Of all the games that I bought during summer sale, this is my favorite one, and it's because it's pure candy. It doesn't go heavy on story, it doesn't make you go through a long tutorial, or bore you with some 5 minute long cutscene right at the start. You do get a little bit of context to start the game off, but then you're off to the races, and man, is it fun. Like I said, this game is pure candy. The worlds are all exploding with color, the music hits just right, and the gameplay is tight. This is a running game, much like Sonic the Hedgehog, where you'll be sliding down grind rails, platforming to different heights, and going through loop de loop's. Actually, if someone were to reskin this game with Sonic assets, this could easily pass for a Sonic the Hedgehog demake (it kind of makes me feel like this would have been perfect as a Sonic launch game for the Sega Saturn). The only reason why this isn't a 5 star review from me is because the game is on the shorter side. I started my play through last night at around 10pm, and I finished just a bit after midnight. The game consists of 7 worlds, 2 stages each. I would have really liked to have seen each world have a boss fight, which really would have boosted the game's length, however, the entire game is a series of quickly paced platforming stages one after the next until the end. The stages themselves are pretty lenghty though. This is a very good game, and a total surprise for me. The demo had me hooked, and the full game did not disappoint, length considered. It's very rare that someone like me ever plays a game from start to finish (even short ones) but I just couldn't stop this after I started. I should note that this game does have replayability post game, although it's basically a replay of the base game from a "different perspective" (trying not to spoil it for anyone). If you like fast paced platformers, you can't go wrong with this one. If you liked the demo, don't even hesitate. This is a definite buy.
This is a fantastic puzzle mystery game. To anyone familiar with Mango Protocol's work, they're the same minds behind Mecha Nika and Agatha Knife, the latter of which has a bit of a cult following. This game takes place in the same universe as those games, although it stands to serve as it's own stand alone story, seperate from the events of past Psychotic Adventure games. If you like puzzle mysterys, this one will have you on the edge of your intrigue. It could be a bit on the short side if you're particularly adept at puzzle solving, but there's some good quality brain twisters as well as atmosphere here. I can't say too much without spoiling anything, but I'll just say that I had a really good time with this one. To the devs: Please consider bringing Mecha Nika, Agatha Knife, and Colossus Down to GOG. Mecha Nika and Agatha Knife would be a particularly great fit on a platform like GOG being that they're both point & click adventure games. Just some food for thought. Nice work on CLeM guys!
