Full version of indie gem Noitu Love 2: Devolution now available

by Griffin McElroy { Apr 19th 2008 at 4:00PM }

With a title like Noitu Love 2: Devolution, we're fully aware that it sounds like the kind of inappropriate Japanese dating sim your creepy partner in junior high computers class would oft log on to Newgrounds to play -- but we hope that its unsettling eponym doesn't scare you off from what could be one of the best indie titles of the year. Observe the above trailer, and just try to suppress your glowing nostalgia for cult classics Gunstar Heroes and Mischief Makers.

Creator Joakim Sandberg recently made the full version of the game available to purchase on his website for $20 -- but we know that you, our thrifty readers, will download the free, recently extended demo, to see if the Treasure-esque, mouse-controlled action game touches your heart as it touched ours.

Tags: action, gunstarheroes, joakimsandberg, konjak, mishiefmakers, noitu-love-2, noitulove2, pc, treasure

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

WarchildX @ Apr 19th 2008 4:33PM

I don't comment on this site very often. However, I wanted to comment now just to mention that this game is freakin' wonderful. This may be the first time where I ever drop money on an indie game product but in this case, it may be worth it to reward this guy.

Reward him for what, you ask? Why, for taking me back to a time where games were more about simply getting from point A to point B while all sorts of crazy stuff happens along the way.

Zoesch @ Apr 19th 2008 4:40PM

I can see the Gunstar Heroues influence... not just the gameplay but also the music.

zombienutz @ Apr 19th 2008 4:59PM

Downloading it now. It looks like a lot of fun.

zombienutz @ Apr 19th 2008 5:19PM

Yes. It is awesome.

heckthor @ Apr 19th 2008 8:01PM

Where from??? Where do you download this from??? Im sorry for being Naive but i rather ask than pretend that i know how to or where from...

zombienutz @ Apr 20th 2008 12:29AM

Follow the link in the post. There are two demo download links on the game's site. I choose link #2, but I doubt it matters.

jcd @ Apr 19th 2008 5:42PM

I understand the effort and all, but $20 seems a bit too much. I played through the demo and I doubt completing the game could take more than a couple of hours. I guess I'll wait and see

TheFreak @ Apr 19th 2008 5:53PM

Agreed. Maybe if it were 10$ I'd be more inclined...

Shignami @ Apr 19th 2008 6:02PM

Well...

Theres always the criminal scum option.

DarkTetsuya @ Apr 19th 2008 6:28PM

My favorite indie title of all time, La-Mulana, I spent 50 hours on. (30 on my first run through, 9 or 10 for the secret dungeon, and about 18 more for my 2nd play through.) which was free, the only cost was my sanity during the bonus dungeon sequence (anyone who's played through it can attest to its difficulty, but I dare not speak its name.)

The last game that took me that long was Final Fantasy 6, where my first run-through was approximately 62 hours.

So unless this game can give me (at least) 20 hours of playtime, I don't think the asking price is worth it either.

Knoxximus @ Apr 19th 2008 6:18PM

Put it on WiiWare.....NOW.

samfish @ Apr 19th 2008 8:29PM

I second that. This is one of the few games that is actually perfect for Wii Ware.

Phizzy @ Apr 20th 2008 3:32AM

He can't, it wasn't coded in a portable programming language. It'd have to be made again from scratch.

popcorn @ Apr 25th 2008 1:27PM

Warning: some people who bought this early have been having some trouble with the purchasing process.

However, anyone who got the game says it is way worth $20. It's got a couple of unlockable modes and several difficulties (and a few secrets). I'm planning on getting it soon.

See: http://www.konjak.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=18