Recent reviews by camerch

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I'm gonna use the old cliche of "this game has potential", because that is really how I feel about it.

So the good stuff first: running feels nice and smooth, The artstyle is nice; its very reminiscent of Mirror's Edge and has that clean-but-not-shiny look that I love. Music is pumping and gives an energizing feel to the game. Sound design is well-made; the red missile/limiter smashing into the ground feels nice and heavy, though maybe a bit too heavy when more of them fall at once and break my eardrums. Levels have branching paths which brings some interesting diversity into the game, and the paths themselves are generally smooth, save for the last level. Similarly, the controls are precise, especially when running.

Now the bits I'm concerned with. It all feels kinda same-y. Follow the green paths, ping off when the red things appear, jump the jump pads. It was starting to feel a bit tedious by the end. The artstyle, while I did like it, only consisted of blue-grays for the environment. Some variety would be appreciated. There seemed to be little use for the speed-boost button besides for making jumps at low speed. The roll is mapped to E, F and C, all of which are very awkward to press if you're holding down D for "move right". While I like how you directed the player with giant arrows, this meant taking your eyes off the road to look up at them, which broke the flow. First-person works, but those flips and rolls you do are very disorienting. The ping also seems like a cop-out when you're faced with a whole bunch of red-zones, as you can simply ping off and run through an empty platform. Not very exciting. Also, story was very much removed from gameplay. Is progress being made to save the internet? I don't know, I'm just running along, following this premade path. The praise at the end and "saving the internet" feels undeserving, almost condecending.

So overall, can I reccomend this game? I'd give a tenative "yes", but if I wanted to play an expanded version of this, it would need a full can of polish.