Overloop

Straight to the point: - It's worth his price (5$ on sale) - Story is good and intriguing. Nothing too fancy but still it works. - Controls are responsive and there is no delay between death (like Super Meat Boy) - Too bad that the fact that you can partially play with your mouse is not explained better - Puzzles are fairly easy, but story and bits of dialogue everywhere keeps you intrigued - Game can be done in < 5 hours easily, good if you don't have your life to spend on a game and just want to relax a bit One missed opportunity: Bloodless mode - Puzzles are easy for adults, but they could be great for young teenagers - Only thing is that it's pretty gore, and I wouldn't put a kid in front of it. - Some "slightly scary" moment but nothing too scary; except maybe an action sequence in a factory, that was the "worst" I can think of; maybe that would need to be fine tuned a bit. - That would be amazing to have a bloodless mode that doesn't contain any blood to allow a younger audience to experience this small indie title that is easy to take on, has puzzle solving and has a great story / morale ! Anyway, if you want to do something for the price of a movie ticket, this is worth your money; arguably longer and with a story probably more interesting that whatever movie is airing in your area.

2 hrs to finish this little gem: the time is spent introducing a few mechanics and then enjoying the moral and ethical repercussions of using them. This is brilliantly achieved through an interesting story, intelligent humor and a deep finale. Controls are not controller-centric and actually include the possibility to play with the mouse as well. It is not difficult, there is no side-anything, it feels more like a long, curated, intelligent joke told by a friend than a modern puzzle platformer. For supporting an independent studio and enjoying the type of product there should be more of, it's definitely worth the price!

Saw the trailer and was very intrigued. Looked right up my alley. But I ended up getting bored with it very quickly. The cloning gimmick is not fleshed out well and I've seen it used in other games a lot better with much more fulfilling puzzles. The puzzles aren't even that difficult. I put less than 2 hours into the game and I got to the 2nd to last level before quitting as it just wasn't holding my attention anymore. Another negative is the story. It's very bog standard evil corporation plot with nothing new to add to the table. The dialogue is also written to seem more witty than it actually is. Positives include the aesthetics. It has very nice sprite work with a great framerate. Sounds are all clear and punchy. The music is fitting as well. Some people will like this game for sure, but it's nothing impressive, especially for the price. I got it on sale for $6, but barely got any time or enjoyment out of it. It is a very short game.

In a lot of ways this is fairly minimalist. You can pick it up and play almost immediately there's very little to keep track of. It's laser focused if you will on themes, puzzles and atmosphere. It is true that the brain teasers here are definitely not as straining for you to figure out as in other games. In some ways this resembles the Portal games, but that isn't one of them. I don't think that's a problem but it is definitely something that you should know before spending any money on it. Basically you are running and jumping your way through a series of levels, any one of which you can replay at will. There are environmental hazards, levers to pull, switches to stand on. And that's where your cloning gun comes in; you cannot get very far in this without making duplicates of yourself, and in quite a few cases, you will have to directly sacrifice them. As such it is not necessarily challenging from a gameplay perspective but from a moral one. The further you get into this the more blood on your joystick hand. You might find yourself purposefully treating the copies as disposable and wonder why you ended up thinking of them like that. It might even happen not very long after you start playing. And after all we do not currently have human cloning in the real world so how did you become used to it so quickly? In this way it uses the mechanic remarkably well to explore this; this is something only the medium of games can do. It is different if you're just watching someone else do something. Controls are easy to understand and responsive; anytime I failed in this it was my own mistake not a flaw with the game. The music always fits and the retro graphics help put distance between you and all the gore heightening aforementioned exploration of ethical issues. This does a great job exploring what it does to people and society when science is used without any ethical constraints. It has a dark sense of humor but also a heart. The satire has real bite to it. Fun meta jokes.