Stonefly

It's very cute and pretty aesthetic. The combat is interesting and unique. Piloting your insect themed mech is fun, and the upgrade system for the mech is very satisfying. Edit: After playing a bit more of the game, I got so so sick of the tedious combat that I uninstalled without finishing. It's really the least fun combat I've ever experienced in a game. Not difficult, just awkward and time consuming. Maybe it was a skill issue, but it was so deeply un-fun that I had no desire to get better at it. The entire rest of the game was super charming, it's too bad about the combat.

This is an interesting game. I would give it excellent for the idea and the design, but meh/average for the implementation and gameplay. It is still worth playing. The visuals are great, there is a cool character design and kind of cartoonish cut scenes with full 3d animation and dialogue. And there is a whole world of bugs to explore! Plus a creative RPG upgrade system for the rig. Very cool! Except that the character stories are not very well written, dialogue pace has no control, the "open" world has narrow walls and stuff that gets in your view all the time, the navigation is hard because there is no map, and controls are overcomplicated. These annoyances are tolerable, albeit spoiling the first impression from the design. But the worst part by far is combat. At first, it's hard but engaging. Then it's just annoying. At the end (boss fights) it's just ridiculous. The only useful upgrades are the defensive ones. Your weapon is very weak and can be only used as a stun gun in a narrow window when the enemies attack you. But to kill them, you have to throw them off the arena's cliff! This is an awful mechanic, which at first seems like an original challenging approach, but it gets old very fast: it's very imprecise, has to be done in time, you can't use the most useful ability for that continuously because of a cool down, and enemies get back on their feet, and you have to stun them again. Plus they attack you, you get stunned, thrown off the cliff, respawn in the middle, get attacked again, lose the ability to fly, and so on. The only good thing is that healing is "free", but you need to time it to avoid getting paralyzed and killed. This is very annoying, so after I've got the protective "shield" ability, I was just using it to collect resources and ignored enemies, unless I was forced to kill them. Oh yes, some fights just lock you in the arena until you kill all enemies, and they come in several waves. This is very time-consuming, and you don't even get any reward for killing enemies! Anyway, despite all the shortcomings, I recommend the game because of its originality. It's worth playing, even if you won't finish it, just to experience the game world, hop from branch to branch, fly with the wind and enjoy the views! It's quite satisfying and fun! P.S. Blair is just a jerk, and I don't get why they would create such an unlikable character.

Stonefly: Puedo decirlo con seguridad que fue mi sorpresa de este año 2024, luego de probar titulos cómo Cyberpunk 2077, Ghost of tsushima, Nier Replicant, Persona 5 Royal, Sekiro, puedo asegurar que no es nada parecido a estos títulos jsjsjs , pero lo menciono cómo algo bueno, tiene un concepto muy especial que personalmente, me compró de inmediato, y es la exploración de un micromundo a través de un mecha, este mencionado mecha tiene unas mecánicas bastante divertidas, en las que entre más exploras el mundo se van mejorando, la implementación del mundo al mecha, siento que lo pulieron bastante para ser un indie, y me quedó con ganas de más, no considero que sea poco el contenido que ofrece, aunque estoy acostumbrado a contenido de cientos de horas, creo que las que te ofrece te envuelven en su historia de manera que no la sientes una carga, sin duda un juego que me sorprendió y volvería a jugar en algún momento, la mecánica del mecha quisiera que la repitieran en un mundo más grande, creo que se encuentra ahí una joya que puede ser pulida aún más. Se me olvidó mencionar que la música es buenísima, tiene algo que la vuelve bastante especial, te hace sentir parte de Stonefly desde el momento que la escuchas.

a corn in the hood

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a nice story. beautiful music and art and an interesting gameplay. 7 great hours

Very cool game. Played right after playing the studio's first game "Creature in the well" Love the visuals and ambiance of the game. The combat can feel a little chaotic from time to time and it's difficult to tell depth in the game when flying. Exploring feels rewarding, I would love even more of it ! The concept is cool I enjoyed the adventure !

Beautiful visuals and sound. Gameplay is a bit unusual because you have to disable and push bugs, but that makes it really unique and engaging. Eventually, you have a whole plethora of tools and each one has its niche.