Adventure Lamp

[h1]This game was reviewed using a code sent by the developer, but the review is in no way biased as a result.[/h1] Adventure Lamp is an indie platformer game, developed Ryan Davis. It’s about hats. No, not in the Team Fortress 2 sense, in a “this hat is your one and only tool, and it can do everything” sense. The game is your classic platformer, you work through various levels and have to get to the end to progress to the next one. There are enemies, jumps requiring apparently godlike precision, puzzles, speed, you name it. The thing that sets this game apart from other platformers, however, is the hat. That oh-so-helpful headpiece. The beautiful bonnet; the heroic headgear; the panama of puzzles; the hat, the myth, the legend. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] Built into the game is a simple physics system: your hat does not like to stay on your head. When you jump, your hat is launched. The hat can be thrown, dropped, whatever. This is very useful when you need to hit a button across a jump that is far too long to make. The physics on the hat can be a little hard to predict sometimes, but this added element to the platforming genre makes a lot of difference. The hat is not just a tool however… Small red enemies populate the world of Adventure Lamp, and they all have one weakness. Could you possibly guess? Yes, you got it! That hateful helmet of havoc! Essentially, you play as a small, blue, blobby Odd Job. Do I even need to finish the review? The game doesn’t rest on its laurels either, some of the puzzles ignore the hat element completely and focus on a more “the hat is gonna ruin everything you love” angle, so instead of using your hat to ensure victory you’re fighting against the physics to keep the hat on your head to avoid defeat. That damn hat. I trusted you. I myself am not a fan of platformers. Mario? No thanks. Super Meat Boy? I gave up after about ten minutes. Adventure Lamp though, the hat gimmick sold it for me. Gone are the hours despairing at my mistimed jump, and are replaced by cheers of victory as my glorious belamped chapeau strikes down all buttons, ne’er-do-wells and spiky red blobs of death before me. [h1]Sound & Graphics[/h1] The atmosphere of Adventure Lamp is quaint, the simple backgrounds are gloomy, evoking the feeling that you really are trying to make your way out of a cave. The foreground is always quite simple, and each chapter brings something new to the table (wind particles, lava, reduced vision) etc and are all pulled off well. Simon the Archeaologist himself is also very cute, and watching his slightly nervous expression as he figures out the puzzles is highly entertaining. The sound design evokes a cutesy affectation as well, with cheery music and cheerful sound effects that contribute to the lighthearted nature and feel of the game. [h1]Performance[/h1] The game isn’t at all demanding, and it ran consistently at 60fps with no problems whatsoever. The only problem that I came across was closing the game – after exiting you need to head to task manager and kill the process or it will still run in the background. Weird bug, I know, but not game breaking. Hats all folks, the review’s done. If you like platformers, this game would be a great addition to your library. It’s cute, it’s funny, and it uses a hat as an all-purpose tool, from harbinger of destruction to a button pusher. Even if you don’t like them, the hat mechanic is interesting enough to give it a shot at least. I do, however, recommend waiting for a sale. While fun, it isn’t £8.99 fun. This review was written on behalf of TeamTom's Reviews. You can check out the steam group [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/TeamTomsReviews] here[/url], or visit us on our [url=http://teamtomreviews.co.uk/] website[/url]

Adventure Lamp, developed and published by Ryan Davis, is an indelibly cute puzzle platformer about hat physics. Yes, that's right.. hat physics. This is what differentiates the game from the multitude of other indie platformers in the Steam catalog. [h1]Simple Design in a Challenging Package[/h1] The game captures your attention because the cuteness factor is turned all the way up to twelve. However, it manages to keep it because it is designed very simply but presents enough of a challenge. The majority of the 150 levels are short and are intended to be completed relatively quickly. As a result this generally means that you're never stuck on any one level for too long. There's more than a sufficient amount of content within the game to satisfy even the most content hungry gamer. [h1]It's All About The Hat[/h1] Seriously, the game is entirely about the hat. Every time you jump or bounce your hat leaves your head. You can also throw, toss and do whatever else you want to do with your hat to help you avoid all of the nasty pitfalls. Your hat is deadly. It will serve as a weapon to rid the screen of slimes. The slimes often generate very quickly meaning that every action that you take after losing your hat has to be taken that little bit quicker. However, despite the hat being your greatest ally there are a number of levels where that is just not the case. The more you lose your hat the worse the situation is for you. This provides a great little twist in a game that could be perceived as relatively straight forward otherwise. [h1]Graphics & Sound[/h1] Perhaps the most surprising thing about the game is the manner in which the atmosphere is presented. My initial thoughts were that I wouldn't want to live in this world and I wondered why the character is such a charming little individual given the darkness that surrounds him. The place is very gloomy and almost deathlike. This is most noteworthy because it is in stark contrast with the remainder of the game including the sound. The sound is very cute which is in line with what I have come to expect from the game. As a result it seems like there is a real clash of atmosphere here. It doesn't really impact the game negatively but it is curious game design decision. [h1]Is it Steamified?[/h1] Partially. The game has Steam achievements, 13 in all, but it presently lacks trading cards. Hopefully cards are released in a future update. [h1]Verdict[/h1] I loved the cuteness of the game. I fell in love with the hat physics. The system was intelligently designed and gives the title a different selling point. I might balk a little at the price but that's because there are so many cheaper alternatives. But in all, Adventure Lamp is a really solid platformer that is worthy of your time if you are a fan of the genre. For similar games and our popular giveaways (including hardware) please visit [url=http://www.steamified.com]Steamified[/url]

[h1]A Puzzle Platformer[/h1] https://youtu.be/f1YjdERMA6Y + Visually the game is very cute with a great looking style + The gameplay is pretty fun with some unique mechanics. You have a hat that often falls off, but you can throw it at enemies or use it as a tool to press unreachable switches and so fourth. + Great controls with very nice precise jumps / platforming. + A nice relaxing soundtrack + Quite a lot of content 150+ levels (although most are completed within 10seconds) + Each chaptor adds a different unique environment theme with new obstacles that mix up the gameplay + Decent story that accompanies your character "Simon" along the journey. It's not great, but I'm just glad they took the time to add one. It helps keep the player motivated to find out what happens next. - The wind mechanic/levels was BEYOND frustrating for me in Chapter 3. Imagine wind blowing at different speeds alternating between pushing your character left and right. While this is going on, you have to jump across platforms...and there's enemies and obstacles to kill you. Basically... I would get killed every 5 seconds to the point of insanity. - I felt like some levels were far more challenging than others and placed a bit randomly thoughout the game, and could be very discouraging.

Adventure Lamp is a charming plaformer with simple, physics-based puzzles that range in difficulty. I had the opportunity to play Adventure Lamp before it was released on Steam through Itch.io. The art style is quaint and effective. Adventure Lamp's story reflects this, with a focus more on progressively challenging puzzles and less on an involved story. The main gameplay concept of throwing one's helmet is simple, but tricky to master with timing and puzzle elements introduced in later levels. The Xbox 360 controls are solid, and options allow a handful of ways to utilize the controller to suit your input style. In addition, the game offers mouse-only controls, which are surprisingly workable. It also offers unique ways to play through the main storyline after beating it, which was a welcome surprise. My only real gripe with the game was the airborne movement, which I had occasional trouble with. Due to the nature of aiming the helmet with the left stick on an Xbox controller, sometimes I would have trouble moving precisely in the air and aiming at the same time. I spoke with the developer about this briefly, and I believe he has addressed this in the latest update. I had no similar issue with the keyboard controls. A few of the puzzles seemed a little uncharacteristically difficult for their spot in the story, but the variety of puzzles lent well to the utility of the main mechanic. I played through two stories over two evenings, leading to a shorter but satisfying experience. All in all, I would recommend this game if you've got a soft spot for unique gameplay and adorable platformers.

For one reason or another, it seems like video game characters never really have time to smile. Most of them are either heading off to war, saving the world, or righting a grave injustice, and these stressful situations lead to plenty of world-weary bald men fighting for a better life. Thankfully, some characters just seem happy to be here. Simon from Adventure Lamp seems like one of those. Sure, he was stranded by a cave-in, and he does have to traverse through five worlds with only a particularly resilient hat to aid him, but at least he seems excited about going on an adventure. Once you play through the first few stages of Simon’s game, you’ll probably share in that excitement too. Want to know more? My full thoughts have been published over at [url=https://techraptor.net/content/adventure-lamp-review] TechRaptor[/url]! This review was conducted with the Jump version of the game, and the playtime on Steam does not reflect my playthrough.

Ever wanted to play a cute platformer? Wished for a platformer to use something new? A game surrounded by the use of a hat? Adventure Lamp, developed and published by Ryan Davis, is for you! [h1]Lose Your Hat[/h1] In Adventure Lamp, you play as Simon equipped with a hat to accompany him throughout his journey. The game is built around the idea of losing your hat. But never fear, for the hat will always return to Simon's head. Each time you jump the hat launches in the air higher than you, how high depending on how you make Simon jump. In addition, you can aim the arc the hat will travel, whether it be across a gap to hit a button or to set it down. The hat doesn't just hit buttons though. Each level has a chance of a red enemy being included that can easily take you out in one hit. The one weapon you can defend yourself, even for a few seconds? Your hat. This addition of a hat easily sets apart Adventure Lamp from the other platformers. Each level contains a new puzzle that builds off of the previous ones. Along with the overall chapters adding in a new mechanic unique to the chapter to mix up how you play. While Simon's hat is constantly used to progress through puzzles, the game does switch it up some levels to make the hat cause havoc. From erasing your puzzle progress to activating a deadly weapon. This allows the difficulty progression to be constant, with a little spikes towards the end. I would be lying if I didn't say I rage quit a couple times towards the end. [h1]Performance[/h1] Adventure Lamp is not overly demanding and there's a high chance it will easily run consistently. It also adds some options to turn off certain elements, such as menu and background movement, for the game to run more consistently or if the player prefers it. The only weird thing about this is that a command prompt will open when launching the game through Steam. This is mostly to take care of a bug, but you can start without the command prompt by browsing for the application in local files. [h1]Sound & Graphics[/h1] Adventure Lamp uses it's simple backgrounds and foregrounds to invoke what each unique chapter brings. Each level has a simple looking design, harnessing a complex solution. Despite the simple design, this does not take away from the atmosphere. The soundtrack is upbeat and cheerful throughout Adventure Lamp adding a lighthearted side to the otherwise gloomy overtone. Not going too overboard to where the soundtrack bothers the player, but enough to energize you to continue. [h1]Replayability[/h1] There is surprisingly a lot of replayability in Adventure Lamp. While the main game may seem short depending on how skillful you are, there is a secret NewGame+ that will appear upon completion. NewGame+ adds two new side stories with the same levels. However, you play a different character with different mechanics. This adds more difficulty to otherwise easy puzzles as you need to learn how the new character moves and to use their own way to defeat enemies and press down buttons. If you are an achievement hunter, Adventure Lamp also provides replayability in the achievements. Speed running the main game in 30 minutes and finishing using only the mouse is included with the achievements. [h1]Overall[/h1] +Progression of difficulty +Visually cute and charming +Nice soundtrack +Creativity used with the integration of the hat + Secret NewGame+ +/- Command prompt when launching -Spending too much time aiming can cause Simon to move -Hard to control precise movement with an analog stick I highly recommend Adventure Lamp, especially if you love platformers. [code] Adventure Lamp was provided by [url=http://saveorquit.com/author/ripwitch/] SaveorQuit [/url]. [/code]

https://youtu.be/oRBoKOmgf74 I’m torn about this game. I like it. Fits well with the tons of campy indie games I have. The rub, it doesn't currently run properly. Click "Play" and nothing starts up. Heading into the install directory and double-clicking the game's exe and the game runs just fine. So, let's just set that aside and look at the game itself. PRO: Fun, simple, and easy to master. Plenty of levels and it's nice to look at. I really like the style. CON: See above. The jump mechanic needs work. Feels, off. Not sure why. Perhaps it would be better with a controller. Price seems a bit high for what you get. The game appears to be a bit glitch but I only noticed during recording. Needs further investigation. Recommend for now but if I don't see changes quickly to address issues I'd have to change this to "avoid and wait for sale."

I found Adventure Lamp to be a nice combination of Relaxing Cartoony Adventure, with a nice smattering of brain teasing and timing intensive puzzles. There's always a new mechanic to keep you busy, between laser platforms and hungry monster. The Only thing I think I might have wanted more of was some story from what Ive played so far. But the atmosphere and level design more than makes up for it. You can see a First Look/First Impression video that I made covering Adventure Lamp here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqppvNC-CQs

Adventure Lamp is a fun little platformer that has some issues that keep it from being perfect. I had a lot of fun with Adventure Lamp. The game is really charming. The mechanic where you have to throw your hat to defeat enemies and activate buttons/switches is creative. The artwork is good. If you like charming platformers you should really enjoy the game. There are a couple issues that keep the game from being perfect though. First I found the game to be on the easy side. If you are looking for a challenging platformer, Adventure Lamp is not going to be it. The puzzles are really simple and straightforward. I play a lot of platformers though so that might be a contributing factor in me thinking that the game was on the easy side. The second issue is that the game is on the short side. I actually beat the main game in about 1.5-2 hours. The game does feature a new game+ though. The new game+ seems to feature the same levels but you play them as different characters with different abilities so you have to address the levels in different ways. There are at least two different characters that you can play the new game+ as. The final issue is there are some technical issues. The longer I played the game the more the framerate seemed to suffer. For the most part the framerate is really good but the more I played the game the more I encountered a jumpy framerate that would jump from around 60 frames to about 20 frames per second. This didn't ruin the game but it did lead to some deaths. The other technical issue is that the game for some reason continues to run in the background even after I quit the game. The developer has had several updates to the game already so I am guessing these issues will be resolved soon. Basically Adventure Lamp is a good platformer that is fun to play but is a little on the short and easy side. If you enjoy platformers I think you should enjoy Adventure Lamp. If you would like to read my full review check out [url=http://www.geekyhobbies.com/adventure-lamp-indie-game-review/] Geeky Hobbies [/url].

I loved this game! The controls are very good. The game eases you into each aspect of challanges. It is ideal for speed runners and casual gamers. Pro tip: Try every mode, you wont be dissapointed.