Ingression

Ingression is a portal like precision platformer with many brilliantly designed levels. It’s a bit challenging and it definitely has enough trial and error levels, but you can get through them with patience. There are 4 normal chapters, one special chapter and one boss chapter. Each chapter, aside from the boss chapter, has a unique theme and mechanic to keep things interesting. The levels can usually be finished quickly. There are some big levels but I didn’t feel overwhelmed for the most part. There is a story to follow with more dialogues than expected (that can be skipped). It’s not bad but I stopped following where it was going with all the timelines, it became confusing near the end. In terms of flaws, there are 3 which are prominent. The worst one is the final boss fight. The game has a boss fight in every chapter except for the special chapter. They are generally more challenging and the least favourite part of the game. But the final boss is on a whole different level, it’s too reliant on RNG based on the moves it’s going to use and it even has what feels like ‘rubberbanding’ in racing terms. As in, if you’re doing too well, it will kind of teleport behind you quickly. Those boss levels felt obnoxious and not properly tested for players who don’t know how the boss is programmed. Next, the game’s hold skill seems to be buggy sometimes. Even though I press hold, the character doesn’t hold on to objects or walls. Lastly, chapter select is limited. You’re not allowed to select individual levels, a chapter has over 20 levels I believe. So you have to go through all those levels to get to a collectible or achievement requirement you might have missed. Despite the flaws mentioned, Ingression is a VERY GOOD game. The quality of the levels shocked me, the game kept my attention and made me feel so smart sometimes. The graphics are charming and the music is pretty catchy. This is a game made with love, I had lots of fun playing it and getting all the achievements within 12 hours. Most of the achievements will come naturally, a few are specific actions and some are playing bonus levels after you collect the crystals associated with them. The normal price of €10 is worth it for sure, on sale it’s a must buy. I highly recommend the game to fans of precision platformers and fans who don’t mind a bit of challenge.