Animal Gods

OKAY, the only reason why I bought this game was because it was dirt cheap and I thought it looked pretty. I finished one dungeon and it was repetitive and boring. Not to mention that the soundtrack gets grating after a while, really really grating, I thought I was going insane as I died over and over again to the platforming. But I do have to say that the art is actually really really pretty. Though I don't like the PC's walk animation the visuals are decent enough

É um jogo simples, com algumas mecânicas que lembram clássicos antigos e outros indies. Veio num bundle que comprei e, apesar de não ter me arrependido de jogar, não recomendaria a compra. A simple game with some mechanics inspired by classic and indie titles. It came in a bundle I bought, and while I don’t regret playing it, I wouldn’t recommend buying it.

Simple and repetitive (or relaxing, depending on how you look at it) mechanics. Great visuals, music, and atmosphere. Simple and interesting story.

Animal Gods s'adresse à un public bien particulier : les gens désireux de jouer à un petit jeu d'aventure minimaliste sans grandes prétentions mais dont l'ambiance est plutôt reposante. Certes payer 10€ pour 2 petites heures de jeu c'est cher, et ce n'est pas le mode débloqué une fois le jeu terminé une première fois et vous demandant de le finir à nouveau avec seulement 9 vies qui va changer grand chose. Cependant je pense que c'est un petit voyage agréable à faire à l'occasion d'une petite promotion à condition bien sûr de savoir à quoi s'attendre et de ne surtout pas espérer jouer à un jeu d'action / aventure poussé ou quelque Zelda-like que ce soit. Test complet : http://aquab0n.fr/2015/10/test-animal-gods.html

I have no hesitation in recommending this, as long as you don't expect an epic game with innovative systems. It's a very solid little game that perhaps makes you think a little, and has graphics and sound to die for, The Good Stuff: - The graphic design is magical. By keeping it crisp and clean, with a unified art-deco style, it gets away with not being especially state-of-the-art. - The music is equally magical. Normally I mute sound very quickly, but this game contains a variety of musical themes that are very evocative. (It's very reminiscent of Zelda games, which meant to be high praise.) - The game is designed to be played twice. Once with no penalties for "dying", the second with a limited number of lives but, of course, you've learned some things from your first time through. This is very clever, and the game is, as noted, quite short, so revisiting it in this way works very well. (I know it's not a new idea, but it feels qualitatively different to the traditional "extreme" mode that many games unlock upon completition.) As someone who isn't a twitch gamer, I felt challenged but not overly frustrated and was really happy that I could play the game to the end without artificial limitations - something that other games could learn from, perhaps. - I haven't played many games that are top-down platformers. (It sounds like a contradiction in terms, but it's the best I can do.) This makes for an unusual experience There is definitely a reward in patience: learning the patterns is very possible and the game rarely bounces you into a position where split-second timing is the only way through - I think there may be a couple of cases, but I may have missed the "safe" routes. The Bad: - I don't really want to call the story "bad" because it isn't. But the non-linear way they have chosen to tell it, combined with the weird approach of stamping text onto some of the levels themselves, really does not help. (And I speak as someone who loves non-linear storytelling.) - There are some levels where the checkpoints are simply annoying. I understand why, and I don't really hold it against the design, but it's worth noting. - The zooming in and out effect is very distracting, and detracts from the appreciation of the style at times. - There is a distinct lack of clarity in explaining how the different powers work, and where they work. And there are some choices in the level design that feel as though they are there to frustrate rather than be a challenge (like the double "jumping" sequences.) Given that these complaints are pretty trivial, it's easy to see that I rate this game. No, it's not a masterpiece, destined to appear in GotY lists, but it's far better than average.

Визуальный стиль + Анимация - Музыка (вернее 30-секундные отрывки играющие по кругу) - Геймлей - Удобность управления - Подача "сюжета" через записки - Перед покупкой лучше ознакомиться с геймплеем на YouTube или на пиратке...

Recomendo, jogo bonito, enigmas bem feitos, estória triste, mas bacana

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