- Platform, Adventure, Action
Bo is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania based in a colorful world of Japanese folklore. You play as a tiny fox spirit that grows from lotus blossom after being blessed by the moon god. Use your legendary bō staff to bounce and move fluidly through a delightfully-demonic east asian fever dream.
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Plot-driven, relentless, unpretentious and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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God is a GeekLyle CarrJul 20249.5/10Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus is simply a must play Metroidvania, with fantastic locomotion, gorgeous visuals and boss fights I won't forget in a hurry.
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Game RantNick RodriguezJul 20244.5/5 starsSquid Shock Studios lets loose an astonishing debut in the form of Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus, a silky-smooth metroidvania platformer.
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WellPlayedMark IsaacsonJul 20249.5/102024's incredible lineup of indie titles continues to grow, and Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus deserves to be right near the top. It's a picture-perfect Metroidvania, impeccably designed and gorgeous in motion. Do not miss this.
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GameSpotJordan RaméeJul 20245/10Though it features some of the best parts of modern metroidvania games, too often Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is waylaid by its lack of direction and poor platforming.
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GameLusterSarim IrfanJul 20245/10While not a path best left untrodden, Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is a title that struggles to find its way to its full potential.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Squid Shock Studios
- Publisher
- Balor Games
- Released
- July 17, 2024
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Unity
- Time to beat
- 12 h rushed · 16 h main story · 20 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.3/10 from 18 ratings.
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