Quick Look w/the Cap’n – Chariot (PS4)

<p><em>Story originally posted on <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gamersinbeta&period;com&sol;quick-look-wthe-capn-chariot-ps4&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Gamersinbeta&period;com<&sol;a><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"281" data-videoid&equals;"OO7C6TXl&lowbar;I8" title&equals;"Quick Look w&sol;the Cap&&num;039&semi;n - Chariot &lpar;PS4&rpar;"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;youtu&period;be&sol;OO7C6TXl&lowbar;I8"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;OO7C6TXl&lowbar;I8&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Quick Look w&sol;the Cap&&num;039&semi;n - Chariot &lpar;PS4&rpar;"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Chariot<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Developer&colon;<&sol;strong> Frima Studio<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Release Date&colon;<&sol;strong> September 30&comma; 2014<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>The Hype&colon; <&sol;strong>For reasons I&&num;8217&semi;m still not quite sure about&comma; local couch co-op is making a big comeback in gaming&period; Another game to boast such a feature is Chariot by Frima Studio&period; Their 2D platformer follows a princess who has the task of bringing her father&&num;8217&semi;s remains to their final resting spot&period; With the help of her fiance&comma; the duo pull&comma; lug&comma; and ride their way through many underground mazes so they can locate an adequate resting spot for His Majesty&period; One catch is the King&&num;8217&semi;s ghost is on board and he thinks his physical form can only be buried with as many riches as possible&period; Subsequently&comma; the princess and her mate must go off the beaten path in order to collecting as many gems as possible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>In Reality&colon;<&sol;strong> At it&&num;8217&semi;s core Chariot is platformer&period; However&comma; its charm and clever design will quickly make any player feel as if they&&num;8217&semi;re immersed in a game which has more depth than a run of the mill downloadable platformer&period; Landscapes are lush with colorful vegetation and levels are adorned with many gems to keep the most ardent collector enthralled&period; Puzzle elements will ramp up in difficulty the further you progress in the game and each level has varied elements to keep gameplay fresh and exciting&period; During our quick look video&comma; we encountered levels where elements were made to look ghostly&comma; and thus could only support the weight of the chariot&period; Other times&comma; we came across mischievous bats who wanted to desperately steal the gems we collected&period; Frima Studio has carefully constructed levels as to not provide a monotonous experience&period; Players will enjoy the classic platforming action&comma; coupled with the occasional close quarters combat&comma; and the long chariot rides down deep decents&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;10&sol;05064653&sol;Chariot&lowbar;Screenshot4&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignleft size-medium wp-image-68126" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;10&sol;05064653&sol;Chariot&lowbar;Screenshot4&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Chariot&lowbar;Screenshot4" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"168" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignleft size-medium wp-image-68125" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;10&sol;05064701&sol;Chariot&lowbar;Screenshot2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Chariot&lowbar;Screenshot2" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"168" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Gameplay&colon;<&sol;strong> As good as the game looks&comma; Frima has done an even better job with the controls&period; Whether traversing the landscapes solo or with with a co-op partner&comma; moving the chariot is consistent and intuitive&period;By letting out some slack on the rope&comma; players can use leverage to pull the chariot up and over some of the toughest spots&period; During the course of some levels there will be areas which will be designated for co-op play&period; While certainly entering these areas with a partner makes the most sense&comma; the skilled solo climber can make an attempt to reach the elusive gem&period; Also&comma; along the way&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll unlock various blueprints which can be handed into the shopkeeper who will then issue you the items&period; These items&comma; such as the Peg&comma; will be welcome additions on levels which present greater challenges&period; The only issue we&&num;8217&semi;ve encountered so far is that some of these levels are huge&comma; which we like&comma; but the world map is a little bare bones&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s a shame such a polished game doesn&&num;8217&semi;t have a more detailed or interactive world map&period; We could envision these maps coming to life after we&&num;8217&semi;ve completed sections or collected certain gems or blueprints&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Conclusion&colon;<&sol;strong> Chariot is a title we knew little about prior to the ID&commat;Xbox event at Microsoft&&num;8217&semi;s Seattle campus&period; After we were able to play it several times over the Labor Day weekend in Seattle&comma; we were eagerly anticipating getting our hands on the full version when it released&period; With a few hours under our belt&comma; the game has certainly met our expectations&period; Whether playing solo with a co-op partner&comma; the game is challenging&comma; entertaining&comma; rewarding enough to keep you playing longer&period; For some of us&comma; I know we wanted online co-op but it&&num;8217&semi;s hard to complain about that when the current offering is pretty darn perfect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;