Toleo

A precision platformer with gimmicks, that has pretty difficult jumps and very easy sections mixed together. But at some point through the game, thanks to the solid soundtrack and smart level design, I came to the realization that it's more about the atmosphere than about the platforming. I just kind of vibed with the game, and that's what made me enjoy it.

This game ... is hilarious, and I don't mean that the game TRIES to be hilarious, but it simply is ... just in how it exists. The biggest part of that being the difficulty scaling. It is all over the damn place, so much so that it actually cracked me up. The first stage does what you would expect most beginner levels to do, teach you the game and slowly introduce you to new concepts / stuff you can do in the game / etc. However, the moment you start the second area, the difficulty spikes tremendously. It's a night and day difference. It feels like the 5th or 6th area should've come after the first area or that at least some of these stages should be swapped around, they really do not make sense at all. Honestly I'm impressed the game is even as playable as it is currently, but there's certainly a few sections in the game that are bugged and do not behave quite as you would expect. I've been able to recreate most of them and one of them I'm pretty sure makes an already difficult jump even more difficult, encroaching right into the "actually unfair for the player" territory, but this game seems as though it was never created with that in mind at all to begin with. Now, I might be ripping on the game itself, but the music is actually good. The music, without question, is the best part of this game. It does a lot to help you traverse the often times long ... repetitive ... boring bits of stage that almost look like "I'll get to it later" was thought of, but never actually acted on.