Need a little bit of mystery and whimsy in your day? This week’s #WeeklyGameMusic has you covered with this track from…an action game? A Floral Creation by Masato Kouda and Kento Hasegawa starts cute and innocent, but gradually builds to a more tense composition. A fittingly bizarre track to an equally strange but visually stunning game, El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron.
Roughly (one might say, poorly) retelling the Hebrew Book of Enoch, El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron stars the scribe Enoch, tasked by God to punish seven fallen angels for taking a liking of humans and transforming Earth to their own image. To aid with Enoch’s travels, Lucifel — yes, that Lucifel, although in this case prior to him betraying God — also follows along, primarily acting as a save point by keeping God up-to-date with Enoch’s progress via a handy flip-phone. The two heroes travel to lands with wildly different, and absolutely gorgeous visuals, going from what appears to be a serene but mostly monochromatic world, to one that’s vibrant and neon colored like Vegas, to even one that’s clearly inspired by cyberpunk.
As an action game, El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron involves Enoch hacking-and-slashing fallen angel goons, first by literally stealing their weapon, then purifying it to be used against them. There are three weapons to master, and interestingly enough, each provide not only different controls in combat, but also a unique utility when it comes to light platforming. Highlight of the game, of course, are the bosses, which each use their own tricky combos to challenge the player’s reaction.
El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron was released on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. No other ports exist.
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