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‘Castlevania’ Throwback ‘Heidelberg 1693’ Launches Free Demo
So you’ve conquered the Castlevania Anniversary Collection, and 505 Games’ Bloodstained: Curse of The Moon is set to hit June 18th. So, what do you do in the meantime? Right now, you can check out the free demo for Andrade Games’ Heidelberg 1693, which is another punishing 2D sidescroller that takes many of the mechanics of Konami’s classic, tweaks them, tosses in a few new ones, and the result is pretty awesome!
The story for Heidelberg 1693 has you as a musketeer ordered to terminate the “Moon King”, a thought-to-be illegitimate relative of Louis XIV of France, known by his nickname “the Sun King”. Your job is to locate and kill the Moon King, due to his treason for seeking the throne of Louis via the help of dark science. As a result, you’ll have to battle your way through herds of undead, ghouls and monsters to get to the Moon King.
Currently, the demo features three stages with one boss fight. Instead of a whip, you have a musket, which must be reloaded after every shot, but is also the way to truly defeat certain enemies. Don’t worry, because you also have a rapier that can be used in close combat, as well as adjustable direction for jumping. Enemies can hurt each other as well, so you can use that to your advantage.
Similar in style and difficulty to other throwbacks such as Slain!, Heidelberg 1693 requires patience and understanding enemy patterns in order to exploit their behaviour. The game will be heading to PC first, and then the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Head on over to its itch.io page and check it out!
While you wait for Alien: Romulus, the folks over at Devilworks have cooked up their own slice of “mockbuster” fun with Alien Hunt, and we’re debuting the trailer here on BD this morning.
This brand-new sci-fi horror from director Aaron Mirtes (The Bigfoot Trap, Painted in Blood) is set for its US premiere on May 14, and you can find it on digital thanks to Devilworks.
You can exclusively watch the official trailer for Alien Hunt below, which looks to combine elements of Alien and Predator. This particular “mockbuster” has very little interest in hiding its inspirations, with the alien designs plucked straight out of H.R. Giger’s beautiful brain. Hey, if you’re going to pull from other movies, might as well take from the all-time greats!
In Alien Hunt, “On a hunting trip in the wilderness, a group of siblings discovers an abandoned military outpost on their land, but is it what it seems?
“Their trip takes a sinister turn when they find themselves facing off against a relentless army of extra-terrestrial beings. Suddenly, the hunters become the hunted.
“The formidable squad of alien soldiers will stop at nothing to wipe out the enemy and in an all-out, brutal battle for survival, it’s kill or be killed in Alien Hunt.”
Barron Boedecker (Escape Pod, The Bigfoot Trap), Brent Bentley (The Perfect In-Laws, Haunt Season), Deiondre Teagle (The Visitor, Painted in Blood, Death Ranch), Chelsey Fuller (The Bigfoot Trap, The Silent Natural), Jesse Santoyo (A Nashville Country Christmas, Potter’s Ground), and Adam Pietripaoli (The Bigfoot Trap, The OctoGames) star.
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