Recent reviews by Boolean263

I haven't played this game for very long yet, but I'm already in love with it. This is a retro remake done right!

I never played the original version of this game, so I have no nostalgia goggles about how good it was. I bought this game based on the hand-drawn remastered graphics, because the world has too few games that put such effort into their art. The art is drawn with both skill and love, and it shows. Very fluid transitional and incidental animations, and they really give the characters, well, character.

The remastered soundtrack is beautiful so far as well. It was recorded with actual instruments, a rare touch in indie games these days that makes the gaming experience that much richer. Either way, it's cheerful and atmospheric.

The game itself is fun. It feels right for a platformer from 1989. Controls with just the right amount of play in them to force you to plan your play, not just twitch your way through, yet tight enough that you can twitch in a pinch. Difficulty (on normal mode) is challenging, but not unfair. It feels so far like a bit of a Metroidvania style game, with each area I've visited so far teasing towards alternate approaches and secret shortcuts once I've unlocked the right power. You get bumped back to the hub world when you die, which is a little frustrating, but not out of line with how games were made back in the day. No save points for you to crawl your way between — develop the skill and memory to make it through the long haul!

I look forward to my next session with this game. I highly recommend it to platformer fans and fans of good art and music in games, whether or not you're familiar with the game's pixellated origins.

This is a game that gets a surprising amount of fun and mileage out of what would be predictable tropes. It's fun being the villain, kidnapping princesses and pounding good guys in your mechanical menaces. But it also has heart to it, that goes beyond just nods toward classic gaming tropes. The artwork is really well done (bonus points for using hand-drawn art instead of going the lazy retro pixel route) and the music is really catchy.

It's not a perfect game; the difficulty curve is a bit wonky, there are bugs, and there are a few places lacking the polish you'd expect from a professional creation. But this wasn't a professional creation; it was a labour of love, and it shows. It's well worth looking into, for the platform lovers and the trope-savvy alike.

A simple concept executed really well. The controls feel good, the graphics are really nice, and the effects are in keeping with the theme. Fun with strangers, even more with friends.

This is a really well made chapter of Portal. It's hard to believe that it was all done by fans and volunteers! The models, the music, the level detail, even the voice acting are top notch.

The puzzles are much more challenging than in Portal 2, requiring some innovative thought, but I see that as a good thing. It doesn't make the answers obvious. I highly recommend this mod.

This game is terrifying. If you liked Slender: The Eight Pages, you'll like this one.

I'm enjoying this game so far. As other reviews put it, it's like Mario Kart on foot, with the powerup-induced laughs and frustrations that brings. I think it's reasonably well paced, once you work your way up the brisk learning curve: deaths are annoying, but I almost never felt like it was unearned. Good twitch gameplay.

The aesthetic of the game is fun too. A good homage to lighter campy-style superhero cartoons, in visual and audio.

It's still in beta, so it can have its bugs from time to time, and they may tweak the balance at some point. But I had fun playing it, and you might too.