buttonsraka.blogg.se

Use of elements for puzzle is a nice touch.I really did not feel any sort of character progression, let alone enjoying the basics on what the game initially gives. Adding to the list of wonky-ness, I also found both the hit-box system during combat to be really frustrating to get a grips with, which really a let-down on the overall experience. Weird enough, even though the game presents some customization especially when you unlock certain powers, I really found no reason to use it other than to test it out, as most of my basic skills like parrying were enough to carry me on throughout the game (though it also shows a lot of bugs too, with animations freezing mid-attack).

You have the usual lock-on to enemies as well as the option to dodge and parry incoming attacks. Even the overall graphics could have been upped a notch but instead took a step back or two.Ĭombat unfortunately, is simple and fiddly at best. One would really think as to how this kind of game got to gold printing in the first place. From the weird behavior in AI, some weird freezes, drop in framerate, animation glitches, excessive aliasing and longer-than-expected load times (I really could go on). I also liked some of the dungeon designs in the game though the multiple issues I mentioned really hindered my enjoyment.Īs charming as the game is presented, sadly though much of my experience is plagued with multiple bugs (no the flora and fauna type bugs) that I encountered. A good thing to note though is that the game has its fair share of good puzzle mechanics.

There was a lot of unnecessary deaths I’ve had during my time with the game, chalking it up not to my newb-ness but because of some decisions in game development. A lot of stage environments are also not very clear if you can interact with it or not. Another thing that’s weird is the level design as at times, it is really hard to jump and climb on certain areas. See that random bramble? Apparently you’ll take a lot of damage to it.Ĭontrolling Ary is far from intuitive, I found the jump and rolling mechanics to be really wild and out the scope with what you would initially expect, feeling unnatural for the character. I found it frustrating to perform even the basic of moves, which I’ll get to now. With regards to the controls though, everything feels really bad. Cleverly enough, each one is mapped into the controller’s D-Pad.

Much of the game is revolved around the seasons and with it comes the power of the Guardians in the form of Season Crystals that tend to utilize your surroundings in a lot of different ways, most of which interacting with the game’s puzzle elements. Sticking true to its 3D action platforming roots, our hero makes his journey through the world of Valdi with the power of the elements in tow.