Dandara, a Metroidvania title that launched on Switch in 2018, has just been treated to a brand new update known as Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition. The best news? It's completely free.
The update adds a whole bunch of new content to the base game available on Switch, Xbox One, PC and mobile, including three new areas to explore, a new boss, new powers, and more. We've actually got a full list of features for you below:
Features :
● Enter The Hidden Realms — Trials of Fear adds three new areas to explore, a big new boss, new powers for your hero, new music tracks, a bonus “secret” ending, and tons of quality-of-life updates.
● Uncover The Salt — A whole new focus on story, fleshing out the lore of the world of Salt. Find new descriptions, dialogue and cutscenes for both new and existing characters and locations!
● Boundless Exploration — Traverse lovingly crafted environments with fast, fluid jumps in all dimensions, unhindered by gravity.
● Innovative Controls — Seamless blending between movement and combat, with controls built natively for both gamepad and touchscreen inputs.
● Challenging Progression — Test your speed, skill, wits and reflexes by solving puzzles, earning power-ups, and accessing unexplored areas with your new abilities.
● Beautiful, Immersive World — Discover an audiovisual wonderland that comes to life with gorgeous pixel art and original soundtrack compositions.
If you haven't checked this one out before, it might be worth casting an eye over our review of the base game from a couple of years ago; we were left feeling mostly pleased with what we saw:
Dandara is a 2D Metroidvania platformer that's admirably intent on doing things differently, from its Brazilian folklore-infused narrative to its unorthodox and touchscreen-friendly controls. It can be a little awkward to play as a result, and it's got its fair share of structural niggles, but Dandara provides a genuinely fascinating world to spend some time in.
Have you already played this one on Switch? Are you intrigued to give it a go after hearing about this update? Tell us below.
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Dandara, Dandara, they said it was in India. Oh, hold on...
Dandara has been stuck in my backlog ever since my 'day one' purchase. In fact, I think I even pre-ordered it. Anyhow, maybe this rather generous update will be the kick up the backside I needed to finally give the game a go?
OH WOW COOL. I actually really enjoyed this game. I thought it was a decent Metroidvania with it's own stand out quirk with the movement. It looked good and I really liked the soundtrack. Especially the track "Weight of Doubt". It doesn't compare to masterpieces like Hollow Knight but it's a unique enough experience in the genre. I'm glad it's getting content.
I beat the game once and tried playing through the game again but damn is it HARD. I had more trouble in this game compared to even Dark Souls or Hollow Knight. Mostly due to the navigation. You have to move around by zipping to one surface to another and sometimes having to react fast with such unconventional controls lead to death. With the enemies really multiplying and chasing you it sometimes was stressful lol Especially past the Nightmare/dream portion.
I will play it again with the new content. So great to know.
This game has always enthralled me. The movement mechanics felt so refreshingly different; the mood, music, and ambience all just pull you into the world; the use of HD Rumble is some of the best in the entire Switch catalog (seriously, it feels so good); and the devs have been continually updating the game with minor tweaks and additions since launch in 2018. This expansion is such a welcome surprise, and I'm really looking forward to digging back in.
The game is also heavily discounted on the eShop at the moment, so it's a great time to try it out if you're at all interested!
I really liked this game, but I never finished it. Might be a good time to go back to it.
I've bought it on Android and it works pretty well with touch controls, but in the end I bought it again on the Switch to play it with a proper controller.
I only played half an hour of this to date. Liked it, but backlog. Never gonna say no to free updates (as long as they don't Bork anything, obvs).
I was already intrigued when I saw this was getting a Super Rare Games release, but added content is all the sweeter.
@Kirby_Girl I really wanted to love this game and the lore seems so interesting, but I can't wrap my head around this gameplay movement. I'm still sad about that, but I'm glad they're receiving updates
Hopefully this comes on the physical version that Super Rare Games announced
I quit playing this cause it got HARD as hell but I may have to give it another shot, it's gorgeous and I wanted to like it more than I did.
@GhostGeneration @dux This game is probably one of the hardest games I ever played Tbh. I say this as someone who played Hollow Knight to 112%, beat Furi and killed the real boss, and played through an unpatched version of Dark Souls with stacking curse (TWICE).
I could not blame others for not beating Vanilla Dandara at all lolol. I found it super satisfying to beat but struggled to complete it on my second play through.
However I'm now just noticing the addition of "Cheats" in this game that add flags, allow you to respawn in the same room you died in, and turn on infinite energy. This new update looks like it adds even more player friendly QoL options as well. Even new navigation option. So might be worth giving it a second try. Maybe that might help.
@Kirby_Girl ok new respawn points closer to where I died might make me try it again! that got really frustrating for me, trying to remember everything all over again
Wow, that was unexpected! Dandara is a great game. Its also hard as nails. But I was almost at the end and I still have the intention to finish it someday (without the qol improvements, I mean I came already this far). Nice to know there will be even more stuff.
I beat the game, but remember how nightmarish the last boss was. I think it killed me 15 or so times, to the point where the boss literally said "It doesn't matter how many times..." when I tried again and again.
I'm hesitant to put myself through the game again, but I did enjoy the atmosphere and the unique design. Since the update is free, I might as well try it, but they had the nerve to add additional challenge options...yeesh.
@Kirby_Girl Yeah, I really want to give it another shot- I just remember getting SO frustrated with it that i had to put it down. We'll see, it's a beautiful game and I love the vibe, maybe my nerves are a little better now lol.
This was a really unique and excellent Metroidvania. I'm very hyped that they've made changes throughout the game, 'cause now I have a really good reason to play through it all over again.
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