Today we are going to take a look at Sir Lovelot. This precision pixelart platformer promises to take you a magical journey through 40 levels while providing you with precision platformer gameplay we all love. Whether it can deliver on its promise is the question we will try to answer today. Sir Lovelot is available on Steam for 8 Euros and 99 cents or your regional equivalent.
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Hard is the life of the valiant and noble Sir Lovelot. He got dumped by pretty much all princesses in of all the seven kingdoms. But noble knights don’t give up that easily. He still wants to court a princess and thus he travels to the eighth kingdom where his soulmate is surely waiting for him. And he’s got choices as the local king was quite fertile and fathered 40 princesses. So, there’s only one thing left to do. Go and court them.
Every level of the precision platformer Sir Lovelot is guarded by a princess. But make no mistake. It will not an easy journey to get to her as her knight in shining armor. First, you need to bring a flower that only grows in the fields filled with dangerous monsters. So, you’ll need a bit of acrobatic and parkour skill to get to them. That will grant you access to the princess’ bedroom but only for one knight after which you’ll be promptly kicked out and need to search for your next beloved. And while 40 princesses to court sounds like a pretty big number, truthfully you’ll finish the game in about 2 – 3 hours if you speed through it.
If you want to prolong your experience with Sir Lovelot then your best option is to gather all the items laying around in all the levels such as coins, rings, lollipops, or the most dangerous – ducks – that are hiding in many hidden rooms. But you don’t have to collect these items as they don’t provide you with any tangible benefits apart from a feeling of being superior to those who haven’t collected them.
In your playthrough, you will get to visit four distinct locations. Each of them comes with their own special tricks that nicely enhance the gameplay. You’ll get to do some swimming with piranhas or even fly thanks to some giant windmills. But mostly, your hands will be sore as Sir Lovelot doesn’t like using his sword. Instead, he seems to have some magical power. Or, otherwise, it would be hard to explain why he is constantly using magic to defeat his foes. So, the monsters will be mostly on fire. But your magic also has its limits. The most dangerous enemies in all the levels are these small and non-threatening-looking skeletons hiding in holes around the place. But once they get out get ready to run or you will quickly die.
What I really enjoyed were the boss fights in which I got to fight giants monkeys or even a dragon. To knock them down requires a lot of jumping around but mostly, holding the fireball button. And apart from fighting I even got to run from a giant boulder. Though, I did cheese this one a bit. I just hid, waited for the boulder to run past me, and calmly finished the level. I truly don’t know whether this was me abusing the game design or just completely wrecking it.
Conclusion
So… in conclusion: Sir Lovelot is a good precision platformer with gorgeous pixelart and a very original and fun story. Though, for its price, it’s a bit too short for my taste. But if you are a fan of good precision platformers you will certainly enjoy it and hopefully, get a nice happily ever after.
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