Folks, we may have a last-minute GOTY contender on our hands. Astlibra Revision, an ambitious 2D JRPG 15 years in the making, launched on Steam last month and has since ꦓbecome the 55th highest-rated 2022 release on the storefront, according to . 

has been pitched as Final Fantasy meets Castlevania, and somehow it actually seems to deliver on that wild promise – based on its 2,919 "Overwhelmingly Positive" Steam reviews, at least. ♛It also seems to have more than a spot of Vanillaware to it. I'm definitely getting some Dragon's Crown and Odin Sphere꧙ vibes here. 

You play as a young hero who wakes up in a world devoid of humans, and you'll be battling through a staggering variety of monsters both gorgeous and grotesque on your journey to return home – a journꦡey that can take 60 to 80 hours based on the developer's description and some Steam review stats. 

This being a side-scroller, you've got a massive arsenal of at♍tacks available to you. The Steam page shows off piles of melee and ranged weapons with gorgeous armor to match, and its magic system seems to pack a hell of a punch too. We're looking at six difficulty settings, post-game challenges in an ominous Final Chapter said ♔to stress-test your best builds, and even a talking bird companion who breathes lasers. 

I don't know if I've fallen in love with a game so quickly all year. Astlibra Revision came out of nowhere and it has some of the best 2D art I have ever seen (with some rough-looking environments and menus mixed in, but with an RPG Maker charm to them). I am frothing at the mouth over here. Look at this freaking game: 

Astlibra Revision's Steam page says developer Keizo "gave his aꦬll into this work" for "14 years in development and more than one year for revision," and I believe it. If you're still on the fence over this $24.99 game, you can always try the free demo which offers up the first hour or two. 

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