Rate top gamesThere are some issues I had with this game, mainly the floaty and slidey platforming that you have to do but overall you can tell this game comes from a love of character adventure games of the PS One era like Spyro and Medievil. The game is fairly simplistic but it has a lot of charm to it. One of the bigger issues I didn't understand was why the player had so little health or why they took so much damage. I found myself not really able to go on the offensive properly without almost dying. I just ended up using the shotguns roll attack to spam on enemies. There was one mini boss fight that really annoyed me because of the mechanics it used. When fighting Santa near the end of the game, you need to attack the correct present shape to hit into a cutout so that you can progress the meter. Only issue is the meter starts going back down far to quick and it's actually a lot harder to aim the presents hit to hit the mark. That being said, this game was made largely by one person and knowing that it is very impressive. This game gave me a lot of Medievil vibes, a game I had a lot of similar issues with yet look back on fondly. Hopefully the developer continues to improve on their upcoming works because this game shows they have great potential.
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🎃A Halloween Themed Jak & Daxter Like Platformer!
A perfect Halloween Haunt that captures the best essences of the PS2 golden eras of platforming. Every level has something new to offer.
PROS
Game is promotionally available on Prime Gaming! (10/24) Grab it for free while you can.
Level Design is very well laid out. Though there are some veering paths, the main flow is very straightforward and has a laid back experience.
There's lots of mechanics, weapons, and enemies introduced throughout the game that change things up, and the platforming segments get progressively more difficult in a good way! Lots of fun bosses with unique mechanics.
Beautifully crafted worlds, characters, and music.
Lots of fun mini-game segments
CONS
The game is medium length - at 100% completion, reading through dialogue and finishing cutscenes, I finished the game in around 8 hours.
I would gladly pay ~$20 for this, but 30 is competing with other longer length platformers.
Worth getting on a sale. This game is available for free as of 10/24 on Prime Gaming. Grab it while you can!
Although the game offers a lot of different weapons, there were few times I felt specific choices would be better than others. Certain weapons unlocked earlier at times felt better than weapons earned later in the game. Gets a little repetitive in combat toward the end of the game, but only because of the number of enemies coming at you at once.
At times, the environment deaths can be a little unforgiving when testing if terrain is walkable. It is however, a relatively forgiving game in terms of how much damage can be taken.
VERDICT
View my full play-through (with voice-acted dialogue) here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMdkJ3oIpABuJIxazZmSrx6QvikDpyauP
Everyone should play this at least once, especially during the Halloween Season!
👍4/5.
A perfect Halloween Haunt that captures the best essences of the PS2 golden eras of platforming. Every level has something new to offer.
PROS
Game is promotionally available on Prime Gaming! (10/24) Grab it for free while you can.
Level Design is very well laid out. Though there are some veering paths, the main flow is very straightforward and has a laid back experience.
There's lots of mechanics, weapons, and enemies introduced throughout the game that change things up, and the platforming segments get progressively more difficult in a good way! Lots of fun bosses with unique mechanics.
Beautifully crafted worlds, characters, and music.
Lots of fun mini-game segments
CONS
The game is medium length - at 100% completion, reading through dialogue and finishing cutscenes, I finished the game in around 8 hours.
I would gladly pay ~$20 for this, but 30 is competing with other longer length platformers.
Worth getting on a sale. This game is available for free as of 10/24 on Prime Gaming. Grab it while you can!
Although the game offers a lot of different weapons, there were few times I felt specific choices would be better than others. Certain weapons unlocked earlier at times felt better than weapons earned later in the game. Gets a little repetitive in combat toward the end of the game, but only because of the number of enemies coming at you at once.
At times, the environment deaths can be a little unforgiving when testing if terrain is walkable. It is however, a relatively forgiving game in terms of how much damage can be taken.
VERDICT
View my full play-through (with voice-acted dialogue) here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMdkJ3oIpABuJIxazZmSrx6QvikDpyauP
Everyone should play this at least once, especially during the Halloween Season!
👍4/5.
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