Elephantasy: Flipside

A deceivingly complex and immersive game. It's 45% Metroidvania, 45% puzzle, and 10% a love letter to the exploration games of yore. There are a million different things to uncover and the feeling of elation when you have finally figured out how to get somewhere / do something is rarely achieved in games these days. Although I ultimately enjoyed my time with Elephantasy, there are two glaring flaws with the game which has evidently put a lot of people off to give so many negative reviews: Platforming / Traversal while an isometric game takes a little time getting used to, Elephantasy has been visually designed in a way which makes this adjustment 20 times harder than it has to be. You come to terms with it 2/3rds your way in, but you spend the majority of the game not having any idea if a platform you're trying to jump to is actually even a platform, or if its an impenetrable wall with its top cut off into the next room above. It's also extremely difficult to gauge horizontal alignment, resulting in countless deaths and falls and frustration. Difficulty / Player communication This one is a double edged sword. You do not want to be hand held, as the joy of the game comes from discovering things yourself, but you also don't want to be wondering around for HOURS on end not having a clue what to do. the map and mechanics are far too vast and interconnected to have as little direction as this game does. I think there could have been just a LITTLE more help at the beginning, cluing the player in on what can and can't be done. A combination of the two flaws above made the first 6/7 hours of my playtime quite horrible, to put it frankly. I nearly gave up but pushed through and once I unlocked something, everything else fell into place. I cannot for the life of me give this a negative review, as what the dev has achieved in terms of scope and mystery is insane, but don't feel too bad if you end up needing to look at hints/solutions online.

Hidden banger!

Love this game! Elephantasy goes isometric pseudo 3d! (go play the first one if you haven't. It's a fantastic platformer!) This time around it's more of an experimental sandbox. Searching the edges of precisely-designed diorama zones for purchase to new areas. Juggling a bunch of items and trying to figure out what they do. It's quite a cozy world Linker has dreamed up for us!

Played an hour of this. A lot of interesting mechanics. Sorta feels like a modern take of Zelda 1.

NICE !!!

very fun

Lovely, esoteric non-linear puzzle adventure with immersive-sim qualities. It's really good.

good job

this is like playing zelda but you dont have a nintendo power magazine or the internet to help you