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Narita Boy est une magnifique aventure d’une dizaine d’heures, au cœur du code d’un jeu vidéo où un programme malveillant a volé la mémoire de son créateur afin de prendre le contrôle des deux mondes, virtuel et réel. Les références sont nombreuses, avec entre autres, une thématique sur la programmation, les années 80-90, les traditions japonaises, mais aussi quelques clins d’œil à Zelda, Metroid, Matrix, Retour vers le futur, Tron, Another World, Star Wars, Le big Lebowski ou encore l’Apple II. Tout est là, ingénieusement introduit, pour notre plus grand plaisir. Ce metroidvania aux mécaniques modernes, parfois exigeant, mais jamais trop, nous a fait vivre un moment hors du temps et de notre monde avec une narration et une direction artistique exceptionnelle. We love Narita Boy !

Narita Boy se presenta como una pixelada aventura de acción, plataformas y puzles en 2D, pero es mucho más... Una oda a los años 80 de proporciones bíblicas cuyo apartado artístico y narrativo se funden para dar forma a un título mágico e irrepetible.

Narita Boy unisce un gameplay appagante, soprattutto nei combattimenti, intensi e rapidi, a un'estetica che va dallo squinternato al solenne. Finisce un po' troppo presto, del suo particolarissimo mondo se ne vorrebbe di più.

Narita Boy joins a plethora of entertainment franchises that pay homage to ‘80s culture. But where others have failed, Narita Boy transcends its inspiration with exceptional world building, a complex yet thoughtful narrative, and stunning combat gameplay. It occasionally feels a little too vague and abstract in its structure, and ultimately this holds it back from being a true masterpiece, but if you’re longing for a great Metroidvania title, then Narita Boy is absolutely what you’ve been waiting for.

Narita Boy is a lovingly crafted action-adventure game that should appease anyone who’s into 2D pixel graphics. The game offers a relatively short but extremely memorable experience.

Para aquellos fanáticos de los juegos metroidvania, Narita Boy tiene un estilo que gustará a más de uno. Para los que estén buscando un juego con personalidad, cargado con buenos momentos de acción y tengan paciencia con la exploración tediosa y confusa, esta entrega podrá satisfacer su hambre de metroidvania.

Narita Boy as a whole feels unlike anything I’ve really played before. It seems to borrow from titles like Hyper Light Drifter, Metroid, and even The Legend of Zelda, but the style, pacing, and story beats help it stand apart. While my overall impression after reaching the credits after about 10 hours is positive, I can’t say for sure that I loved my time in the Digital Kingdom. The experience was certainly an interesting one, and the steady clip of receiving new abilities worked well enough, but the way combat encounters pop up sporadically impacted the overall pacing. Many times, an NPC would tell me where to go or whom to seek out, and I would just chance upon my destination rather than know exactly where to go; the naming conventions at play don’t do the game any favors. Still, I’m leaving Narita Boy behind happy that I spent time in his world, and both captivated and a little miffed by how his story turns out. But sometimes that’s the mark of a tale worth hearing.

Visitar o Reino Digital é uma aventura marcante, principalmente pelo seu estilo gráfico abençoado e retrofuturista, mas a falta de experiência do Studio KOBA tornou o enredo um pouco repetitivo e cansativo, em um leva e traz de Tecnochaves pelos cantos do Reino Digital. Ainda assim, vale a pena conferir Narita Boy, que deve encontrar seu lugar entre os jogos independentes de sucesso e ganhar uma sequência nos próximos anos.

It might obviously borrow from the likes of Tron and Another World, Superbrothers and even Ready Player One (the old-school pop-culture nods become comparatively exhausting), but there's just enough here that feels forged anew, born of fresh imagination rather than successful precedents, to give Narita Boy an edge over a lot of other titles in its genre. Digital stores across computer and console formats aren't exactly lacking in side-scrolling, pixel-art action-platformers - but this is one worth finding time for, pulsating as it does with promise that actually, largely, delivers.

Narita Boy has numerous flaws that hold back an otherwise terrific game. The movement and combat is very high quality and it's clear that a lot of care went into that portion of the game. The aesthetic and art design is masterfully accomplished and it’s a joy to look at. However, I find it incredibly difficult to overlook the numerous issues with the developers decisions made throughout the game. I feel as though they would be mostly solved by the simple inclusion of a map, something that could be added in a patch that would increase my score by at least 15%. However until then, I have to rate this game as thoroughly average as great gameplay can only carry a game so far when the parts that aren’t combat are so frustrating.