Thoughts?

[SectionHUN]

It's looks like a good and punishing platformer. IGN gave it a 6.3 out of 10 because when you die in the game, you have to start it from the beginning. Which is quite embarrassing. Although the trophies are looking good.

[RHGSniperFox]

Don't expect too many responses yet - the game doesn't actually release until the 28th.

 

That said, having been playing it for a few days now - you don't exactly start back at the beginning - not in the traditional sense. You restart at the last hibernation chamber you slept in, and lose a bit of progress towards your end goal.

 

You can prevent this loss by finding and eating a golden flower in any of the given areas - it basically acts as a continue.

 

That was my biggest gripe with the game in my review - the fact that the progression system isn't super clear on how it really works or what any of it means. There's nothing that really tells you - you just know that you're supposed to try and eat, then hibernate before the rain comes. When you do, you make progress. You have to decide if going for a full food bar before hibernation is worth the risk - because you can die and lose what you got, or you can run out of time and get hit with the rain.

 

And when you lose what you had - you lose it permanently, even after your progress rolls back. The food areas that were once there will still be gone. And you can get locked out of a new area because your karma fell too low and you can't bring it back up.

 

This is where the game isn't clear - it doesn't really explain to you what your karma system is, or how losing it is extremely detrimental.

 

That also isn't an embarrassing score - it's a fair one ( It's above average, honestly - read the full review, he makes it clear exactly what is flawed here ). I, personally, love the game - but it's definitely punishing and I can easily see how some would be turned off by the obtuse, skill-based progression system ( If you don't do well, then you don't get anywhere - if you continually do poorly, you'll fall back to the start. ) A bit like a Souls game or a roguelike in that regard - but a bit more harsh when you screw up.

 

The animations, by their nature of being partly physics based and procedural, can also be a little wonky and results in things sometimes not quite working the way you want - like approaching a tunnel at a bad angle and not going into it, or having a bit of difficulty scaling a bump in the road.

 

Overall, like I mentioned - I loved the game. However, there is definitely room for improvement in some aspects.

Edited March 28, 2017 by RHG-SniperFox