Platypus Reclayed

I'm not going to cover mechanics for the most part because Platypus is a classic SCHMUP that came out when a lot of other cheap/indie SCHMUPS were being machine-gunned out into the universe (Most to never be heard of). Powerups tended to be a thing in a lot of these games but I feel like how Platypus balanced it into the difficulty(in a good way, opinion) is fairly unique. Anyway if you like older western SCHMUPS while also wanting a "decent" level of challenge this is definitely the game. For challenge/mechanics I feel all that needs to be covered is where the difficulty comes from because it's kinda of unique in this way. Bullets move fast relative to you, and your hitbox is real fat. Combine this with "juggling" upgrades/fruit drops and that's most of the games difficulty rather than the patterns themselves. I'm more likely to die trying to collect fruit or get the "right" power up from a star (Shooting powerups causes them to spin and become a different type of power up. Enemies do not lay off you while your trying to set this up. Arguably this is what makes the game hardest.) All that being said upgrades can be chained and maintained through-out the level. Some are permanent(until death) and some extend timers. If you play perfect all these powerups will stack and turn you into a god which in turn makes it easier to keep the screen clear and maintain the upgrades you already have. This makes the game feel like a breeze. Make a single mistake however and you end up stuck using a peashooter against quantities of enemies that it just CANNOT handle, so you have to forego 100% kill rate if you can't chain the powerups. (And you also have to dodge way more at once because the screen gets cluttered). This is all from the perspective of Extreme difficulty. I have yet to try the new "Nasty" difficulty as it starts locked. The game has accessability features on lower difficulties that didn't exist in the original version also for those who want a more laid back experience. I'm almost guaranteed to be biased because this is a childhood game but it only seems to have been improved on, only good things to say. I'm sure to Bullet Hell lovers out their might find the clunky slow movement and large hitbox combination to be jarring and given all I said about power-ups and juggling you are definitely fighting this ALL game long.

It brings back my childhood memories. They also added Steam Workshop support and DLC, so we won't get bored!

As a childhood fan of original platypus game, i have no regret to bought the reclayed series.