the trailer looked interesting enough but it's really poor. the only 'setting' is an erase progress button, nothing for audio or gfx (there's only sfx, no music). mouse wheel barely scrolls on level select, and while there are [b]70 stages, they're all locked (yes, unavailable) on startup, so that erase progress button isn't optional[/b]. nor is there a confirmation or acknowledgement after pressing it, but it does work. game's been out since january, 2.5 months now, and not a single ♥♥♥♥ was given by the developer.
so 70 levels, unlocked one at a time. you're usually managing multiple people, one at a time, depending on who's currently possessed. the lifeline can't be broken, always has to be connected to at least one crystal. the goal is to reach the exit with one of the guys by stepping on pressure plates and removing obstacles. based on the store page, there are other mechanics later. no move limit and pressure plates, when stepped on, show what they'll affect on interaction, so less trial & error. on-screen level numbers, my preference, the level complete screen has main menu and next level buttons, with annoying confetti and fanfare.
[b]controls are non-rebindable[/b] but are always shown on the bottom. wasd for movement, qezc for diagonals (only for the girl character), f interacts, r possesses and unpossesses. there's a zoom slider on the right, mouse wheel does nothing. hold left click to move the camera, click reset to reset. no hotkey for that and [b]no undo at all, plus hints are limited to 3 per level[/b]. once clicked, indicators appear and stay even after a reset, which might be necessary, depending on when you asked for assistance. there are 5 arrow colors, each representing something (move there, do that, etc.), way too complicated for a hint system, even if the explanation comes up before every single one.
decent concept, lured me in, but it's an absolute no-go in such a sorry state, dropped it on level 6. fix everything, rework the hint system, add undo, then we can talk.
