Meh
It's definitely a well made game, but I hate the fact that platformers generally rely on the player memorizing a specific path to go through to beat a level, and this one is no exception.
It would have been much better if it was focused more on player skill than on memorizing a non-negotiable set to go through. That makes it get old real fast.
Exciting, but stiff
Very good action, and the difficulty is high. Part of the difficulty is of the bad kind, however. The jumping is bad. It's stiff and difficult to control. This by itself made the game go from gratifyingly difficult to ridiculously hard. I like it for what it is, but the jumping was just a headache.
Okay game.
Okay first off no matter what I had tried I couldn't kill the worm. That you could only purchase certain types of items at each shop and that you weren't guaranteed to see the shop you wanted or any shop was frustrating. That the shops worked with the space bar meant you could if pushing the spacebar for shooting while moving you could randomly purchase items. The quick moving worm along with the big gaps of lava meant that you keep getting dropped into the lava.
interesting
didn't like it at first but then it grew on me. If you haven't played yet and you're reading this....give it a while...it gets better as it goes on.
nice game....one thing i would change though is make it FASTER paced...same game but chaotically fast would be kinda fun.
I haven't beaten it myself but it does look pretty cool. By the way, maybe the game is lagging a bit on your comp? Have you tried playing it on low quality and see if it's any faster?
The art direction is great, but the gameplay fails
I can honestly say that the graphics, artwork, and overall style manage to be unique and greatly executed. The game universe itself feels like a 2D hybrid of Borderlands, Gears of War, and Thing Thing Arena, and maybe Rage. The character customization is cool too.
However, I regret to say that the visuals are all this game has going for it.
The average and unispirired run n' gun, keep-moving-or-die gameplay doesn't bring anything new to the table, and the jump feature is sluggish. Combine that with enviornments that require constant jumping, and the end result just feels bad.
IMHO, I think this game could do better with a 'Reloading' mechanic, maybe some intelligent enemies that shoot ranged weapons at you, a cover system, and of course, at lot more storyline so that we know what we are fighting for and why.
Oh, and Multiplayer. That would be nice.
To your credit though, the game works. I didn't find any bugs and the framerate held up. Your 'Discount Mayonaise' just needs some enrichment. After that, everybody should come rushing in to get some, because it has some potential.
I'm surprised you criticize the game for not bringing anything new, then say it would fare better with generic gameplay features lol. But anyway, thanks for the criticism. We've received a lot of feedback concerning the jumping and it'll definitely be better in our next games.