Ghost 1.0
@unepic_fran · 2016 · Metroidvania, Indie, Action, Female Protagonist, Adventure
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About Ghost 1.0
✦ AI summary
Infiltrate a space station as a digital ghost that can possess robots and walls in this stylish metroidvania, where you'll hunt secrets across 300 rooms while uncovering conspiracies and unraveling twists. Every weapon, upgrade, and skill choice shapes your playstyle, with two distinct modes letting you experience either methodical exploration or adrenaline-fueled chaos.
"Ghost" is a metroidvania where two super hackers hire a mysterious agent in order to infiltrate the Nakamura Space Station and steal the greatest electronic secret ever. Of course, the space station will defend itself, which is where the fun begins: the station's defences, with their never-ending arsenal of weapons and artifacts, will have to be destroyed. But the story gets more complicated when the hackers find out about their agent's hidden ties...
WEAPONS: Weapons reload on the go and they never run out of bullets. No need to hoard ammo for the boss battle! The various weapons can be found or purchased (depending on the game mode) and each one has its strengths and weaknesses.
GHOST: The protagonist is not the android you see, but the being that remotely controls it: a mysterious digital ghost that can leave its robot chassis, pass through doors and walls, control enemy androids, and use their own tools against them. What happens if the robot you control gets destroyed, you ask? Then your ghost will be free to control something else, or return to your main body.
UPGRADES: You can have as many as you can collect. The upgrades are passive, so they work without needing any special controls, and they don't run out or deactivate. They come in a large assortment, from aggressive drones to bullet improvements. Remember that the more you get, the more OP you are.
ITEMS: Devices you can use at any time. High-tech equivalents to potions and scrolls.
GEEKIES: Spread throughout the game are hidden "geekies". If you find one and activate it, something related to that geekie will change in the game (not affecting gameplay)... and the challenge is to find out what changes. I know, it sounds silly, but some of them are funny.
SECRETS: 200 rooms have secrets in them that can be revealed by performing a specific action. If you find a secret, you're rewarded with a small permanent powerup that will make your character more powerful. In addition, finding all of the secrets in each level will reward you with something very special.
MAP: The whole map has around 300 rooms, divided into zones. Each zone has its own enemies, its own ambience, its own soundtrack, and, of course, its own boss.
STORY: The story is not to save the world, but rather to go on an intruiging journey wrought with humor. Not to mention all the dialogues and cinematics, all voiced in English.
GAME MODES: Ghost has 2 game modes: "classic" and "survival". Classic is similar to a metroidvania, where the more you advance through the game, the more stuff you obtain and the harder the enemies become. Survival is crazier, as you get stuff much faster and you'll soon turn into a killing machine, but you lose everything when you die.
SKILL TREE: The RPG component of the game is found in the skill tree, where you can spend skill points to level up characters, obtaining special skills for each one. Depending on what skills you select, your gameplay will change in an interesting way.
And the rest is a mystery, one that I shouldn't spoil... you'll just have to discover the rest on your own.
WEAPONS: Weapons reload on the go and they never run out of bullets. No need to hoard ammo for the boss battle! The various weapons can be found or purchased (depending on the game mode) and each one has its strengths and weaknesses.
GHOST: The protagonist is not the android you see, but the being that remotely controls it: a mysterious digital ghost that can leave its robot chassis, pass through doors and walls, control enemy androids, and use their own tools against them. What happens if the robot you control gets destroyed, you ask? Then your ghost will be free to control something else, or return to your main body.
UPGRADES: You can have as many as you can collect. The upgrades are passive, so they work without needing any special controls, and they don't run out or deactivate. They come in a large assortment, from aggressive drones to bullet improvements. Remember that the more you get, the more OP you are.
ITEMS: Devices you can use at any time. High-tech equivalents to potions and scrolls.
GEEKIES: Spread throughout the game are hidden "geekies". If you find one and activate it, something related to that geekie will change in the game (not affecting gameplay)... and the challenge is to find out what changes. I know, it sounds silly, but some of them are funny.
SECRETS: 200 rooms have secrets in them that can be revealed by performing a specific action. If you find a secret, you're rewarded with a small permanent powerup that will make your character more powerful. In addition, finding all of the secrets in each level will reward you with something very special.
MAP: The whole map has around 300 rooms, divided into zones. Each zone has its own enemies, its own ambience, its own soundtrack, and, of course, its own boss.
STORY: The story is not to save the world, but rather to go on an intruiging journey wrought with humor. Not to mention all the dialogues and cinematics, all voiced in English.
GAME MODES: Ghost has 2 game modes: "classic" and "survival". Classic is similar to a metroidvania, where the more you advance through the game, the more stuff you obtain and the harder the enemies become. Survival is crazier, as you get stuff much faster and you'll soon turn into a killing machine, but you lose everything when you die.
SKILL TREE: The RPG component of the game is found in the skill tree, where you can spend skill points to level up characters, obtaining special skills for each one. Depending on what skills you select, your gameplay will change in an interesting way.
And the rest is a mystery, one that I shouldn't spoil... you'll just have to discover the rest on your own.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
This is a really fun game to play and beat once, but only once. That one boss with the constant healing that stuns you if you deal damage too fast, is definitely not designed with NG+ in mind. I'm sure it's not outright impossible because I did beat the game the first time around, but I quickly lost patience with figuring out which upgrades to turn off and which to leave on so that I could comfortably outpace its healing without getting blown out by the rest of its poorly considered mechanics.2 found this helpful
simply the best!
I cannot recommend this game enough. An absolutely fantastic Metroidvania with several extra options for play. The classic version is a well constructed experience, complete with animated and fully voiced cut scenes, a great plot, wonderful exploration, plenty of places to poke your nose into. The game also includes a Roguelike mode with random power-ups to see how far you can get, some extra missions, and a New Game+ so you can keep playing with your inventory and upgrades. With my only complaint being that the keyboard entry still uses keyboard commands (so WADS move the cursor around an E presses the highlighted key rather than "e" - menuing error that desperately needs to be fixed as of 1.1.7). If you are a fan of Metroidvanias, and I know it is a fairly robust genre, this is one you don't want to sleep on.
This is a fun Metroidvania. You have guns and tons of powerups that make you feel like a tank. You can hack other androids and control them remotely. There's some surprisingly good writing and you'll a lot of witty banter between the team. You can also find some silly easter eggs like a mod that makes you sound like Michael Jackson when you get hit. There are a few QOL things that kind of bug me, no minimap in the corner but outside of that I've enjoyed my time this far. Well worth the price of admission when on sale. Pick it up!
Surprisingly deep game. Tons of content, all of it fun to play through, this is an amazing metroidvania that most people won't ever hear about, so make sure to praise it loudly and in front of as many people as possible.
Old school platformer with some cool ideas and a decent, if cliched, plot. I feel like I played this more than I should have ! There’s a couple of bits that got annoying, but a great overall experience.
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