The world of Shinto religion comes alive in the videogame Kitsune Tails. And true to this product’s namesake, it’s about a young lady fox embarking on a hero’s journey, and encountering various creatures and yokai along the way. Some are (thankfully) good-natured and others evil. After many weeks of casual play, I’m finally finding where I can purchase power ups. Technically, you can’t buy them right from the get go, and you can find that place located in the village’s main hub. I was wondering where that was hiding and it took searching to find it!
There’s no Mac port. I’m on this operating system more often and the PC laptop I own doesn’t allow for hours of long play unless I tweak the settings.
In this retro platformer, I found more of the latter in the actual game-play and the former in the cut-scenes. The graphics of the game depict everything in the style of a classic 8-bit game. It’s basically Super Mario Bros. 3 / World with all the bonus material later development of this property now offers. That includes speed running, creating custom maps, and playing carnival-like minigames (the best part). Players can use simple-to-use modding tools, easy-to-learn Lua scripting and the open source Tiled Map Editor to create their open custom levels if they find this game too easy!
Unlike the Nintendo game, I found myself on a mission to deliver messages and the story that I’m discovering is rather cute. The same-sex relationship that’s at the forefront recognises diversity and as for whether these characters find true love at the end, I shan’t say. I’m still working on it, and when it comes to how challenging this game is, I’m glad there’s three settings. I am very much a casual gamer, and to not always “die” is helpful to power through this game.
In standard mode, the challenges aren’t too bad. The level design are quite standard, and my most favourite challenging ones concern navigating the haunted homes, where the light source is limited! It makes for something different.
I’m still uncertain if I enjoy using the keyboard more over my controller and arcade game stick. I recently gained Nintendo’s official one for my Switch so I can enjoy my bullet-rail games as they’re intended, but for platformers, just how well I can stop on a dime is very important! I searched the settings and found nothing.
Also, when I assume the coins can be gathered to purchase things, I have yet to find the store! Players can find powerups in the game for immediate use, and the ability to construct your own levels will be made available upon the official release. There’s a lot of good things going for it in the preview build I played. Although I didn’t get too far, I enjoyed what I saw. The soundtrack will stick to you like Wild Arms (Sony), and for the story itself, I’ll try to do my best to “reach” the end–if there’s such a thing in this genre.
From the Press Release:
Jump through mythological matters of the heart as Yuzu, a young half-fox/half-human messenger to the god Inari voiced by Kira Buckland, the voice of NieR: Automata’s 2B. Run and jump through multiple worlds full of legendary Japanese creatures standing between Yuzu and her destined locations. Help Yuzu move mountains to rescue her love interest Akko from a dire fate, and access an array of mystical moves along the way.
Discover different costumes that change Yuzu’s aesthetic and command over her environment. Hop into a giant boot, dash atop the water dressed as a shark, don an indestructible kasa hat to break apart the earth, and enjoy a whole elemental wheel of options granting Yuzu a variety of new abilities. Master a game-changing wardrobe to turn a perilous nightmare of a journey into a speedrunning dream.
Find the balance between difficult kaizo gameplay and sincere narrative structure by creating custom maps for Kitsune Tails using the open source Tiled Map Editor. Create vast worlds of creative challenges to share them with the world and burgeoning Kitsune Tails community. Go above and beyond 2D platformers and test the limits of the engine to see its maximum potential.
“Kitsune Tails is so much more than just a visual nod to the classic 8-bit platformers,” said Eniko Fox, Founder, Kitsune Games. “We built this from the ground up to offer the community an accessible, diverse game-design experience — in addition to telling our own tale with those very same tools. We can’t wait to see what you all create!”
I collect can be used to purchase things, Unlock powers that manifest as cute outfits to help you run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology in Kitsune Tails, the follow up to Super Bernie World.
Kitsune Tails Trailer
Features
- Classic platforming action set in a land inspired by Japanese mythology
- Explore five elemental worlds and various haunted houses
- Learn new elemental powers and use them to find secrets and optional story content
- Use cute outfits to power up or stomp around by stealing a giant boot from enemies
- Defeat your rival and her gang of foxy minions
- Stomp on pangos to make them curl into a ball, pick them up, and kick them around
- Carry lights through haunted houses to reveal secret doors and ward off ghosts
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