocado combat, competitive salsa-making, and maybe a final boss that was a giant tortilla chip. I was wrong. Instead, I got a magical luchador fighting skeletons, hopping between dimensions, and occasionally turning into a chicken. And that’s okay. Not once did I successfully make guacamole, but I did deliver enough flying uppercuts to qualify for a wrestling championship. The game is colorful, funny, and somehow makes “becoming a chicken” feel like a perfectly reasonable game mechanic. 0/10 for avocado preparation. 10/10 for everything else.

This is what Metroidvania games need to aspire to. This is one of the best Metroidvania i ever play. There is too much to love. The controls feel precise and give pleasure to fight. I have these Beat Me up mechanics that are beautiful. Fighting never feels like a lug, on the contrary, it feels wonderful. Platform sections are engaging, almost to the Celeste type of engaging. I’m Mexican, and I never feel that the cultural representation was cringed or made me uncomfortable. On the contrary, some things feel very local. Humor is great, even if it is full of 2010s meme stuff, it still makes you laugh. Music is very good, the way that changes when you go to the other world feels very natural and keeps you intrigued. The story is interesting enough to keep you remembering details and carrying about the characters. It doesn't take it seriously but also most of the jokes don't feel forced and the interactions between characters are funny. It has some sexual innuendo moments that are funny. The only jokes I have, but they are a product of their time, is the goat screaming. Idk why 2010s have a fixation around this. Recently I played a metroidvania called Blast bridge and I hate it. That game was made 10 years after this one and the quality of levels and gameplay don't even scratch Guacamelee. So Metroidvania + Beat’Me Up + Precision Platformer = Perfect game. I feel so bad that there is only one sequel, which is at the same quality, if not better than this one. I wish there was a whole genre of Metroidvania + Beat’Me Up + Precision Plataformer. Years later, I still feel fresh.

Don't care what you think... PLAY... THIS... GAME!!!!!