Daily Espada Demo

Boss fights are always fun in video games, especially if the opposing monster is incredibly big and the fight itself is extremely demanding. Many games featured intense and memorable boss fights, including the obvious God of War franchise and the beautiful Shadow of the Colossus. Now, you may have the chance to practice your fighting skills on a whole new array of monsters.

Daily Espada is a 2D beat ‘em up in which you play a guy with a sword, who must do his best to survive a constant onslaught of terrible monsters and apparitions. Thankfully, he possesses a unique set of skills to deal with the situation, as well as quite the powerful sword. However, it is still up to you when it comes to how he uses these elements, because he dies instantly without your support.

To begin with, there is even a rather silly story going on in the background, one that sort of explains the reason everything is happening. Hence, the main character participates in a TV show in which he must battle huge monsters from the Brazilian mythology. Obviously, that makes no sense at all, but it’s an explanation you’ll have to come to terms with.

The sad part about the game is that you are rather limited when it comes to the moves you are able to perform. There is one attack key you can mash in order to use your sword, but not much else. Your character can transform into a more powerful version of himself and deliver more punishing blows, but the routine remains more or less the same. Thankfully, you can at least charge up a special attack and witness a bit of a critical hit every once in a while.

Visually, the 2D graphics engine holds its own and it looks quite decent, even if everything is simplistic and cartoony. The animations are smooth and they greatly add to the action, as do the interesting backgrounds. However, you never really get a good glimpse of anything, because both the monsters and the environments are constantly shrouded by shadows.

Although Daily Espada lacks the proper ingredients to turn into a classic, the actual fights are very tricky and they can occupy a decent portion of your time. On the other hand, none of them is memorable, because they lack personality.