Posted on: June 17, 2019

qmagnet

Jeux: 66 Avis: 2

Disappointed

My fault. Went in thinking this was a Metroidvania. I mean it's been tagged online at sotres that this is a Metroidvania. Well, maybe a very very light Metroidvania. There are barely any secret areas. The upgrades take far too long to acquire to keep interesting game progression. And oh god the dialogue... The story is okay but man there is SO MUCH TEXT. Like an unbelievable amount of boring exposion. Every character constanlty says thei thoughts out loud and you have to sit there and mash the button until you can progress. I'm all for an engaging story, but I bought this game expecting some exploration and powering up. There is very little exploration and SO MUCH TALKING. Iconoclasts started off really cool with a unique religious-authority story, but manit's so hard to keep going when you constantly have to read chatter and you just want to play. This is a potentially great game, but a lesson how NOT to do story for all developers. Either make your text have voice over so it could be engaging or cut the chatter dramatically. I don't even feel like finishing it but I had to write my frutration with a game that started off well and just becomes such a monotonous drag.

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Posted on: June 12, 2019

Smoke39

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Jeux: 149 Avis: 2

Looks and plays good, bizzare writing

First you should know this is really more of a puzzle platformer than a Metroidvania. Progress within each area is pretty linear, with you coming to a door, going off to solve a puzzle or trigger a plot event, then proceeding to the next door. You'll generally finish an area before moving on to the next, often involuntarily within a cutscene, and often with no way back until later. You'll usually only return to a previous area to collect crafting materials you couldn't reach before, or to trigger plot events. The world is also laid out in a straight line, with a fast travel system, so there's not really much in the way of plotting a course between areas. Nothin' wrong with any of that per se, just don't go in expecting truly Metroid-style open-ended, upgrade-based exploration. Gameplay is varied and generally well-executed, and there's quite a bit of content. I think tweaks would've felt more rewarding if you unlocked more slots over time, though. I never spent most of my crafting materials because I liked the 3 I already had. The writing, though, is a mess imo. Dialogue is rambly and awkward in a way that's hard to put my finger on. Drama often feels arbitrary and unrelatable. Mina in particular seems totally scatterbrained and prone to wild moodswings. Royal is the only character who seems to have an actual character arc, but even his story is kinda clumsy. Motives and affiliations are often unclear. Characters often argue about ideals, but in meaningless vaguaries. By the end I still wasn't entirely clear on what exactly had just happened, or what to take from it. Overall it really is a remarkable game. Looks fantastic, plays good, but the bizarre storytelling really kinda left me feeling cold despite the game's other strengths.

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Posted on: January 29, 2018

AutumnGales

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Jeux: 12 Avis: 1

A goshdarn good game, go play it.

This game is really great! Surprisingly well written, making a lot of social commentaries about organized religion, theocracies, systemic oppression, capitalism, climate change, the list goes on. I finished the game and I'm astonished as to what has been achieved here. I wish more people would play it and talk about it. I actually played a really really early version of this game a long time ago and I'm delighted to finally play the full version of the game. If the creator reads this: good job!!! You did really good!! ALSO: I've heard some people complain that this game is anti-religion. It is. It's called Iconoclasts (look it up) and if you can't handle that, this game is not for you.

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Posted on: June 27, 2020

thearchdouchebag

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Jeux: 129 Avis: 9

Ce n'est pas un metroidvania.

Je le décrirait plutôt comme un puzzle-platformer en monde ouvert avec des éléments de jeu d'aventure, quelques ennemis pour pimenter vite fait - et des combats de boss assez énervés. J'ai lâché le jeu en cours de route. Jamais aimé les mélanges de genre entre puzzle et action. C'est pas mon truc. Le fait que le jeu demande souvent un timing franchement serré et/ou des placements bien précis dans l’exécution des puzzles n'a pas aidé. Ceci dit pour ceux à qui ça plait le jeu est au top : la réalisation est magistrale, le niveau de finition et de soin du détail est impressionnant, les personnages sont charismatiques et attachants, c'est rapide, c'est dynamique, la prise en main est immédiate... ... J'aurai bien aimé vivre dans l'univers parallèle où Iconoclast est vraiment un metroidvania...

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Posted on: August 13, 2022

MotherKojiro

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Jeux: 481 Avis: 196

Inconsistent, but Good

The basic mechanics are pretty solid; you have both guns and your trusty wrench. The guns can be charged, but will have a longer cooldown time after firing charged shots. The wrench can be used for striking, swung at the right time to reflect projectiles, twirled for a good DPS attack, twisted to crank knobs to move pieces of puzzles the size of an entire room, and can even attach to grapple points. To summarize, the game plays like a combination of Metroid, Bionic Commando, Castle Excellent, and Monster Party; it's quite a mash-up, and tests your brain just as much as your reflexes. The bosses are no exception, and since there aren't many upgrades, you often have to think about all of your skills before you can find a solution that works. Many of the boss fights are quite engaging and fierce - it's rare for a game to expect you to be a good fighter and a good puzzle solver - but there are a select few that are stupidly easy or just plain obnoxious. Unfortunately, this does have the side-effect of bringing you times when you'll have no idea what to even do, making the challenge weirdly inconsistent. The visuals are made entirely of pixel art, but it's not the low-detail variant that screams indie at the top of its lungs. This is high quality, and has a very unique aesthetic. The characters all have excellent visual designs. The scenery is also unique, both in its shape and its coloration; in the very first area, you have trees with little cubes on them for leaves. The music complements all of this fairly well, and while there are only a handful of standout tracks, few of them are bad. This is heavily story-focused, and while the story does take some interesting turns, and has some good philosophy behind it, a lot of the characters are unlikeable, or go back-and-forth between whether or not I could stand them. Overall, if you like this style and are up for a challenge, this game's merits do outweigh its flaws.

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