Freedom Planet

好玩喵

Really good platformer game, played the sequel first and still had a good time with this one.

Freedom Planet is easily one of the best 2D platformers I've ever played and does a fantastic job building on the foundation laid by Sonic the Hedgehog. The gameplay, music, and level design are all incredible, standing toe-to-toe with its influences. The addition of difficulty options is also a welcome change as someone who found Sonic games to be too easy sometimes. The only things holding Freedom Planet back from being perfect are the frequent instances of lag/dropped frames and the execution of the story. I'm willing to overlook the story considering how good the gameplay is, though. I appreciate the devs gave it a shot, but TBH, the dialogue came off as tropey and cheesey, with the story being mostly forgettable. However, the performance issues really aren't excusable given this is a game built on a 20-year-old engine and my PC goes above and beyond the minimum system requirements. It didn't matter if I had V-sync or G-sync on or off, I was experiencing lag and dropped frames at least once per level, usually more. All things considered, Freedom Planet is still an easy 9/10 and a must-play for Sonic the Hedgehog fans.

Literally just as good if not better than the original sonic games! LOVE THIS GAME

Tough, long stages, but butter smooth classic side-scrolling action

Initially found this game through hearing one of its songs elsewhere, and upon playing it years later, I greatly enjoyed it. Plenty of the bosses pose a challenge, but when you learn the patterns, it becomes much more enjoyable to fight them. Speedrunning on repeat playthroughs was just as fun, even if learning the level layouts is tricky at first. Though it has a few gameplay inconveniences that are only fixed in the sequel (like double jumping using part of the Special bar), it doesn't pose a huge detriment to running through the levels.