Airhead

I would like to give Airhead a lower than average rating. It's neither amazing nor terrible. The game has a good art style and the colors are really nice but it was boring for me. The puzzles didn't hold my interest. The character is bland and uninteresting. He simply carries an air head and has no head of his own. I don't know why everyone is so happy with this game. I couldn't stand it for more than an hour. I think this puzzle platformer will find its player, but this is not my cup of tea.

Airhead was a game that suprised me in many ways but unfortunately most of all in how underrated this game is. At the time of writing this review the game has only 40 reviews, apparantly not enough to generate a % score based on my steam review settings (probably something to do with language). Regardless, this fact is such a bloody shame as airhead does everything right to deserve succes. From the expertly crafted puzzles to the excellent level design and gorgeous visuals the game just fires on all cylinders which makes it all the more tragic that it is so underrated. I hope to contribute with this review and maybe convince you, possible buyer, that you're missing out not playing this. Allow me to divulge what makes airhead so great in what follows below. The thing airhead does best is what is pretty much also the most important thing in a puzzle game, namely the puzzles themselves. Their central mechanic of having a detachable head allowed them to make a huge variety of puzzles where each and every one feels unique(ly challenging) and most of all fun! You'd think that having a timer, that being your head deflating, would make puzzles annoying or frustrating but the truth is far from it. This simple constraint, paired with brilliant game design, allowed the devs to make some deviously and deceptively clever puzzles without ever making them too complex. If anything the game feels very approachable and satisfying because you can in fact come up with the solution. The level design plays a huge part in this, as the distance you can travel without a gas tank defines where you can and cannot go. With this constraint they managed to make a hugely interconnected map that most metroidvania's can only be jealous off. No really, the level design in this game is just so satisfying, it keeps looping back on itself in unexpected ways, adding layers onto previous areas especially with one of the later game upgrades (that i won't spoil). This is in no small part possible due to the 2.5D world that sometimes adds a fork in the road in a 3rd dimension. This makes for lovely level design but also poses my only (minor) gripe with the game, the signposting of these forks in the road. Sometimes it's hard to see that there is a path at all and the controls to take this exit are a bit finnicky at times. What's also sometimes a bit finnicky is when you need to push or pull an object when holding your head. If you put it down right next to the object then you'll often pick back up your head instead of pushing or pulling the object. There's plenty of available buttons left on the controler so they could have maybe provided an alternative here. Other than that the controls are great, platforming feels good and moving around the world is fun. It's not so much a platformer as it is a puzzler but the few sections that did feature some were fun to change up the gameplay. For a game of this lenght it's appreciable as some puzzlers do outstay their welcome. Airhead did not, it felt perfectly paced with new mechanics and ended when it should have. There's tons of content here to engage with and for completionists there's much appreciated tools to help you 100% the map. The story is told through a sort of codex but in my opinion moreso with environmental storytelling. Your mind can fill in the blanks in this weird world and while doing so you can feast your eyes on the gorgeous visuals that are equally entrancing and foreboding. This whole game is strange and interesting, bursting with atmosphere in no small part due to its masterfull sound design & ambience. The sound effects are super immersive and of suprisingly high quality for an indie game. Normally this is one of the areas that indies stumble one but airhead pulled it off so well! All of this paired with the fitting soundtrack solidified it as one of my favorite games this year so far. And even though it's got no combat it can easily sit among my favorite metroidvania's too date as well! It's also super polished technically with few bugs, lags or crashes for such a low price and that much content. Just all around incredible game, recommended to any puzzle platformer or MV fan, as long as you don't mind not having combat.

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凑凑好评 [h3]并非纯粹类银[/h3] 可以认为《Airhead》是一款含有类银河战士元素的平台解谜游戏。不直接归到类银的原因是，本作的主线是线性的，只有部分收集的内容才需要获取新能力后取得，没有回溯和循环的探索流程。但有趣的是，本作不仅有能力锁，还有知识锁，也就是说玩家需要观察某些规律来解开谜题。 [h3]玩法[/h3] 主角分为两个部分：一份是填充气体的脑袋，一份是自由活动的身体。从拾起脑袋的那一刻开始，脑袋就需要以气体维生。这便是游戏的难点，在有限的行动能量（即气体）内解开谜题。但好在不是限时的，只有角色行动的时候才会消耗气体，探索与操作也就没有那么窘迫了。随流程的推进，也会逐渐获得新的能力（有传统类银的，也有非传统的），并认识到（剧透警告）[spoiler]存在不同密度的气罐，特殊存放的气体[/spoiler]等等。 [h3]探索[/h3] 如何到下一个区域是本作提出的问题，谜题很自然地用各个子区域划分，即当前角色能活动的（新）区域。这部分侧重于常见的平台元素，当然也有前文提到的知识锁，或者两者相结合的部分。知识锁也是让我一开始就提起很大兴趣的原因，毕竟早就厌倦千篇一律的类银了。 地图设计也是令人惊喜的，虽然活动的空间是二维的，但可以在地图的纵深之间往返，有时候远处的风景就是下一个区域。不过也有缺点，有些场景会让人误以为可以前往，也有些可去的场景引导过于含糊。 地上的气罐是下一个补给点，同时也是手动存档点。其实我玩的时候一直怀疑会不会存到一个死档，因此做了很多冒进的尝试。事实证明开发者在大部分情况下都做了考虑，至少我没有遇到这种情况，不过始终要小心一些模型的边缘判定。 主线的流程是线性的，能力的使用是开盖即食的。可贵的是，开发者没有使用重复度高的谜题来增加游戏内容，反而有些新的能力或新的发现甚至只使用了一次，不停地将玩家从舒适区中拉出来迎接新的挑战。还大方地设计了在通关后解锁“快速旅行”的能力以便玩家收集剩下的内容，毕竟本作的玩法在跑图上确实麻烦，我觉得这不是该藏着掖着的内容就不加防剧透了... [h3]再来点[/h3] “分头行动”和知识锁让我联想到了另外两款游戏[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1456880/ElecHead/] 《Elechead》[/url]和[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/201420/Toki_Tori_2/]《Toki Tori2+》 [/url]。前者是喜欢平台解谜的朋友一定玩过的，是我见过最早“分头行动”的作品，不过它并不强调更多的角色能力，这点与本作有所不同。而后者可以说是所有知识锁类型游戏的鼻祖之一，本作的某些生物就给人强烈的既视感，但并没有后者那么“烦人”。 [h3]总言之[/h3] 《Airhead》并非千篇一律的类银河城模式，而是另辟蹊径地将类银元素与平台解谜相结合，主线里大方设计的能力与密集且没有重复感的谜题，给玩家制造出了一份始终能感觉到新鲜的体验。其实，我觉得不剧透的话，写得有些泛泛而谈了，但就这样吧，反正秘密永远就在那里...！

Well, this game has made me realize that my time with 2D puzzle platformers has definitely come to a complete end. I just find them way too boring nowadays. I'm also seeing that the puzzle design and the metroidvania design have simply not meshed well. I commend the devs for their bravery in making something truly original but the thing about risks is that something they won't pan out. Still, I think people interested in a puzzle platformer are going to enjoy this so I'll recommend it for them. Unfortunately, I am not one of those and will have to refund.

I'm on a verge with this one. There's so many things done bad in this game but a the same time there are great things too. I'll go with the positive because I would love to see another game from those people to see if they can improve and deliver a true masterpiece. To sum up my experience - I softlocked in the middle of the game because the solution to one puzzle was a blocker for another. I had so much fun with the puzzles it didn't deter me from starting a new game and finishing it but with a heart on my shoulder whenever I did something that didn't feel "by design". A few things that will be useful (no spoilers): - Game has backup saves (accessed from Load section) but considering how the save system works, do manual backups from time to time. - You can continue playing after the ending so don't worry If you want to find everything. - Works nicely on Steam Deck (although eats battery a bit faster than I would expect) - I would finish game in 7-8h if not for a softlock

Controls are easy, story is good and puzzles are great :3

Not for me because I don't enjoy the constant running out of air mechanic (timer). Seems well put together though.

Stilisticamente è bello e ci sono delle idee di base molto interessanti tuttavia lo recensisco negativamente perchè durante la mia breve avventura sono finito in una sorta di fossato non riuscendo a trovare la via d'uscita, sono rimasto 15 minuti a provare qualsiasi cosa potesse venirmi in mente ma niente, ho allora cercato nei forum della community se altri utenti avessero avuto lo stesso problema ed effettivamente è così. Praticamente se hai la malsana idea di esplorare posti in cui non dovresti andare c'è il rischio che tu possa bloccarti DEFINITIVAMENE nel gioco poichè non disponi delle "abilità" per poterne uscire, la cosa peggiore è che il gioco tiene solamente due backup che si sovrascrivono ogni qualvolta il giocatore "respirerà" dalle bombole d'aria (se non dovesse farlo il personaggio morirebbe di asfissia) e quindi mi sono ritrovato con tutti i salvataggi disponibili nella zona "bloccante". Penso che cose del genere non debbano vedersi al giorno d'oggi, significa che il gioco non è stato pienamente testato (non è un early access e costa 20 euro).