Exo One

i gave this game another shot. i ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate it. the worst "gravity drive" ever invented that's for sure. it's like maneuvering a tank at sea.

One of the best singleplayer games I've played in recent memory. "Surreal" is the word I'd use to define this game. From start to finish, the journey is one surreal experience. The game uses a simple yet innovative control scheme to really make your momentum feel powerful, and it's backed by a stunning soundscape of immersive space sounds and beautiful music. Would absolutely recommend if the screenshots catch your interest.

Looks and sounds great, plays like a bowling ball slathered in honey and thrown like a Frisbee. You are supposed to dive/roll down to gather speed and then take a ramp to glide for a while. On the way, there are upgrades to gather and a few boosts. In the first few levels, that works fine. There is enough space to maneuver and after losing too much speed it is easy to get back up. Later levels begin to feel more and more like a slog. You need to get some speed between plants and tight canyons and very little flying. Then you need to jump from asteroid to asteroid, very often getting "stuck" by not having enough escape velocity. And finally, the game takes away your flight form and most of the steering. After bouncing on the uneven ground around, I find myself again and again in the same crater. Speeding up downwards takes me away from the target, there is really no good way to correct my heading and I get cramps from gripping the controller. This isn't fun and the backround story isn't interesting enough to endure this torture longer. Good Art, bad Game.

It took me 3 hours to beat. I probably won't be returning to it. I didn't even learn some deep truth or secret about myself or humanity. Do I regret picking it up in sale and spending those hours? Not in any lifetime I would. Do you like physics based gameplay? Derive more joy from quality, rather than quantity of playtime? Have or had vidid dreams about flying? Have ever wondered what it must be like, to be on a planet only made of clouds and gas, or one purely made of water? Are you open to more experimental experiences? Is it the game currently on Sale? If any of these ring true, I would reccomend this to you. It is touching in an a way, that feels impossible for me to put into words. It's probably not for everyone. Hell, it's not even as much a video game, as it is an interactive experience.

jumpscare warning: do not go in the ocean

坐飞行器旅行真正的孤独星球。 很不可思议的体验，看着绝世美景，听着空灵的音乐，但孤独空旷的感觉真的有点恐怖。拔地而起的诡异大型建筑让我瞬间理解巨物恐惧症。

The story kinda lost me and the occasional graphics pop-in on my rusty old laptop leaves a little to be desired, but at the end of the day what matters is that I've never wanted to be a ball in my life more than I have while playing this game. I wholeheartedly recommend it.