Effie

4 hours of lame, boring gameplay isn’t something I can recommend spending your money on. [list] [*] “Open world” is just a hub zone between game levels that has a few minigames and bonus chests. Only for that location you will be given a very unresponsive hoverboard just so you can spend less time in this empty dull place. [*] Platforming is simple and basic. It is extremely safe and doesn’t try to do anything new, but still manages to feel somewhat clunky. And for whatever reason the game loves to close the gates behind you, so no searching for missed collectibles or exploring locations. [*] Combat is just bad, as it is a simple action RPG with only one weapon and a few moves you can do. Enemy variety is also rather low, so you just spam the latest move you have unlocked and win without any problems. To be honest combat felt just like it was wasting my time. And boss fights were more of a joke as there is only one boss that you have to beat multiple times and she just waits patiently under dangerous places so you can run around and hit some switches several times. Oh, and you can level up, but it just upgrades your health that is never a problem anyway. [*] Story and narrator. Well, it is so lame that there is basically no story. They tried to make it better by adding a narrator, the only problem is that he is also bad. And the main reason for it is the fact that they didn’t even make enough voice lines for your actions, for example: there are only TWO voice lines for opening a chest and there are about 30 of those chests in the world, sometimes a few of them are in the same place. After an hour of gameplay I was so sick of hearing about the “surge” that the hero felt that I wanted to recommend him to visit a doctor. [*] And just a cherry on this cake - the game is buggy. I managed to clip into textures, sequence broke some locations and crashed twice. [/list] Overall: while the devs were “inspired” by some really good games, their inspiration was only enough to create a very basic, bland and boring game. Just don’t waste your time.

Not worth the full price nowadays. Game won’t even start without a CPU fix.

This game claims to be inspired by the following trailblazers in the genre: Ratchet and Clank A Hat in Time The Legend of Zelda - Saga Yooka-Laylee Rayman - Saga Spyro Crash Bandicoot All those groundbreaking games had three things in common - Solid Platforming, Solid, fun and unique combat, and great storyworlds. Effie has decent platforming, horribly boring and simplistic combat, and a cookiecutter story (The storytelling format + narrator is a nice touch tho!)

If you like your games with a plain story and bland platforming/combat I would recommend it However this feels too much like a student project imo

Effie offers a lot of ideas but lacks clear direction. It brings a hint of nostalgia from other well-defined games but doesn’t fully capitalize on its inspirations. The open world looks appealing and pairs nicely with the fun shield-surfing mechanics. However, the game’s lack of mechanical focus and overly ambitious design hold it back. Effie could still be enjoyable for players who are happy with a simple, light platforming experience.

Its ok. Its visually striking, and hovering around feels awesome, but besides that, the gameplay is pretty basic.

Già giocato in un altro profilo e amato. Ok, non è un gioco da 100, me ne rendo conto, ma è un'esperienza rilassante, appagante e con una direzione artistica semplice ma che colpisce, consiglio.

[h2]EFFIE Review[/h2] Effie is a really enjoyable old-school 3D action-adventure that feels like a fun throwback to that early PlayStation 2 era of platformers. For me, the controls and movement click, the puzzles are satisfying without becoming a chore, and exploring actually pays off—there’s that “figure it out as you go” vibe that keeps things feeling classic and focused. It’s not a big, “endless value” production, though; it’s more of a chilled timewaster/snack between bigger games. Another strong point is that it runs comfortably for a lot of systems—hardware requirements feel pretty moderate, so it’s a good fit even for older PCs or laptops. And if you like deals, it can be surprisingly cheap via key offers, with collectible cards that you can use for that extra cashback-style value. Overall, Effie feels like a relaxed, satisfying adventure: not overly ambitious, but genuinely fun.

总觉得这个封面有点像肯德基那个

这个游戏不值得你去花时间，不论是故事还是可玩性都不行，尤其是过场动画不能跳过，可能作者以为自己的剧情很好，个人认为，与其说是老式电子游戏，不如说是作者对于游戏的打磨不够所找的借口，不敢相信这是20年的游戏，要不是HB月包里有这个，我是不会玩的，本来想着既然包里有这个那我就花点时间打完算了，但是还是受不了删了