Alice: Madness Returns

Even though I loved Alice in Wonderland in a gothic setting, this might be one of the worst platformers I have ever played. From your previous experience with platformers, you assume that you have double jump by default but, what the game does not tell you is apart from floating, you can also bounce twice in the air. However, till you figure that out on your own, you already start hating the platforming in this game as Alice's double jumps almost always fall short. The level design is "okay" but the combat is just lazy. I can appreciate the enemy and gimmick variety but it is straight out bad game design when the game throws 4-5 different types of enemies at you at the same time and does this every time. On top of that, the ranged weapon can overload and naturally, it has a cooldown mechanic which is just annoying in every way imaginable. Even worse than ME1. Lastly, all the animations are so stiff that it feels like a PS2 game with PS3 graphics. Even the simple turning animation is quite stiff.

morte a todos os psicólogos

jogo lindo, porem bem estressante de jogar pois é cheio de bugs....

The visuals are crap, I don't like the combat mechanics either 4/10

In love with the art and the scenic adventure. I love puzzles so going around to find all the secrets around the levels is extremely fun.

really cool game

I think the visual art of this game is insane. So much beauty throughout. The dresses are all so beautiful, the levels are fascinating to look at. It was like walking through a painting at times. Can't overstate this, it was awe-inspiring. The combat was pretty fun. There are interesting enemies to fight. I enjoyed upgrading the weapons and seeing how they would change in appearance and power. The story was hard for me to get through, though it's premise was meaningful and refreshingly unusual. I was engaged at the beginning, being introduced to this unique telling of the story of Alice and the mystery of finding out what traumas she endured as a child which caused her "madness" to first appear. I continued to find this plot fascinating till the end. But what was difficult, often painful to get through was the script writing and voice acting. I really enjoyed the performance of Alice's voice actor and some others, but certain of those characters were truly sickening to endure. I struggled with the pacing of the script as well, as it would often sound very unnatural, rushed, and poorly enunciated. I felt that the music was largely useless, like it existed to check a box. Rarely did it seem to mesh with the context of the story or the visual art direction, except for it sounding "dark" and "disturbing". What enabled me to get through over two-thirds of the game was listening to my own music instead. Even the musical mini games I'd say further demonstrated that there wasn't much attention given to this aspect of the game, as they would seem uninspired, like random notes put together. However, I found the sound effects of the game to be pleasing overall. The design of the levels were sometimes captivating, but usually bland. And by that I'm referring more so to the arrangement of platforms, items, and enemies; not including artistic elements. I think flow through and between levels was okay, though sometimes frustrating. I enjoyed picking up the teeth, particularly the golden ones. There were many situations where I didn't know if one way was leading to the main quest or a side quest. There were many platforms or areas or items which seemed to lead no where and serve little or no purpose. I've read elsewhere that people say this game was rushed, and that if they had the extra month they could've fixed the remaining issues. I think this would have needed much more than a month. The flaws run deep here. Perhaps this is a reflection of the madness which runs throughout the game? I also question the underlying storyline of solving madness through mass murder. The whole game is a murder-fest, and this is sold as the solution to Alice's problems. Murder everyone including the big evil guy at the end and... Bob's your uncle! Sunshine and rainbows! I really enjoyed this game. It was such a beautiful trip. Most of the team was composed of Chinese homies, so props to China! I hope American McGee is doing okay.