It’s astounding that Yars Rising even exists.
How, then, would you reboot that concept over 40 years later?
Naturally, you turn it into a 2D Metroidvania starring a spunky anime girl.
This is, after all, the studio that brought us Shantae.
If that basic rundown sounds appealing to you, you’ll probably have a decent time with Yars Rising.
But you won’t find much that rises above that ‘decent’ moniker.
The problem is that the areas are far too straightforward.
There’s also very little visual variety to lend these straightforward spaces much interest.
But every hack consists of a discrete challenge.
One piece of unequivocal praise I can heap on Yars Rising is for its soundtrack.
I wish Yars Rising had just one or two more aspects that stood out as much as its soundtrack.
Yars Rising was reviewed on PC, with a code provided by the publisher.
