A dark and original Sega action platformer, with four elemental arts and a cursed hero. Very demanding, genuinely unique, well worth seeking out.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player12+
Description
Immortal warrior Chakan explores hell worlds to find eternal peace in this Sega action game. Published by Sega, released in Europe in September 1992. Dark action-adventure with Chakan and his four blades, powerful bosses in gloomy worlds and puzzles.
Chakan review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
The game adopts the aesthetic of a dark engraving: a gaunt hero with a hollowed face, black skies, twisted architecture, a reduced palette sometimes verging on monochrome. The four elemental worlds are told apart by a single dominant, green, red, blue or yellow, giving each the look of a separately coloured plate.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Punishing"
Cursed with immortality, the Forever Man roams a gothic world where every creature hits hard and the loosely signposted progression bewilders as much as it tests. Demanding combat, treacherous platforms and managing alchemical potions call for rigor and perseverance. Austere and hard to tame, it charms with its atmosphere and rewards those willing to crack its logic.
