Posted on: September 4, 2025

naceless

Spiele: 5 Rezensionen: 1

Great Little 1st-person Platformer

This is a game I bought years back, and I probably replay it about every 3 or 4 years or so. Fantastic little first person platformer with a good story that hooked me from the first play. It's simple, and probably won't make your Top Games Ever list, but definitely a worthwhile play if you're into peaceful first person platformers. You will definitely die and have to retry sections again and again (and again), but that's something I enjoy. It gives a real sense of satisfaction when you finally (finally!!) get past whatever segment you've been trying and failing for the last 10 minutes. I almost never felt like it's the game screwing me when I fail a jump, it's pretty much always a matter of knowing I just need to grapple a little sooner, jump a little later, cut that corner a little tighter. it's a game that can get you a little frustrated for a short period of time, but that makes the success so much sweeter. The frustration of failure is minimal because the checkpoints are rather frequent and therefore forgiving. Really my only qualm with the game is that I wish there was a way to skip story scenes. There's several points where there's about 5-15 minutes of just talking to other characters, and while it's all pretty interesting on your first play-through, it gets boring when you've already played it before and know the story. It's why I only play it every few years or so. There *are* secrets hidden throughout the levels, and it's pretty fun to go back through after beating the game to try to find them all, but that gets a little tedious when you have to wait through story moments in order to get back to platforming and exploring and trying to find them. Over-all though, definitely a great little game to pick up if you're a fan of first-person platformers or looking to try them out. It's straightforward, just challenging enough to give you a rush when you get past a difficult part, and the story is intriguing enough to hold your focus. Love this game.

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Posted on: September 11, 2025

Bansexual

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Spiele: 40 Rezensionen: 1

It's fine. Just fine.

For a game of its age, it's fine. The grappling mechanic is pretty rough, and detracts from the enjoyment. I probably won't finish it.

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Posted on: December 29, 2017

Lazzarus101

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Spiele: 419 Rezensionen: 16

Lot of Fun / Un Sacco di Divertimento

----- ENGLISH REVIEW ----- I love this game, it has a unique atmosphere and very fun mechanics, it makes me feel like I’m flying! I had this game on Steam and I decided to buy it again just to support the developers and see something original and fun once again. It took me less than 10 hours to complete, but for its price and the fun, it’s a worth deal. The story is nice, the world looks magic and interesting. ----- RECENSIONE ITALIANA ----- Amo questo gioco, ha un’atmosfera unica e delle meccaniche davvero divertenti, mi fa sentire come se volassi! Avevo questo gioco su Steam e ho deciso di comprarlo di nuovo per supportare gli sviluppatori e vedere qualcosa di originale e divertente ancora una volta. Ho impiegato meno di 10 ore per finirlo, ma per il prezzo e il divertimento, è decisamente un valido affare. La storia è bella e il mondo è interessante e all’apparenza magico.

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Edited on: September 18, 2025

Posted on: June 8, 2021

mnietek

Spiele: 549 Rezensionen: 80

I'm in two minds about it

Well... to give the game just a negative review would be unjust because the game is kinda pretty and cute (although the characters design is ugly as hell). The checkpoints can be annoying but this "save" form is understandable in platform game context. If you could save every two seconds there would be no challenge whatsoever. The story is... well, a story. You need some background story for your hero. It's not the best one, not the worst. A bit silly but acceptable. The jumping and grappling mechanics are... fun but annoying. You very often keep hitting the object you're attached to disturbing your flight and causing you to fall. And there is no way to consistently predict whether you'll be able to grab something or not. You simply have to try and see whether you'll grab the next rock or fall short. Another annoying thing is that the game is very linear but in some places you have no idea where to go next. Make up your mind - either make an exploration-type game or show the player what to do. How was I supposed to know that suddenly after almost whole long level of giving me only very specific rocks to grab on to you'll suddenly decide that the ceiling is "grabable"? And the grapling mechanics itself... well, I'm biased because I'm a huge fan of all Bionic Commando releases. I loved the Bionic Commando grappling and swinging mechanics. It was much more fun than this game and much more predictable. But as I said - I might be biased here. So, long story short, the game can be fun to some extent but not as much as to justify full price.

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Posted on: October 28, 2021

shylock.596

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Spiele: 756 Rezensionen: 103

Has Some Quirks But Solid Overall

First person platformers can be hit and miss but A Story About My Uncle was highly enjoyable for the most part. It had some annoying bits near the end but this was a minor nuisance. My issue near the end was that it became difficult to determine what chunks of ground and rock one could grapple to. I didn’t seem to have this issue before the ice caves level for whatever reason but it meant a lot more deaths than normal. The windmills earlier were also quite finicky. Overall I liked the grappling system as it made me try to plan out a route before taking the first jump. There are also a decent amount of augments you get such as extra grapples; rocket boots; super jumps; and cores that recharge your grapple mid flight. All of this makes you strategize when to use them so you don’t run out mid flight. The story was at times basic but had some promise. You are searching for your missing uncle and need to explore this strange world to find him. My only complaint was that you don’t learn more about the frog people and their history. For instance you get a companion who deciphers glyphs for you but they don’t stick around long and there are plenty of glyphs after that point that I would have liked to know what they meant. The voice acting was very good. There wasn’t much music in the game to judge. The graphics were decent overall. It was never a stunner but had some good art direction. The only bits that I thought looked weak, even for 2014, was the fire; hair and the frog people’s feet. There were also some awkward transitions in the game where it loaded the next section of the game but only had a blank black screen. These transitions only took a couple seconds on my SSD but the first couple made me think maybe the game had frozen. I think adding a “loading” message would have been better. The ending seemed to be a bit flat and weak but I suggest waiting for after the credits when there is a post credits scene which ties things up nicer.

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