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[i]Kai Entity[/i] follows a space shuttle "Kai" as it struggles with a self-existential crisis in this twin-stick shooter that was all made by one person.
[h1]Gameplay[/h1]
Twin-stick shooter with simple controls, controller is supported and works fine. Nothing outstanding here, the game's shooting mechanic gets to be a continuously held down fire button as you move and aim in appropriate directions.
You have basically 3 hit points, one for each wing and last one on the body. Various blue nebulae on the floor will replenish your health. If you take 3 hits, you can try the level over again.
The levels are all very short, with the final 2 levels requiring a bit of shooting/grinding, just firing to open up a path to keep moving. The whole game should take about half hour to finish. If you have a lot of deaths, then the game might take a little longer, but not much.
[h1]Graphics and Music[/h1]
Graphics are polygonal and psychedelic. The music is decent, each of the 10 stages has its own music.
[h1]Positives[/h1]
+Indie developer who wants to write a simple story into a simple twin-stick shooter mechanic
+Controller works well
+Nice color schemes
+Cheap
[h1]Negatives[/h1]
-Short
-Not really outstanding in anyway
-Sound effect of the bullet striking enemy/breakable block gets really old too quickly
-Not really any variety of gameplay
-Camera angle is locked in one direction, and some environmental objects will clearly obstruct your view when you are playing, a few times when you are trying to avoid enemy fire--This got frustrating quickly.
[h1]Conclusion[/h1]
[i]Kai Entity[/i] is a twin-stick shooter that doesn't bring too much additional material to the table. The game is made by one person and it's not really bad, it's also not that good. The bottom line is that it's not too much fun to play through. It more looks like someone experimenting with some basic game design learning about the game engine in which it was designed. The game is short and easy to get through, which is fine, because there's not that much variety overall. I do think the story is cute and few bits of dialogue is interesting, though perhaps a bit cliche. See the video of a few minutes of me running through the first half of the levels of the game. I cannot recommend this game at this time, unfortunately.
https://youtu.be/EtdmJ-IHUJQ
[quote]I received the product for free. I did not receive any compensation to write this review. The opinions represented here are entirely my own and were not influenced in any way.[/quote]
