I like The Way. For the same Reasons I like Another World. It is a very good puzzle platformer tipping its hat to Another World & Flashback in a brilliant way. It is not however sporting brilliant athletics move and animation. The protagonist is only getting older along The Way after all. Or is it you? Some more arcade-like sequences are here and there, bringing variety and tension to the game. The Way Nice definitely has a nice story, strong moments of poetry and pure beauty... Pixel art and lighting works are top notch, with a strong identity. The whole is supported by a good to great soundtrack and nice sound effects. Some puzzles can be obscure at first (or a long time), if you are not observant (no pixel hunting), and a bit frustrating (I need to go back there to check how it was). But they fit the whole and are fun anyway. They are logic, and mostly an immediate use what you have read/seen and what abilities you have. There are/were some bugs (developer is working hard on those), I gamed through the whole without encountering any game breaking bug. (1.3 to 1.5c / Steam). Earlier, I wrote: But for me, with two left thumbs, the arcade sequence can be very punishing (but only 4 of those so far). Not because they are difficult (they are) but because achieving them once is not enough. You will get you killed again and again until you somehow manage to pass both the major obstacle and the minor ones until the next checkpoint. This being fixed, just know the arcade sequence can be difficult, but rewarding. That's the point! Combat is intelligent and varied. Nothing my two left thumbs couldn't get through despite zombie chucks (and other nasties). I had to switch from controller to keyboard and mouse for some places, but that's me being less dextrous/precise with thumbsticks, and not very good at sequenced jumping with my keyboard. It may look ok for younger players, since you are only shooting at robots and (alien) beasts, but there are two notable exception that could qualify as murder. I certainly hope the first is to be interpreted as knocking someone unconscious. Strongly recommended.
