No Place for Bravery
A father risks all to save his daughter in brutal combat.
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No Place for Bravery is a 2D top-down action role-playing game from developer Glitch Factory and publisher Ysbryd Games. It launched on Windows and Nintendo Switch on September 22, 2022. The combat takes cues from Sekiro, while the story draws from the creators’ own lives, focusing on the role of father figures and how their choices echo through time. The plot follows Thron, a man haunted by past nightmares who embarks on a dangerous quest to rescue his kidnapped daughter.
On Metacritic, the Switch version scored 70 out of 100 from 12 reviews, and the Windows version scored 66 out of 100 from 8 reviews. Writing for Polygon, Khee Hoon noted the game “revels in the violence and harshness of its battles,” but criticized both its excessive brutality and difficulty. The reviewer argued that Glitch Factory seemed to have taken the wrong lessons from the Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki, whose games are known for tough but technically fair combat.
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The game's plot centers on Thron, a man tormented by nightmares from the past who risks going on a dangerous adventure to save his kidnapped daughter. According to the developers, the story draws from their own experiences of the importance of father figures and the far-reaching implications of their decisions. The combat style is inspired by Sekiro, emphasizing challenging, violent battles. The game presents a 2D top-down perspective, focusing on harsh and brutal encounters.
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