What's up! CM Flint here.

Do you enjoy indie games?

The Busan Indie Connect Festival, the global indie game festival held in Korea, recently wrapped up.

(Although, I hear the online festival is still running until August 30th!)

From what I've heard, everyone who attended had a fantastic time and praised the event.

Therefore! While browsing through the games featured at BIC 2024,

I came across one that particularly caught my attention: The Segment Twins!

I'm excited to introduce this game to you today!

▶ The Segment Twins (STOVE link)

Let's dive right into the review of The Segment Twins!

From the moment you start the game and see the title screen, you can immediately sense the overall vibe of the game.

The title alone exudes a "stylish action" atmosphere, and I personally love the black and white color scheme,

which really emphasizes the stylish action aspect.

The story is quite simple, being absolutely unimportant for this game.

You play as Amanda and Matilda, hunters who hunt mushroom-like monsters called "Mush" that terrorize humans.

One day, they find themselves in a fragmented world and begin their journey.

If it was a story-driven game, I might have thought the plot was too thin,

but here, the focus on gameplay with minimal distractions worked really well.

The in-game objects and tutorials are incredibly intuitive.

Except for the portals, everything else is straightforward—just proceed as you see it.

For the portals, once you understand that each stage is color-coded,

you’ll get the hang of it quickly, so there’s no need for complex tutorials.

When it comes to combat, however, you’ll need to pay closer attention.

You control a character who constantly switches between two styles, the swordmaster, and the gunslinger,

so if you skip through the tutorial too quickly, you might miss important details.

The basic combat involves using and combining two buttons.

Still, since the styles can change automatically and manually, you need to time your moves carefully.

This requires a bit of quick reflexes, but once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature.

Stages are divided into regular stages, mini-game stages, and boss stages.

At first, the game isn’t too challenging, so you can play casually.

However, as you progress, the difficulty ramps up with more enemies, obstacles, and projectiles,

and even shielded enemies start appearing.

As you continue to play, you unlock the most crucial feature: the Changer.

Initially, you manage two styles with a single character,

but with the Changer, you can select one of four modes for each style.

I chose the Power mode for the Gunslinger and the Technique mode for the Swordmaster,

and I found the gameplay significantly improved with these changes.

After progressing through several stages, you'll encounter a boss at the end of each chapter.

Each boss has unique attack patterns and mechanics, so figuring these out and adapting your strategy is key to success.

In conclusion, after playing The Segment Twins, I was really impressed by the dynamic hack-and-slash gameplay.

The fast-paced action, where you defeat hordes of enemies with just a few button combinations, was a lot of fun.

While the game recommends using a controller, I found it perfectly playable with a keyboard as well.

How about beating the lingering late-summer heat with The Segment Twins?

▶ The Segment Twins (STOVE link)

Thank you.