The Laughing Cephalopod

MOTORSLICE is an upcoming action parkour title inspired by Mirror’s Edge and Prince of Persia. The player controls ‘P’ as she navigates through a massive megastructure, fighting bosses and scaling buildings, all while exuding style.

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The main thing that caught my eye about MOTORSLICE was the very crisp art direction and the sheer novelty of the enemies the player will encounter, such as trucks, helicopters, and cranes. The Mirror’s Edge inspiration is evident from the gameplay shown so far, but the game is also heavily reminiscent of Shadow of the Colossus, a favourite game of mine and many others. P can use her signature chainsaw to scale both buildings and bosses, where the combat and platforming merge seamlessly.

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Another one of my favourite games is Nier Automata, where the main character has combat animations that are brutal but also elegant and feminine. I find that stylised animations such as the ones in Automata, Bayonetta, and Devil May Cry give so much personality to the characters. MOTORSLICE appears to follow that same philosophy, as I first noticed when watching P deflecting an enemy buzzsaw and then striking a stylish pose. There also appears to be a nice weightiness to the movement when running and platforming, which is the sort of attention to detail I always appreciate.

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Speaking of attention to detail, the game features a lot of nice little interactive elements, such as:

• The camera being an actual object in the game world

• P touching and interacting with surfaces as she navigates the environment

• P reacting to the camera focusing on her, turning her head and even striking a pose sometimes

• P shielding her eyes from bright lights

• P getting covered in dirt from the environment and oil from the enemies she defeats

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