{"id":24533,"date":"2024-05-29T00:01:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T00:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=24533"},"modified":"2024-05-13T08:14:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T08:14:20","slug":"kudzu-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/29\/kudzu-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Kudzu (Switch)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Kudzu was originally a modern day homebrew monochrome Game Boy game.\u00a0 You could even buy a cartridge for it.\u00a0 And now you can play it on your Nintendo Switch.\u00a0 In the game, a mysterious asteroid falls on a mountain nearby a mansion and surrounding farmland, which causes the plants to become sentient.\u00a0 When the invasive plant species Kudzu was introduced, it takes over everything in a plan to rule the world.\u00a0 A team of botanists are dispatched to research this phenomenon.\u00a0 You play as the gardener Max, and it\u2019s up to you to solve the mystery of the Kudzu and save the day.\u00a0 The game is an overhead action adventure that pays homage to classic titles like The Legend of Zelda: Link\u2019s Awakening.<\/p>\n

The main difference between Kudzu and Link\u2019s Awakening is that the \u2018dungeons\u2019 in Kudzu are not found inside caves and doors.\u00a0 They are interconnected and part of the world map, making it a bit more \u201cMetroidvania-like\u201d\u00a0 But you\u2019ll still defeat a lot of plant based enemies and ghosts with your machete (sword) and use other gardening tools like a hoe and rake to destroy obstacles and push things around to solve puzzles.\u00a0 Other gardening gear like gloves, a hat, and boots let you take more damage and bypass thorny brush.<\/p>\n

This game has a lot of problems, though, and I\u2019m surprised I saw it all the way through.\u00a0 I guess I just like Link\u2019s Awakening style games that much (it is my favorite Zelda game).\u00a0 First of all, I really wish there were warp points to take you to key areas, like shops and whatnot.\u00a0 You can buy maps and compasses with the mushrooms you find in treasure chests and defeated enemies (it\u2019s the game\u2019s currency), but they aren\u2019t very useful as they only show where treasure chests and save points are.\u00a0 The game is also a bit buggy and there were a couple of times I got stuck and had to reset the game and start at the last save point.<\/p>\n

I also didn\u2019t like how getting hit and your health system works.\u00a0 When you get hit, you don\u2019t flash and get knocked back.\u00a0 Well, sometimes you get knocked back, but I\u2019m not sure if you have invincibility frames or not.\u00a0 Oftentimes it would make me lose control and I either couldn\u2019t move or my controls would be reversed or all wonky for a second.\u00a0 The only way to see your health is to press the start button to see the subscreen.\u00a0 The game will warn you when you are at half health and quarter health, but oftentimes it\u2019s too late.\u00a0 To refill your health, you must manually go to the subscreen and use kudzu jelly that you\u2019ve either bought or picked up from defeated enemies.\u00a0 There\u2019s a reason why Zelda still uses the heart system\u2026because it WORKS!<\/p>\n

And finally, the ending is pretty underwhelming.\u00a0 After I beat the game, I looked up on YouTube and found out there\u2019s a secret final boss, but the ending really didn\u2019t change much.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t like the game enough to go back and see what I missed anyway.\u00a0 But if you can look past the problems and if you really enjoy Link\u2019s Awakening like I do, you may want to check Kudzu out anyway.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nothing too violent or objectionable here.\u00a0 You hit pixelly plants and ghosts with a machete, and they just disappear when defeated.\u00a0 The Game Over screen shows a hand with plants surrounding it but that\u2019s it.\u00a0 Reading skill is a must and younger gamers may find it too difficult.\u00a0 Kudzu is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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