Energy
This is one of my absolute favorites from this year. In spite of everything, the poor jumping, bad shooting, and grating sounds, this game is more inspiring than most. It is another Monster Party, another Maru’s Mission. It feels like anything could be behind the next flip screen.
The fantranslation was done by a pair of regulars for the PCE, cabbage and onionzoo, the same team that worked on the Youkai Douchuuki translation. It plays a little bit like Mega Man or Metroid, but broken. Shooting while jumping makes me freeze midair. If I tap down while jumping, I immediately fall to the ground. Holding jump and down gives me a weird, clipping animation. It’s not always clear that my energy blasts are hitting the enemy and bosses still shoot five seconds after they die. None of that matters. I am fully engrossed.