The Way

Albeit it had serious flaws gameplay-wise, The Way was a very inspiring game... right until I finished it. Throughout the whole story there is a sense of hope, a sense of possibility, no matter how slim or distant, that you can succeed in your impossible mission. Yes, the tone and themes are grim and foreboding, or often very contemplative. Yet the game presents this grand, epic atmosphere of eternity and ascension that sweeps across every scene, giving the promise of salvation at the end. The hero of the story is determined to find "the way", no matter the obstacles, no matter the challenges that stand in his path, and the whole narrative supports the notion that in the end, mind shall triumph over matter, and we get to see our happy ending. But the problem is, you cannot earn your happy ending. Thing is, the finale is downright heart-breaking. The hero doesn't return his loved one to life, he loses his faithful companion, and wastes years of his life to achieve an ultimately futile task. You get two endings, both of which can technically be considered "bittersweet", but they only enhanced the sense of regret I felt when I completed the game. Yes, you get to save an entire alien race from virtual oblivion, but in the scope of the hero's personal tragedy, that is relatively minor solace. Not to mention there was a strange time/space traveler motif that was left unexplained in the end for no discern-able reason. "Without death, life is meaningless" - phah, what a ridiculous closing line. I would like to elaborate further, but this review is under symbol-count constraint, so I will leave it so. Also, the game was extremely short; I finished it in just under 10 hours, and half of that time was ad nauseam repetition of "cheap death" platforming/chasing/bullet-hell sequences. I only give it two stars because of the developer's dedication to create something memorable. Well, better luck next time.

Los mejores 40 centavos que he pagado en toda mi vida.

hardcore classic DOS gamers..u do remember Another World and Flashback right? this game is actually a GIFT for us..its mix both games with Heart of Darkness too its one of the best Graphic Platformer out there..we need more games like this most reviewers give it low rate why? cus Puzzles are soo HARD .. i mean really really Hard u'll keep solving Puzzles over Puzzles to save ur Love..game is amazing..this game not for everyone..the pixel art is one the best looking..such an amazing art i hope there's a sequal soon

This review focus on few things that could make this game more better. - The checkpoint slots (there is no slots and game only get autosave). - Don't jump too far (Because you will die!!!) - There is a minor bug at hidden gate which sometimes make game crash (you wont even notice it). - If you are playing game and if your CPU is used100% then your character can jump higher. (This is very helpful in a puzzle at the end levels). - A hint about puzzles could be helpful. Because of this you will have to lookout for tiny details. - Game is very easy just have patience. (I finished it twice back to back). Game could have been long but it looks like it was ended in hurry. Post credit scene shows a chance for a sequel. I wish devs could release some kind DLC/Updates which add few more contents (like editor, a new game mode and/or few more levels.) Overall it's a very solid mind bender. Thank you Doc0075 for this beautiful game.

Made it to level 2 ... died 1 million times from falling less distance than a 3 year old could fall. Dumb. Not as good as Another World, not as good as Flashback. I can personally take bigger falls the failed protagonist in this game can. So could a 3 year old. Silly, over thought, incongruent gameplay. Keep the same physics from level one to finish or just look like another level to level amateur indie game play foolish producer. 2/5. Indie as F**k.