The grappling hook, which everyone knows is gaming’s best mechanic, has a new star. Olijafeatures an eldritch harpoon that grapples on to enemies and orange-eyed black tentacles, and you can teleport to it with a slash. It’s a simple design which sits at the centre of this dark action adventure as both a combat tool and a way to traverse its levels, and which constantly delivers a sense of choice and movement.
It’s not without issues. The harpoon can be fiddly because it requires two separate double-inputs, first to throw it, and then to push in its direction while hitting the throw button again to teleport. Hit throw without a direction and it’ll return. In battle, it’s easy to find yourself fighting without the harpoon, which is your main weapon,…
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PC Gamer United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2021