Frizzy

I have played Frizzy for almost 8 hours, which is definitely longer than anyone should bother to do so. I anticipated a fairly simple and quick game that would net me some achievements and I could tuck it away in my "games I don't remember getting but I finished and don't have to think about anymore" pile. The game has a cute premise and look - if rather amateur - but the gameplay leaves a great deal to be desired. In the description, Team Frizz states they "believe that in a platformer the controls must be absolutely perfect" - if that is the case, then Frizzy is *not* a platformer. The placement of the 'staticballs' is okay but movement between them or simply off of one is slippery at the best and uncontrollable at the worst. Double jumping either flings you sideways (while holding left or right) or boosts you up as you would expect (only when holding up *and* right or left). Even walking or running can be difficult as Frizzy will occasionally snag on the geometry and start skidding on the wall or ground. This happens *a lot*. These faults are pretty easy to overcome in the early levels as they don't require that you move quickly and precisely, however as enemies and other hazards are introduced, the game begins to become completely unplayable. More than a few levels I finished solely because I found a way to glitch through or around it. Some levels become unwinnable without doing so because the enemies glitch into areas and ways they obviously aren't supposed to. Despite all of this, I managed to reach the very end of Frizzy. The big level 10 of world 2. I glitched halfway through the level partially obscured by pillars and bloated with light effects off undefeatable enemies and, by a bit of luck and skill, finished level. Finally, FINALLY! I did it! I can finally see Frizzy and friends reunited! I can close out the game and not be possessed by the thought of just finishing this dumb game and moving on! I can roll my eyes at the last achievements that I know I won't get and hide it in the depths of my steam library! Except *there is no ending*. You're zipped back to the end of world 1 and while there are 2 bonus levels here, there's nothing that even indicates there more to look for! There's a cutscene to open the game and at the end of world 1, and honestly the fact the devs didn't bother to put any sort of ending scene or text to this game? I don't know what to say. Maybe they didn't think anyone would actually try or be able to finish their game, because they know it's ultimately just a bunch of clunky garbage. Don't bother playing, even if you just want to grab some achievements or finish out your game library like me. Just let it rot in obscurity (and know that while in a level if you press the 'n' key the camera moves with your cursor for no apparent reason. It's not even listed anywhere in the controls and doesn't help anything but honestly I have more knowledge of this game than I care to ever have and I'm inflicting it on you all now, too. I'm sorry.). Please don't play this game. Spare yourself.