Guardian
Black Banshee Studios · 2022 · Side Scroller, 2D Platformer, Platformer, Action-Adventure, 2D
PC
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About Guardian
Welcome all to the Erstwhile Annual LARP event!
Guardian is a 2D side-scrolling, action-platformer that follows the story of Aria, an Erstwhile LARPer taking on the mantle of Arcas the Hunter, as she becomes an unlikely heroine when transported into Ancient Greece. Guide Aria on her comical quest through a dozen detailed levels, each packed with a unique variety of threats.
Fully Voiced Dialogue
Enjoy the comical narrative of Guardian as delivered by Erstwhile's most outstanding voice actors!
Hack, Slash, and Dash to Victory!
Don't suffer the grind of jump-and-run platformers ever again. Take up your arms as you use the double jump, dash, and slash to swiftly traverse each level and overcome the foes in your path!
Lutes, Loot, and More Loot!
Loot coins and vigors from your fallen enemies to upgrade Aria's combat prowess! You'll need to build her skills to face down the rogue's gallery of bosses in store. So take advantage of the shops along the way!
About the Game
Guardian is a 2D side-scrolling, action-platformer that follows the story of Aria, an Erstwhile LARPer taking on the mantle of Arcas the Hunter, as she becomes an unlikely heroine when transported into Ancient Greece. Guide Aria on her comical quest through a dozen detailed levels, each packed with a unique variety of threats.
Key Features
Fully Voiced Dialogue
Enjoy the comical narrative of Guardian as delivered by Erstwhile's most outstanding voice actors!
Hack, Slash, and Dash to Victory!
Don't suffer the grind of jump-and-run platformers ever again. Take up your arms as you use the double jump, dash, and slash to swiftly traverse each level and overcome the foes in your path!
Lutes, Loot, and More Loot!
Loot coins and vigors from your fallen enemies to upgrade Aria's combat prowess! You'll need to build her skills to face down the rogue's gallery of bosses in store. So take advantage of the shops along the way!
Above all else, we hope you enjoy the Erstwhile LARP event!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Okay so its a very cute, short, and slightly difficult game. It's a great way to just get a fast laugh especially for a free game. I think the dev team could do a few things to smooth out the gameplay loop but if they we hard they could for sure make it a solid game. Overall 7/10 for what it is. I enjoy the quick run and cheesy voices.3 found this helpful
So, having completed Guardian: I can say that it is a very nice little game. It has a few issues: hit detection could be a bit wonky, voice acting could be a bit quiet at times and some floor textures had minor issues. But overall, I enjoyed it. I got a few laughs out of it, and as a big fan of Greek mythology: I liked the overall theme. I wish the developers the best of luck going forwards, and hope to see them improve with their work as time goes on.3 found this helpful
"Guardian" is a very poorly made 2D retro pixel platformer/brawler with very little going for it... it's just one of many thousands of these infesting Steam and slightly lowering the average quality of all video games everywhere just by existing. This one has a "LARPer" theme as you pretend to be a great medieval fantasy hero and bash up stuff in dungeons, all while the ugly jaggy pixels hurt your eyes and ask what the point of buying a 4K monitor and spending over a thousand bucks on a 3D video card is if all developers are capable of in 2022 is pixelcrap. Yes, this features really godawful, lazy pixelcrap "art" instead of real graphics. It's hard to say if this was because the developer didn't have the skill to do the job of creating 3D visuals, or couldn't afford to hire someone who does, but it also doesn't matter. What matters is that this looks bad because of that decision, and that's a major deterrent to gamers. Games like Terraria and Stardew Valley succeeded [i]despite[/i] the bad graphics, not because of them. Not every "free" game really is. There's often MTX, or content locked behind DLC, or donations being requested, or any other number of things that could misl…2 found this helpful
It's a nice storytelling game. Concept is great and everything is custom voice acted. However, cannot recommend because of atrociously terrible combat. Enjoy getting carpal tunnel from spamming LMB.1 found this helpful
cool and funny dialogs , simple and somehow stupid gameplay! just jump on enemies and the first time they face you(and want to attack you)
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