9/10 Superb game. It took just over 4 hours to complete with all the backtracking to get 100%. It has a good story and the difficulty matches up with the upgrades you collect. A few downsides: the lack of a world map and map indicators. I had to source a map online to figure out where to go for the 100%. I would have gotten the appropriate upgrades much earlier but couldn't remember where Rebba was. Story-wise, I wish there was a bit more of an explanation of a couple of things that I won't say here for sake of spoilers. Also, lack of controller support. The style is cute but engaging despite being 1-bit. Progress is fluid and the backtracking is minimal. Fortunately, the game warns you about entering the final area so you can collect everything and the in-game menu shows your progress.
There's too many grievances that tip a recommndation to a hesitant referral. A 10% improvement would make it a good game but now it's only okay. I had to play the game in several sittings. I bought it at A$1.89 and it is well worth the price but I wouldn't have paid much more. The game is criminally short: only 15 levels including bosses. The game is best played at a medium pace as rushing through does not help with any of the mechanics. GOOD Pleasing graphics and animations, including the cutscenes and GUI. Allows 2 player coop but I never used it. I adore the ability to collect items and flick switches with your ranged attack. Also, you have a slight "magnet", so even if items get lodged in walls, you often can get them by attacking. MID The game is low on story but it doesn't need it. The difficulty is odd. The game is quite generous with lives but you only get 4 health that doesn't get replenished (except with coin collection & death). The level design is a bit disjointed but a solid 4/5. The game goes from level to level without prompting. This is good for playing progression but makes quitting or level select an annoyance. BAD If the controls/movement were tighter, it would imporve things immensley. The glide mechanic feels shunted when starting and moves at a sharper decline than I'm used to. Invincibility frames last a few milliseconds, making it very easy to lose a lot of health at once. The combat system is awkward. It seems to prefer ranged attacks. Though you can pull off combos, they rarely feel satisfying as enemies get knocked back or fight back too quickly. The game introduces trees than can be felled early on but makes no indication as to which trees can be felled or not. I couldn't get my gamepad to work with the game. You can't rebind the keys and I dislike the selection of default keys. The game can be buggy at times. I especially noticed it when going through a spike progression as said progression did not sync up and I died a few times.
One of the worst games I've ever played. I think I played this game for 10 minutes then gave up. It is in no way intuitive how to play this game. Just driving to the first "tutorial" is bad. There are no actual tutorials. I went to the Tutorial Event but it gave me zero instructions. I played Free-Roam and only then was I at least give controls. No tutorial still. The only thing close is loading tips. I expected a heck of a lot more based on the title. I've played racing games before but apart from the visuals (which is just minimalist), it's horrible.
This game isn't long enough to even to be called a snack. It more qualifies as a demo. I was worried until I saw it was free. I'm giving it a star off because it doesn't tell you anything about the controls or goals of the game. You don't really need them but it's odd nonetheless. Also, the artstyle is a little off but for a free game, it deserves all the stars thereafter.
This game is an absolute mess when it comes to controls. Even following the tutorials, the game does not cooperate in any reasonable manner. You move like you wading through treacle while all the enemies move like they've drank 4 cups of espresso. I have no idea how to long jump. Some controls are mixed and some need you to hold down a button, even after being only prompted to "press". I finally made it to a save point but I don't want to play any more. The only redeemable feature of this game is the modern additions, mainly the rewind function. The graphics are sub-par, even for the time. There is no proper story, no explanation as to where you are, who you are, what you're doing.... Something tells me this is just a 10 minute game stretched into a longer format.
