Posted November 06, 2013
Thise is what I wrote:
"Man buying drowned cat pays for wet pussy" - fortune cookie in Shadow Warrior. Or should I say 4Chan cookie - the game's humour is quite lolcat inspired.
I had a lot of fun with Hammerwatch as the Gauntlet/Mageslayer/Get Medieval throwback does a great job of combining retro with freshness. It looked like Aquakitty had the same user-friendly, local 2P coop-supported retro atmosphere and thus I bought as soon as it was released. Bad move - I should have waited for reviews. You have my review at last, so read it before buying!
Aquakitty plays a lot like Jumpjet and thus it's not a SHMUP. So far so good, that 1990 game deserves a remake. But unlike Hammerwatch, this remake is hardly user-friendly. Few options in the menu, no manual, definitively no level editor. Also, the game didn't recognise my gamepads making 2P very clumsy (there's no online/LAN option).
I give the game 2/5 because I'm a cat lover and because I think many problems could be patched."
As I wrote at the end of my review, the game indeed got better with its patch. My gamepads work fine now, and I can play 2P coop all I want. =)
I still think the game lacks the user-friendliness and content/vaule of Hammerwatch (which I gave 5/5 stars), but I wouldn't have given the game that 2/5 rating if I was reviewing the patched version.
"Man buying drowned cat pays for wet pussy" - fortune cookie in Shadow Warrior. Or should I say 4Chan cookie - the game's humour is quite lolcat inspired.
I had a lot of fun with Hammerwatch as the Gauntlet/Mageslayer/Get Medieval throwback does a great job of combining retro with freshness. It looked like Aquakitty had the same user-friendly, local 2P coop-supported retro atmosphere and thus I bought as soon as it was released. Bad move - I should have waited for reviews. You have my review at last, so read it before buying!
Aquakitty plays a lot like Jumpjet and thus it's not a SHMUP. So far so good, that 1990 game deserves a remake. But unlike Hammerwatch, this remake is hardly user-friendly. Few options in the menu, no manual, definitively no level editor. Also, the game didn't recognise my gamepads making 2P very clumsy (there's no online/LAN option).
I give the game 2/5 because I'm a cat lover and because I think many problems could be patched."
As I wrote at the end of my review, the game indeed got better with its patch. My gamepads work fine now, and I can play 2P coop all I want. =)
I still think the game lacks the user-friendliness and content/vaule of Hammerwatch (which I gave 5/5 stars), but I wouldn't have given the game that 2/5 rating if I was reviewing the patched version.