
There Was A Caveman is a prehistoric themed, retro styled, action platformer. With challenging gameplay that will keep you on your toes. Get ready to die and die a lot.
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Languages: English
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用Steamdeck 玩也挺好玩的 遊戲負擔低 佔空間小
2d pixel grafik platform oyunu fantastik tarihi canlılar eşlik ediyor fena değil
Un juego mediocre con unos controles que me estresan.
The main reason it sucks, it's starting the game from the start every time I open the game, no "continue" and no "save"
Что бы найти жену надо сразиться с аппендиксом динозавра, в динозавре... Так и запишем.
There Was a Caveman is not a bad game, but it is no Prehistorik or Joe & Mac. It is a decent platformer on the surface, but the controls and the level design result in numerous unnecessary deaths and near constant frustration. The timed chase sequences are especially guilty of this. That said, the game is not particularly long with only six or so maps and not particularly hard if you do not go for the no-death runs. There are infinite lives and frequent checkpoints to persevere to the end, and yet only 4% of players have completed the game. That should tell you all you need to know.
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uga buga matar dinossauro pa come muie uga uga
Smack lizard Life good Lizard steal wife Life no good Sad Revenge
There Was a Caveman is an okay 2D retro game and it’s made by the same guy who made The Inner Darkness, okay then the story. In a cave in prehistoric times a lone caveman must find himself a bride no matter how many dinosaurs, prehistoric beasts and giant monsters he must fight. So what are the likes, the gameplay is okay it does have its problems which I'll get into the dislikes, but anyway the gameplay is fairly simple fight monsters, do platforming and avoid the many traps and pits and at the end of the level fight a boss. The story is okay pretty simple nothing to write home about, it actually has some Joe and Mac vibes believe it or not, particularly at the last level. The graphics are good has a good retro aesthetic with its colors, graphics and designs. The levels are a real mixed bag I do like looks and the retro aesthetic but that's the only positive things I can really say about the levels sadly. The enemies and bosses are good each one has their own unique looks that really fit with the prehistoric vibes. The music was good fits this game very well. So what are the dislikes, the level designs are kind of bad basically it feels very cheap and poorly designed with some areas requiring near perfect precision in platforming, the worst example would be the last level. The levels are also kind of long and coupled with the hardness makes them feel even longer, they just feel like a slog to get through. Also some of the enemy placements in some of the levels particularly the last level also feels pretty cheap, again the last level is a good example of that. The game also has a knockback system which I really hate and there's no way to turn it off witch really sucks. Finally the last boss kind of sucks because it has this attack where it will shoot multiple big slime balls at you and they require a few hits to break, there's also many of them and the final boss will launch them everywhere and they'll bounce, so it can be sometimes hard to dodge. Okay with that all done, There Was a Caveman is an okay 2D retro game and it’s made by the same guy who made The Inner Darkness, it has okay gameplay, an okay story and good enemies and bosses. Now then do I recommend this game it kind of, I mean if you're interested in a Joe and Mac kind of caveman game then this could be for you.
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