In December of last year, developers Exalted Studio and publisher Dear Villagers put out a demo for the next game in what they hope is a franchise, Big Helmet Heroes. Exalted’s first game featured many of these same characters in a Mobile Idle PVP game.
Looking to change arena’s and find a bigger audience this title pits the cutesy heroes into a 3D Beat-em-up style adventure. In doing research for the game I found the demo on the Microsoft store and completed it on Xbox Series X. The following are my impressions of what I experienced playing of said demo in single-player mode.
The demo lets you play through three levels and introduces three different characters. Starting out as the all-around Knight, then the speedy Ninja, and finally the heavy Brute. Each one is presented with a short comedic vignette prior to the start of the level, setting the tone for the rest of the experience where combat always has a tinge of zaniness.
By the time you get to the third level, the full arsenal becomes available and in single-player you can freely switch between the characters at the press of a button. Allowing...
