Alwa's Awakening

Mixed feelings. It's neither bad nor too good. It's good that it has an easy mode for casual gamers. 7/10

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Un bon petit jeu indépendant à l'ancienne qui combine habilement [i]metroidvania[/i] et [i]puzzle[/i]. Pas parfait, certes, mais assez fun et suffisamment exigeant.

Challenging Puzzle Platformer, I died a lot but enjoyed every bit of slowly unweaving what to do to collect items and defeat bosses. The game doesn't just reward you, it needs you to devise the perfect execution of spells to traverse through to rewards. You won't be able to get most things your first time through, you need to comeback with other powers or simply give up. The music is good, the pixel art is serviceable for the game's vision. Nothing really stood out to me but the specific execution of magical puzzle sequences. If you're looking for something with slightly challenging platforming sequences, this is recommended.

SO glad I bought this while it was on sale for 90% off, because this game is very disappointing. Saw a video where one of the creators was talking it up & it looked fun, like a lot of other retro-style games, but upon playing it and encountering the clunky, garbage physics where every jump is just out of reach. I honestly felt like I must've been missing some power-up for the first hour I played it. Upon getting the first gemstone to create the block, it dawned on me that this game must've been some sort of punishment inflicted on gamers by people who hated their childhood. Seriously, show me on the doll where the cartridge touched you. Maybe they should have spent 2 more years on developing it. Unavoidable damage & moving through molasses are not usually hallmarks of good game design. Neither is placing every ledge just one character's space past a jump distance. The "Assist Mode" feels like a somewhat closer attempt at a good game by reducing the monotonous re-re-treading over ground already pointlessly covered, but the developers clearly included it because they knew they couldn't capture a proper sense of accomplishment for the players in their hackneyed & short-sighted design with the repetitive action they confuse with difficulty & challenge. I hope the sequel is better, but I now have to re-frame my expectations and think if I actually want to check it out, or anything else this company makes.

Très bon. Je l'ai préféré à Alwa's Legacy (par lequel j'ai commencé et qui est aussi excellent), car malgré sa difficulté bien plus relevée, je le trouve plus intelligent dans ses énigmes (et sadique parfois) et son utilisation des différents pouvoirs.

So far, it's a pretty good game, but the pace is painfully slow. If movement was even just 1.5x faster, it would be a much more enjoyable experience. Back tracking is tedious at this pace. That said, if you want a little time burner, enjoy a slight challenge and reminisce about the way back days, this might be up your alley.