Liner Notes: Xeno Crisis

Roll button appreciation month

Podcast is here.

Xeno Crisis is an interesting game for its level of polish (in sprite work and music), its release on retro platforms, and use of roguelite elements from modern games (like inter-level build choices and procedural generation). In our usual style I wanted to highlight some community contributions around the game.

First, a speed run by way of YouTube user Shadman:

The first track from the OST (with all of it available from Bitmap Bureau’s YouTube page):

And also the game’s wiki page which is notable just for the list of platforms (in the right sidebar). Make sure to check it out on whichever platform you prefer. This is not an analog twin-stick shooter, so I recommend using the buttons for shooting not sticks (though no judgement if you prefer the sticks).

The end of this month is Kirby and the Forgotten Land!