Into the Dangerous World I Leapt

The most standout thing about this game is the lack of an options menu. You can't change any controls, volumes, or video settings - as a result I played through the entire game at various levels from painful slideshow to old chugging paddleboat. You can also knock objects over as you move (but only some), and the volume of those is far louder and more abrupt than the entire rest of the game, meaning that the biggest scares I got were from ... myself. That said, the game has clearly tried very hard and is a creative project - and in parts it's beautiful (like the dust motes in the moonlight window at the start). It also does a decent job of setting an atmosphere, and in many areas the sound design is bang on. The coin flip noise as you transfer across realms is also a very nice choice. But all told it feels like it's just trying very hard to squick me out. Flesh walls where I just went "oh, neat," maggots I thought were actually somehow kind of cute (so round!), and ominous red faces at the ends of corridors who, immediately, prove that they're actually very nice, really. The NPCs make animal-crossing style minecraft ghast sounds as they talk; half of them look almost identical; and there are, for some reason, about six separate storage rooms scattered across the map. There are also objects which you need to be able to jump on, which spin idly as you move them and cannot be controlled upright again. My chair glitched into the ground and I had to jump-and-click several times per object off of the peak of the new floor installation. The doors were my biggest enemy. ♥♥♥♥ the doors. TL;DR: this game is a fantastic effort by a small team of people and a ton of hard work that unfortunately overstays its welcome very early on almost purely due to the lack of optimisation or clientside optimisation. I say almost purely because there is a solid 5% of this review that would rather peel her own eyebrows off instead of struggle with another door. That said, it is free and if you have a decent PC you probably won't run into as many issues as I did. A thumbs down feels harsh but I just can't recommend it as it is.

Это игра может сломать психику и без страшных вещей...

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A really cool horror game with great game play

Игра 'Into the Dangerous World I Leapt' – это захватывающее приключение, предлагающее уникальный взгляд на жанр roguelike. Визуальный стиль, напоминающий графику старых консолей, создает неповторимую атмосферу ностальгии, но не стоит обманываться – под ретро-оболочкой скрывается глубокий и сложный геймплей. Каждое прохождение генерируется случайным образом, заставляя адаптироваться к новым условиям, врагам и улучшениям, которые можно найти. Боевая система интуитивно понятна, но требует стратегического мышления. Важно грамотно комбинировать найденное оружие и артефакты, чтобы выжить в схватках с разнообразными и опасными противниками. Сюжет, хоть и не является главным аспектом игры, добавляет мотивацию и раскрывает мрачный мир, в который погрузился главный герой. Сложность достаточно высока, и игрокам придется не раз столкнуться с поражением, но именно это делает каждую победу особенно ценной. "Ещё одна попытка!" – вот что хочется сказать после каждого проигрыша. В целом, это отличный выбор для любителей roguelike, ценящих вызов и реиграбельность. Не самый дружелюбный опыт для новичков, но однозначно стоящий времени, если вы готовы учиться на своих ошибках.

[h1]6/10[/h1]