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Curse of the Sea Rats es un metroidvania lleno de personalidad. Sus animaciones y personajes realizados con mucho mimo, nos han encandilado. Una historia interesante con jefes imponentes.

Curse of the Sea Rats is, ultimately, a great game held back from even higher greatness by some of the design decisions that were implemented. It could have had a better start, and some of the mechanics could have been tweaked ever so slightly, but once you get into it, it’s a whole lot of fun. It’s probably better in co-op though. So, if you get a chance to do that, go for it. It’s likely to be a great few hours spent with a couple of friends.

Curse of the Sea Rats has a familiar approach to gameplay, with platforming pushing exploration and combat that can be tricky but satisfying in victory. Players will die a lot but even boss fights are mostly fair as long as players are willing to observe and learn.

The narrative offers a decent if not impressive scaffolding for the action. Metroidvania has become a very popular genre. Curse of the Sea Rats understands that and executes on its ideas well but with limited innovation.

Curse of the Sea Rats est une bonne surprise, teasée depuis plusieurs semaines. La promesse d’un metroidvania avec des rats est pleinement remplie. Le jeu séduit par de nombreux aspects, notamment sa direction artistique et son multi local 4 joueurs, trop rare, mais des plus plaisants de nos jours. Par contre, ne pensez pas partir en promenade de santé, le jeu réserve son lot de challenge et de passages ardus. Une carte est là pour vous indiquer le pourcentage dévoilé et quelques zones d’intérêt. Dommage qu’il manque des indications sur la présence de certains personnages. Bref, une bonne petite surprise à partager avec des amis amateurs du genre.

I wish I could rate this higher. I honestly had a fun time playing through Curse of the Sea Rats, but the issues I encountered were significant. On top of balance issues and voice line deliveries, I also stumbled across a few bugs here and there including one that basically broke most of the ending. Again the refrain goes, they’re aware and fixing issues, but I can merely hope the patch irons out every last detail.

Pour conclure, Curse of the Sea Rats est un bon Metroidvania, qui a ses défauts, comme ses qualités. Il est loin d'être parfait. Et souvent, c'est la jouabilité qui est imparfaite. Rendant l'aventure frustrante par moments. Entre les ennemis sacs à PV, les sauts imprécis, ou les combats laborieux, difficile de prendre du plaisir tout au long de l'aventure. Et même, une fois le jeu en main, on arrive à se faire surprendre par la jouabilité. Certes, l'exploration est très belle, avec de nombreuses zones variées. Mais ça ne suffit pas à apprécier, comme on le devrait, ce Ratoidvania.

Curse of the Sea Rats is a game that has that classic 2D animation charm, with its character design and voice acting, but the same cannot be said about the game’s gameplay which seems to not be that fleshed out and is too heavily built around its co-op. If you want to experience the game at its best, play it with a friend or younger sibling, otherwise, you won’t have the most enjoyable experience.

Si queréis entretener a vuestros peques o queréis una aventura sencilla y entretenida a la vez, Curse of the Sea Rats es un muy buen título con el que introducirlos al género metroidvania sin perder la esencia de los mismos.

I pirati di Curse of the Sea Rats navigano su una splendida imbarcazione che però sta affondando per via delle mille falle. Il titolo è gradevole da vedere ma l'esperienza è piatta, sbilanciata e poco stimolante da giocare. Un peccato, vista la varietà di abilità, le possibilità di personalizzazione e tutta la serie di ottime scelte inserite tra poteri, skill e miglioramenti. Speravamo che i topi antropomorfi di Petoons Studio ci facessero innamorare di nuovo di altri pirati non umani e invece ancora una volta, come nel più classico di cliché, il primo amore non si scorda mai, caro Captain Claw.

Curse of the Sea Rats ha pasado por un duro y prolongado proceso creativo para finalmente convertirse en el “Ratoidvania” que tenemos entre manos. La evolución desde su Kickstarter hasta el producto final es incuestionable, pero aun así, no fue suficiente para solapar las asperezas técnicas presentes; controles imprecisos, animaciones frígidas, toneladas de bugs. Un popurrí de fallos que eclipsan la que podría haber sido una divertida aventura familiar, y es que su modo cooperativo con la ambientación tan Disney le sientan de maravilla. Curse of the Sea Rats tiene mucha personalidad, y un arte indiscutiblemente atractivo, pero la ejecución no es del todo al deseada. Se siente como una montaña rusa por momentos divertida, pero no tardara demasiado en perderse aquella emoción inicial. Pese a ello, es una buena alternativa para quienes desean acercarse al genero Metroidvania.

The core of Curse of the Sea Rats is a solid if unexceptional Metroidvania, and that core makes the majority of a playthrough enjoyable. At the moment, however, the game needs a little more time in the oven. Some bugs and design choices could use ironing out, and completionists are going to have a bad time until the game’s finale is hopefully shored up. It's easy to accept certain quirks and minor failings while ticking the map close to completion, but it's hard to recommend Curse of the Sea Rats when it has the potential to run completely aground.

Aside from its impressive hand-drawn animation, Curse of the Sea Rats is at its best a mediocre game that does little to stand out from the innumerable alternatives. At its worst, it’s tedious, grating, and unfun. Maybe if you love traditional animation and rats you’ll find something to enjoy here, but I’d wait for a discount before considering Curse of the Sea Rats.

Curse of the Sea Rats, es un metroidvania que llegaba con unas expectativas altísimas y que sin llegar a ser sobresaliente, si que es notable, con un diseño de niveles, personajes y enemigos realmente bueno. Pese a tener fallos, que pueden ser pulidos, en la jugabilidad y un desequilibrio en la dificultad, que se nota sobre todo en los jefes finales, el juego es divertido y muy disfrutable.  

Curse of the Sea Rats is full of fast and engaging gameplay, topped off with a great hit of nostalgic presentation that breathes life into a crowded Metroidvania genre.