Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider News

Greetings Moonriders,

It has been a while, but our team is excited to bring you new a patch containing:
⚙️Bug fixes
⚖️Balancing
✨Revamped CRT Mode
..and more!

[h3]BUG FIXES[/h3]

• Fixed a bug where the player took damage before the Super Drone mid-boss in Asura's Fleet stage
  
• Fixed the Darkportal special weapon MP usage (it was using the Stormshot MP usage before)
  |*]Fixed a bug where Sunseeker would get stuck after an animation
  
• Fixed a map switch bug in the map screen
  
• Fixed collisions in stage 2-2
  
• Fixed a bug where the player sprite would disappear if it left the screen in stage 4-2
  
• Fixed a bug where the player could drop out of the screen in stage 5-2
  

[h3]BALANCING[/h3]

• Lowered amount of iframes and damage to the Geocrash special weapon
  
• Doubled the Firerang special weapon's damage
  
• Made the Hydroshadow special weapon deal more damage
  
• Made the big robot in level 8-1 stop spinning if the player shoots at it (it will now only spins once, then stop)
  

[h3]NEW FEATURES[/h3]

• Revamped CRT mode (Windows only) - 2 CRT modes (with and without border) and a CRT.ini file in the game's folder that can be customized
  
• Added a menu option to turn off double-tap to run
  

[h3]MUSIC[/h3]

• Added new music for the following parts : submarine boss, serpent boss, and brain jar boss
  
• Updated some music (Flamestalker Area 1, Geocrusher Area 2)
  

Thank you for your continued support for the game!

🎧 Treat your ears to the beats of Moonrider's OST, now available on all streaming platforms! https://idol-io.link/Moonrider

🌕 Keep up on the latest news on our socials:
https://twitter.com/JoyMasher
https://twitter.com/thearcadecrew

Greetings Moonriders,

It’s only been a week since the release of Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider, but we wanted to drop by and express our sincere gratitude!

Not only were we ecstatic reading the glowing reviews, we were also proud and impressed by the content shared by this community! Here are a few highlights we came across:

• @Vertz505 made history by recording the first ever any% full speedrun of Moonrider. We were positively gobsmacked by his performance [46:01] that surpassed our expectations (and even some of our own personal records 😅).
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• Godgamer @Gellot blessed us with this All Bosses, no damage/upgrades/special weapons that kept us at the edge of our seats.
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• @iconoclast and @OmegaPrimus flexed on all of us by completing all stages with S rank. Truly an outstanding achievement!
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• @NeatPick gave us a satisfying 100% upgrades unlocked walkthrough that will appease all you completionists out there.
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It was amazing seeing these appear on our feed, and we hope you all keep sharing your Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider memorable moments with us!

🌕 Send us more amazing things and keep up on the latest news on our socials:

https://twitter.com/JoyMasher
https://twitter.com/thearcadecrew

Welcome to your reboot session, Moonrider.

We're thrilled to announce that Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider from the creators of Blazing Chrome is now available on Steam!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1942010/Vengeful_Guardian_Moonrider/

This challenging side-scrolling platformer has many things to offer:

- Eight deadly stages
- Genuine retrogaming vibes
- Pixel-perfect graphics
- Ability to custom your super cyborg ninja's fighting skills
- Action-loaded adventure rhythmed with an incredible soundtrack
- Horror/sci-fi cinema and Japanese cultural influences

We're looking forward to getting your first impressions on this incredible relentless quest for revenge with the Moonrider.

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Grab Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider's incredible soundtrack:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2216530/Vengeful_Guardian_Moonrider__Original_Soundtrack/

Grab The Moonrider & Blazing Chrome Bundle

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/29800/The_Moonrider__Blazing_Chrome_Bundle/

Grab the ultimate JoyMasher Collection (Blazing Chrome, Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider, Odallus: Unstoppable Edition, Oniken: The Dark Call)

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/29801/The_JoyMasher_Collection/

💫 Catch us on social media:

https://twitter.com/JoyMasher
https://twitter.com/TheArcadeCrew

Greetings Moonriders,

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider will be launching tomorrow! To celebrate its upcoming release, we’d like to tell you more about JoyMasher and their newest love letter to the retrogaming and Japanese culture.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1942010/Vengeful_Guardian_Moonrider/

[h3]Who is JoyMasher?[/h3]

JoyMasher is a Brazilian studio founded in early 2012 focusing on delivering video games with strong retrogaming vibes. Their gaming ride started with Oniken (2014), an action-platformer strongly inspired by the greatest hits released on NES.

JoyMasher marked the following year with Odallus: The Dark Call (2015), an action game that pays homage to the best and undisputed action classics such as Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest, and the one and only Castlevania.

A few years later, the studio gave birth to a new action-loaded run’n’gun gem called Blazing Chrome. This dark tale about humanity being at the edge of extinction gathers everything Contra and Metal Slug fans love but in a post-apocalyptic setting.

Their next gem called Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is about to slash its way onto PC with eight challenging stages, rough pixel-perfect graphics, and genuine retrogaming and Japanese cultural influences.

[h3]What is Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider about?[/h3]

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a quest for revenge. The story begins with a totalitarian state that created an army of super soldiers to maintain order with an iron hand and subdue other nations including its own people.



In this oppressed world where despair reigns, an incident has awakened the Moonrider, one of the super soldiers, who rejects its intended purpose and seeks revenge on its creators and fellow guardians. By turning his back on the state, the Moonrider became an unlikely hero but also a glimmer of hope for humanity.

[h3]A project built with childhood memories and cultural influences:[/h3]

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider creator, Danilo Dias, picked and added a bunch of Japanese cultural influences that marked him as a child born and raised in Brazil at the end of the ‘80s. At that time, the Japanese culture had a more significant impact on the country with the introduction of video games, manga, and anime.

A Brazilian channel on TV used to broadcast Kamen Rider (仮面ライダー), Jaspion (巨獣特捜ジャスピオン), or Spielvan (時空戦士スピルバン) (cult classics from Tokusatsu and Sentai era) that became his favorite series and inspirations.



Years passed and his interest in Japanese culture never stopped growing and left its mark on Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider's art direction. On the one hand, the characters' designs were strongly inspired by supernatural entities and spirits (Yokai, etc.) from Japanese folklore.



On the other hand, sci-fi horror movies such as Alien (1979) inspired JoyMasher to recreate this gloomy ambiance in Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider. This dark and oppressive atmosphere ends up being beautifully enhanced with pixel-perfect graphics and incredible attention to detail.



[h3]What can I expect from Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider?[/h3]

The ultimate retro side-scrolling platformer experience with challenging, deadly stages that will make you sweat, and the satisfaction of bringing some justice to this oppressed world. Furthermore, powerful modifier chips are hidden and guarded throughout the adventure and will allow you to customize your Guardian’s fighting skills on the battleground.

Last but not least, the genuine retrogaming vibes that emerged from the gameplay, the pixel art graphics, and the game’s incredible soundtrack sound like a love letter to the Megadrive era and the greatest action platformers that marked generations of players.

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🤖 Wishlist Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider if you haven't:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1942010/Vengeful_Guardian_Moonrider/


💫 You can also catch us on social media:

@JoyMasher
@TheArcadeCrew

Greetings Moonrider,

Check out IGN's latest video that unveils 8 minutes of exclusive gameplay from Vengeful Guardian Moonrider:

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

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🤖 Wishlist Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider if you haven't:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1942010/Vengeful_Guardian_Moonrider/

💥Discover another JoyMasher gem called Blazing Chrome:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/609110/Blazing_Chrome/