[h2]Frisbros is a frisbee throwing game where you must navigate an obstacle course full of hazards, ultimately to place yourself on the fewest shots or quickest time leaderboards. Frisbros is best played in co-op but is still enjoyable in one player mode.[/h2]
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[h1] 🤔Overall Impressions🤔 [/h1]
I enjoyed playing Frisbros in single player mode. Unfortunately, we just couldn’t get the co-op play to work properly. With remote play the game had far too much lag and was unplayable, and we couldn’t get a gamepad with keyboard and mouse to work harmoniously with Parsec. I am reliably informed that it will work though, but just a warning that you may find it difficult to set up. The game would be considerably enhanced if a reliable co-op system could be developed and introduced.
Courses get gradually longer and more difficult as you progress and new mechanics are introduced. I wouldn’t say any of the puzzles were particularly difficult or challenging to work out. The game is more akin to an obstacle course than a true puzzle game. You do have to work out how objects react but it doesn’t take long with a bit of trial and error to establish a solution. For example, shooting multiple targets will open doors but if you’re not quick enough they will reset and you’ll have to start again. The timings of these can be quite challenging at first but trying different methods and being quick on the draw will bring success.
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Other hazards include wind currents that can take your frisbee in all sorts of directions; Switches can open doors or teleport you to new areas on the grid; Gravity fields can swallow your frisbee or knock it off course, but if you skirt around the edges it can act as a catapult and circumvent obstacles; Certain blocks can be smashed by your frisbee often opening areas with enemies in who you must avoid; There are projectiles on some courses that need careful timing to avoid, and even the environment can be a hazard with icy ground making your character slip and slide, and mud slowing your character down, whilst falling in water is an instant death.
In normal mode you have no lives to lose, but dying on course loses you a shot and some time, and you respawn in an area close to where you perished. This keeps the game frustration free and flowing. There is also a hardcore mode where respawning is disabled and any damage to your Frisbro or any wayward throw of the disc will result in a restart of the level. Some levels can take up to thirty minutes to complete, with numerous deaths on your first attempt, so it is a very difficult mode to attempt. My understanding was that there were separate leaderboards for normal and hardcore modes but this doesn’t appear to be the case. If this is correct then I don’t see why you would want to play in hardcore mode at all.
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The most contentious aspect of the game is the control system. You can instantly tell that this is a game designed for co-op play, just because of the way the frisbee needs to be moved between two characters. If each character is controlled by a separate person, then you have none of the difficulties that sometimes the single player experience brings. The control system has been revamped and this helps, but it is still not as easy to control two characters when you’re playing on your own. The difficulty lies in the switching of the characters and getting your brain to work out which character is in play, especially when scenarios are frantic. I had countless deaths when I moved, thinking I was moving player one, when in fact it was player two, or both characters together. The player in control does have a gamepad above his head but I think there is still a little more work to be done to facilitate switching. Perhaps the player in control could flash for a while?
The GUI is a little fiddly to use in general. For example, the leaderboard page insists you return to the menu each time you want to view the leaderboard for a particular hole, rather than have an easy way of viewing different hole scores from the same page.
Graphics in the game appear quite basic but they have a bright aesthetic and a fun feel about them. There is a different tune playing in the background of each hole which is always nicely done and pleasant to listen to.
[h1] 🎬Gameplay Video🎬 [/h1]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfWB-51yE3g&t=593s
[h1] 🕹️Gameplay🕹️[/h1]
[quote][h3]Working as a team, your two Frisbros pass the disc between them, whilst avoiding hazards, attempting to reach the end of the course.
Once your disc is deposited in the receptacle situated at the finale, your shot count and time is recorded on the two leaderboards. The top fifty names are recorded and there are separate leaderboards for single and co-op runs.[/h3][/quote]
[h2] 🏃♀️Movement🏃♂️[/h2]
You can move both players at the same time, if nobody has the disc, or one player if the disc has been caught. Switching between one or the other, or using both, is controlled by using the trigger buttons on your gamepad or you can use mouse and keyboard. It takes a bit of getting used to in single player mode.
[h2]💿Disc Throwing💿 [/h2]
When a Frisbros wants to pass the disc to another player he uses a charge bar to judge how long he wants to throw it. A perfect pass will result when you stop the sliding bar in the green area of the charge bar. This makes the disc go further and faster. There is a cancel shot option if you need it. Sometimes, you’ll need subtleness and perform short passes, and sometimes you’ll need to bounce your disc off walls to avoid obstacles. Your disc throw can be affected by many things including wind currents, gravity and trampolines, and will bounce off obstacles and ricochet. Objects can be moved out of the way, clearing a path for your throw, but I found this to be incredibly difficult using the gamepad. The movement is so sensitive, and it is so easy to shoot past the object whilst pushing it, that I often died if the object was near water.
If you fire your disc, and the disc goes out of bounds or drops to the ground before one of you can reach it, then you’ll receive a penalty which goes on your shot score and costs you a bit of time. You can also throw the disc to yourself, which is a useful tactic to pursue, but your other player must never get too far away from you. If you separate for more than ten seconds, the level must be restarted.
[h2] ➖Varied Gameplay➖ [/h2]
There are eighteen holes, that gain complexity as you progress, and there is even a boss fight towards the end. The holes are varied enough that you never feel things are getting repetitive. New mechanics are always being introduced. That is why your first run of every hole will certainly be the longest, as you will need to work out how to navigate the course and tackle the light puzzle elements in them. None of the courses provided a stern challenge, but occasionally I had to stop and think about things, and going for quick times and low shot counts does sometimes require planning.
[h1]🍳Conclusion🍳[/h1]
[quote][h2][b]Frisbros is an enjoyable game for both single players and co-op teams but I would suggest it is probably more fun played in co-op. There is a slight doubt about whether you’ll be able to get the game working in co-op as it relies on third party software, as co-op is not built into the game.
Otherwise, it’s a Fun, addictive and enjoyable game with an upbeat feel and enough variety to keep you wanting more. Especially appealing if you like leaderboards and trying to improve your score. [/b]
