I have to edit my previous rating. The gameplay was definitely solid, as I mentioned previously. However, I have had a revelation that changes my rating. As I contemplated my recent completion of Portal, I realized that this game has almost the exact same feel. It isn't really even anything tangible, but it is obvious once you have played both that the storylines have the same feel. I therefore have to take off some from your originality points. Still a good 4.5/5, IMO.
Wow! Very well done. The gameplay was done outstandingly. Engaging, good difficulty curve, challenging boss, good upgrade system. But what really made the game was the way you pulled off gameplay AND story in the same game. The storyline was written very well. The jokes at the beginning were funny. And when things got dark, they got REALLY dark. The way you presented the limited point of view was amazing. I felt bad about how pitiful the boss looked as I destroyed it. Overall, it was deeply haunting and thought provoking. The artwork was simplistic, but the rest of the game made up for it. A couple of times my character got stuck moving in one direction, but other than that, no real problems. 5/5
I love it ^_^ The art was amazingly adorable. It generally worked well, fun gameplay. I did get stuck in an infinite loop of bounces a couple of times.
Maybe I am biased, but I can't stand this entire series. The thought process behind it seems to be something along the lines of: "Hey, let's make a game! We'll start with some reasonably interesting art and add some mediocre physics! Then we'll add in cliché, poorly designed weapons! Then we'll add obscene amounts of gratuitous gore! Then we'll add a horribly designed control scheme, which we won't explain at all! And once we've done that, we'll copy it, change a few things, and call it 4 different games!" The high point was probably the art. The gore was well drawn, if excessive. Pretty much everything about the gameplay annoyed me. The music and sound effects were also quite obnoxious.
I agree with elven on his first point. I feel like I should get a sense of accomplishment from a game. Perhaps something could happen to the landscape over time?
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