A true ‘eureka’ moment in 33 Immortals comes when I realize the ‘collect arrows’ button not only reloads your bow, but damages enemies as the arrows pass through them on the way back to you. Suddenly it’s not just a simple twin-stick shooting system, but a gleeful, real-time crowd management game as you aggro kite enemies, luring them back into the path of the very arrows you just perforated them with. And as they finally turn black and fall into dust, this Early Access release is working very nicely, thank you very much.
But the 'Bow of Hope' isn’t the only weapon available so far in Thunder Lotus Games’ new title; four other weapons are available to try, each filling a specific role. The Tank role gives you a reasonably long sword to swing, and it has both quick and charged variants. Then there’s a 'Staff of Sloth' mage’s staff which lobs magic projectiles into the fray, and finally (for now) a close-up, quick-moving pair of knives called the 'daggers of greed' for slashing your way through enemies.
