Greak: Memories of Azur – Spotlight

Greak: Memories of Azur is a metroidvania with a twist – instead of controlling a single character, you play as and control multiple characters simultaneously. It’s a 2D platforming where you’ll be solving puzzles, fighting enemies, and making your way through the levels. Various puzzles and encounters will need different approaches, and the different characters you control will come in handy depending on the situation.

A simple example of this might be need to stand on a button using one character that opens a gate, and then using another character to get through the gate. It’s not overly complex mostly, but it is enjoyable. Combat is also cleverly executed, with good enemy encounters and character skills to balance it all out.

Pros:
Charming art style
Enjoyable puzzles
Fun combat

Cons:
Some design quirks

Score – 8/10

About:

Greak: Memories of Azur is a side scrolling single-player game with hand-drawn animations. You will take the role of three siblings: Greak, Adara and Raydel to guide them through the lands of Azur. Alternate control between them and use their unique abilities to escape from the Urlag invasion.

Greak is the name of the main character, and the smallest brother of three. He belongs to a magical race called the Courines, which are currently under the attack of an enemy invasion from a faction called the Urlags.

This battle has been going on for a long time, and the Courines are starting to flee their own lands. Greak’s goal is to reunite with his brother (Raydel) and his sister (Adara) and then escape the lands of Azur by Building an Airship piece by piece.

Throughout the game, you will find each sibling in different scenarios, and once you do, they will join the adventure and help you progress through the game.

Hand-Drawn Art and Animation: Enjoy a captivating story line about family, home and union in difficult times while you discover colorful and expressive scenarios.

Specially Crafted Puzzles: Solve specially crafted puzzles to find and collect the missing pieces of an Airship through an Interconnected World.

Unique Gameplay: Alternate between the three characters and use their different abilities to explore the Magical lands of Azur.

Fast-Paced Combat: Discover new areas and fight against a wide variety of enemies to rescue the Courines from the Urlag invasion.

Cinematic Clips: Throughout the game, you will encounter beautiful hand-drawn cinematic clips that will accompany key story moments to immerse you into the world of Azur.

Live Orchestra Soundtrack: Enjoy the expressive and atmospheric music themes specially created to experience a unique adventure.