Your capabilities are layered on through simple tutorials and before long you’ll be finding ways to make the killing spree flow and keep your combo racking up. Jump, roll, kick and shoot complete the roster of standard moves and then it’s over to you to string them together and cause chaos. Travelling left to right, there’s a heavy hint of twin stick shooter as one controls the movement and the other the aiming, and both are independent of one another. It’s a platformer at heart with a tonne of additional mechanics thrown in to break up the pace and flow and provide something new in each area. If you think of John Woo’s Hong Kong cinematic legacy then you’ve got an idea of what form the action takes. It’s strangely reminiscent of Hotline Miami with the faceless protagonist, but the gameplay is very different. The only motivation for our ski masked hero is to do whatever the ‘nana tells him and try not to die. It’s fair to say that there’s not really a story at play in My Friend Pedro, you start in a room with a banana talking to you, then proceed to savagely take out everyone that gets in your path over the course of the next few hours.
Developed by DeadToast and published by Devolver Digital, it’s not been clear what the game is actually about, but will that really matter when you can backflip in slow motion whilst dual-wielding pistols? It’s been a social media marketing campaign that’s done its job well – I’ve been interested in getting hands on with My Friend Pedro to experience the crazy action that it promises. For the last year Twitter has been alive with gifs of acrobatic stylish 2-D violence that have grabbed my attention each time they’ve drifted into view.
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