Revolve

https://youtu.be/sTRFG-3mSDE First off, I have to admit that I am horrendously bad at these games. They definitely aren't my forte, as the horrendous playthrough in my First Impressions video will attest. And because of that, I am normally more critical of these types of games than others. That said, I had a blast with this game and I look forward to playing more! Smooth and well done graphics underscore a basic and yet intriguingly simplistic control mechanic. The Devs obviously took a lot of time and care on their level design and the variety showed off their creativity. And, as a rare surprise, and I can't believe that the industry has gotten to such a point that this actually IS a surprise, but the game ran fantastically well. No glitches, stutters, framerate drops, or crashes to be found. The game is well polished and a joy to play. One CON, because every game has them: no rebindable keys... Of course, there are only 4.... but they should be MY 4! :P 8/10 - Fantastic Game!

Revolve plays like it states on the tin, a minimalist inertia based platformer. You control a space bike traversing ever more challenging levels from left to right (essentially only in that direction) by providing input to it's primary/jump thrusters, brake, and some sort of gravity inverter. It's designed to be played in self contained stages that realistically take only 2 minutes to clock each. The physics behave intuitively enough to effectively time leaps over deadly red glowing exposed power conduits (that make up the only hazard I've discovered so far), and yet it's compact layout, lack of time limit and gentle vangelis-esque soundtrack keep this simple premise from being either too frustrating or straight boring. It's not a title to immerse yourself in, and here-in lies my only complaint. The soundtrack stops jarringly after each death returns you to the begining of the stage; and I personally think it'd add something to the gameplay flow if the low key track just strummed away regardless of your untimely demise and immediate ressurection. That's a pure stylistic observation on my part though. Pros - relaxing title that tests your hand eye co-ordination in a lushly drawn 2d space world. Perfect for someone looking for down time from more grueling games, Revolve requires minimal time investment to become accomplished at and the bite sized levels mean you can put it down and pick it up whenever. Cons - lack of enough time in each stage to enjoy the soundtrack, and after an hour or sos playtime im yet to discover any change in aesthetic/stage backdrop.

- EMPFEHLENSWERT, ABER NUR FÜR DEN RICHTIGEN SPIELERTYP! ..beim Stöbern durch meine Neuheiten-Liste stoße ich auf "Revolve", einen hübschen 2-D Sidescroller mit Physik-Engine, dessen Grafik mich auf den ersten Blick an "Reassembly" erinnert. Vielleicht liegt es daran, dass ich in der Steinzeit der Videospiele groß geworden bin, in jedem Fall, habe ich durchaus ein Herz für einen schönen 2-D Scroller.. Auf den zweiten Blick erfahre ich, dass wir eine Drohne durch eine Science-Fiction Welt steuern sollen, okay, dass klingt jetzt nach Geschicklichkeit/Rätsel, eigentlich nicht so mein Fall.. aber: Indie-Entwickler, Angebot: 8,99€, ab dafür.. Der erste Spielstart: Die Grafik ist so schön, wie sie im Trailer aussah, Sound und Musik elektronisch chillig, gefällt mir auch gut.. was mir aber zu Beginn überhaupt nicht gefällt, ist die Steuerung: die entpuppt sich als äußerst kniffelig: ..unsere Drohne wird nämlich ausschließlich über die Pfeiltasten gesteuert, mit denen wir aber diese nur indirekt, durch Aktionen wie springen, vorwärts beschleunigen, bremsen und "Schwerkraft umkehren", in die von uns gewünschte Richtung manövrieren können. Zusätzlich verfügt die Drohne über einen begrenzten Energievorrat, dass sorgt zusätzlich für Frustmomente.. auch störend: ein sich ständig wiederholendes "Bildrauschen" als eine Art visueller Effekt, zur Simulation einer Funkstörung zur Drohne.. hier bitte ich den Entwickler dringend zu überdenken, ob er auf diesen "Effekt" nicht lieber verzichte möchte, weil er einfach nur das Spiel stört und fast wie ein Bug daherkommt. Nach zwei bis drei Stunden entfaltet "Revolve" aber seinen Reiz, die Level sind gut gestaltet und die Physik im Spiel macht Spass, wenn auch durchaus knackig im Schwierigkeitsgrad, zumal man die Level bei Zerstörung der Drohne, komplett neu beginnen muss.. FAZIT: -------- + Erfrischende Spielidee, 2-D Scroller mit schöner Grafik und Sound/Musik, spaßige Physikengine. - schwer zugängliche Steuerung, störendes "Bildflackern", als visueller Effekt eines schlechten Funkkontakt zur Drohne. FÜR GENRE-FANS EMPFEHLENSWERT.

Where to start.....Revolve is awesome! Beautiful colors, great sound track, levels progress with difficulty nicely, and just an overall blast. Challenging but relaxing at the same time, if that makes sense. My only grip would be is the mechanic of when you need to jump and use your boost, seems like both are drained together even when you only use one. Now this is probably coded this way for a reason to make it more of a challenge, but its gets a little frustrating at times. Other than that, the game is def worth it!

First impressions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne1k32RuqrQ The game looked really great from the trailer and screenshots, so I figured why the heck not? It was also interesting to me that apparently you don't control the robot directly and it has "triggeractive" controls! Revolve looks incredibly visually appealing, combined with potentially interesting controls... so let's give it a go! It's not *too* bad, certainly fun for killing time when you have a few minutes to spare!

Great game! Can be tricky sometimes!

I had the honor to beta-test the game and I absolutely loved it from the first time I tried it! • The gameplay feel familiar yet very refreshing with the indirect controls • Level design is very polished Just give it a try, you won’t be disappointed!

很不错的一款休闲游戏，画面特效精美，音乐上乘，还可以自己编辑关卡上传。

Revolve is an excellent Triggeractive platformer and offers you seventy levels for you to solve, divided into ten chapters. The game's graphics and soundtrack are beautiful and complete the whole sci-fi dystopian world of Revolve. While chapter one is fairly easy to complete and is a good way to get to know the abilities of your drone, the chapters after that become more and more complicated by the minute. So yes, Revolve is a really cool game and more than decent challenge for every puzzle fan out there! For epic reviews, articles and events, please visit www.DumeeGamer.com!

[h1] Unique gravity based platformer but this time control unknown vehicle. In this case you don't have direct control over it, instead press buttons with corresponding actions to control the thing. 4 actions are as follows, thrust, gravity flip, jump and brake. Each costs some energy which replenish fairly quickly, so you don't just spam buttons... rather use them strategically at the right moment taking advantage of the surroundings and such. Best way to check out how it works is to play it. Levels are well designed however they lack in some more variety. Backgrounds set in space and about 100 levels to complete. Community made maps available to download. Soundtrack is like machinery hum mixed with some ambient notes, really fits in. Worth checking out if you hunt for games with unusual controls or just want to smash your controller into pieces... [/h1]