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## First Impressions: meh
In Guacamelee, you're Juan, a poor and heart-broken agave farmer that gets killed just five minutes in. Luckily, you find a way back to the world of the living (and dead) by becoming a "Lunchador", a Mexican-inspired wrestler, thanks to a blue mask that somehow grants immense powers. The scenery and music are filled to the brim with puns and references to both other games and Mexican culture, a very welcoming break from bland and uninspired fantasy themes.
In Guacamelee, you're Juan, a poor and heart-broken agave farmer that gets killed just five minutes in. Luckily, you find a way back to the world of the living (and dead) by becoming a "Luchador", a Mexican-inspired wrestler, thanks to a blue mask that somehow grants immense powers. The scenery and music are filled to the brim with puns and references to both other games and Mexican culture, a very welcoming break from bland and uninspired fantasy themes.
As you can see from the screenshots below, Guacamelee is very vibrant and colorful, to the point that it sometimes hurts my eyes if playing in dimly lit areas. The game is divided into different sections, which, just like other metroidvanias, you can fast-travel to using drunken (??) statues. There's cities, toxic underground sewers, lush forests, plenty of temples, and so forth. The problem is, after a few hours of playing, they all start to look, feel, and sound the same.
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It took me eight hours to beat the game. Add three more for collecting and unlocking everything. But perhaps the best part of Guacamelee is the ability to play co-op with friends! That might be a valid reason to run through the agave fields once more. As a [metroidvania](/tags/metroidvania), compared to the big hitters, it doesn't quite hold up: it's not as deep and atmospheric, has less emphasis on exploration, and is quite short. But as a funny brawler with some intense platform sections, it can be quite enjoyable.
Guacamelee 2 is also ported to the Nintendo Switch, but for now, I'm done wrestling with skeletons as a lunchador.
Guacamelee 2 is also ported to the Nintendo Switch, but for now, I'm done wrestling with skeletons as a luchador.