Incarnation

Mouse only 2d platformer

Sweet! Very simple, very enjoyable, well worth the price.

The most polished implementation of this idea to date

So, overall, I really like this game. I love the concept of progression meaning I have to relinquish an ability or immunity, gaining mortality as I descend. I love the music and the art, from the glyphs to the angelic designs transitioning to forest and lions/wolves/humans being what attacks me. Unfortunately, I don't know if I'll be able to finish the game. Other reviews have pointed this out - while I'm pretty used to dealing with mouse only controls, and have been able to make it work for most of the game....once the only option left is to get rid of your 'Death Touch' ability, I have hit a huge wall. As the motion needed to deal damage also moves your character nearer to enemies, it basically ensures you take damage continuously as you attack - and since most enemies are faster, or able to jump further than you, if they can't outright fly/shoot projectiles, getting away from an enemy after attacking is also pretty hard. I'm going to keep plugging at it and trying to finish, see if I can find a way to actually make it work without Death Touch, and overall I've still enjoyed this game plenty - The concept, the presentation are all fantastic, and it's fairly short, enough that I've come back to it a few times, and each time I've gotten further. I might even finish it one day, but even if I don't, I'm glad I played!

The game's got an intriguing premise with clear effort seen through how the levels, enemies and music changes alongside the mechanisms, but it's held back by the controls and how the current combat system is configured, which the mouse-only limitation severly impedes how you fight in a sluggish way. Due to this, the Instant Kill Death Orb is simply indispensable, since without it you'll be force to get close to aggressive enemies while simultaneously dodging their attacks, which distances yourself from the enemies, and thus, prevent them from being in range. So yeah, it's cool on paper but execution-wise it's not good.

Игра "Incarnation" - это настоящий подарок для поклонников глубоких ролевых игр с захватывающим сюжетом. С первых минут погружаешься в мир, полный тайн и опасностей, где каждое решение имеет вес. Визуальная составляющая поражает: детализированные локации, проработанные модели персонажей и завораживающие спецэффекты создают неповторимую атмосферу. Геймплей предлагает как динамичные сражения, так и вдумчивые диалоги, где нужно выбирать правильные ответы, чтобы раскрыть все секреты мира. Прогрессия персонажа ощущается органично, а система крафта добавляет еще один слой к погружению. Несмотря на некоторую камерность некоторых локаций, общее впечатление от "Incarnation" остается крайне положительным. Это игра, которая заставляет думать, сопереживать и возвращаться к ней снова и снова, чтобы исследовать все уголки её богатого мира.