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Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.\n\nAlwa’s Awakening is a game that tries to stay as close as possible to the authentic 8-bit look with sweet pixel art, a soundtrack filled with catchy chiptunes and so much charm it’ll bring you right back to the NES era. With easy to understand controls the game is easy to learn but tough to master, just like how games were in the old days!\n\n- A new challenging NES-inspired adventure game\n- Use the magic staff to solve puzzles and defeat enemies\n- Find and unlock upgrades to your items and abilities\n- Explore a large interconnected map in true 'Metroidvania' style\n- Listen to a completely new 8-bit soundtrack with over 25 new original tracks","104954\u002Falwas-awakening-cover.jpg","104954\u002Falwas-awakening-header.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=Q9PvAmtSf9c","2017-02-02",null,10681,"alwas-awakening",[18,22],{"company":19,"developed":21,"published":21},{"name":20},"Elden Pixels",true,{"company":23,"developed":25,"published":21},{"name":24},"Mega Cat Studios",false,[27,28,29],"Platform","Adventure","Indie",[31,32,33,34],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 4","Xbox One","Nintendo Switch",[36,52,66,80],{"id":37,"author":38,"outlet":41,"summary":47,"review_url":48,"review_date":49,"original_score":50,"normalized_score":51},1527,{"id":39,"name":40},110,"Christian Mincks",{"id":42,"logo":43,"name":44,"website_url":45,"score_format":46},1,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTechRaptor%20Logo.png","TechRaptor","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net","10","Alwa's Awakening makes a number of questionable choices with its slow gameplay mechanics, but the core experience provides fun and challenging platforming and magic abilities.","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net\u002Fgaming\u002Freviews\u002Falwas-awakening-review-99-blue-orbs","2017-03-01","7",70,{"id":53,"author":54,"outlet":57,"summary":63,"review_url":64,"review_date":65,"original_score":62,"normalized_score":14},49229,{"id":55,"name":56},1220,"John Walker",{"id":58,"logo":59,"name":60,"website_url":61,"score_format":62},64,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRock-Paper-Shotgun-Logo.jpg","Rock Paper Shotgun","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002F","unscored","The result is a really splendid example of the form, with enough original ideas of its own within the standard to make it interesting. It's a good, solid game, that's occasionally extremely tough, but always fair. The pixel art is lovely, and although the backgrounds are a little bland, animations go a good way to make up for that. Lovers of chiptunes will delight in its soundtrack, authentic to the 8-bit era, and well composed. It's the sort of game that deserves to stand out, not get lost in the mix.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002Falwas-awakening-review","2017-02-08",{"id":67,"author":68,"outlet":71,"summary":76,"review_url":77,"review_date":78,"original_score":79,"normalized_score":51},69070,{"id":69,"name":70},5252,"Angelina Bonilla",{"id":72,"logo":73,"name":74,"website_url":75,"score_format":46},26,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSkinny-logo.png","Game Skinny","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com","Alwa’s Awakening is an interesting homage to a classic game that manages to stand out -- but not by much.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com\u002Freviews\u002Falwas-awakening-review-a-new-yet-familiar-take-on-the-classics\u002F","2017-04-09","7\u002F10",{"id":81,"author":82,"outlet":85,"summary":90,"review_url":91,"review_date":92,"original_score":93,"normalized_score":94},99070,{"id":83,"name":84},8936,"Tyler Hall",{"id":86,"logo":87,"name":88,"website_url":89,"score_format":46},137,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FVideo-Chums.jpg","Video Chums","https:\u002F\u002Fvideochums.com\u002F","Grab your magic staff and set out to save the world in Elden Pixels' Metroidvania puzzle-platformer.","https:\u002F\u002Fvideochums.com\u002Freview\u002Falwas-awakening","2019-04-06","7.3",73,4,0,[20,24],[20],[]]