Toree 3D

What a shame. Toree 3D's store page does a great job selling you on the bright visuals and fast paced gameplay. The former is fantastically done, along with the sound design, and I have no complaints there. Unfortunately the promise of quick platforming is rather hollow, and when combined with an array of other issues it leads to a very disappointing game. Lets start with the basics; the controls can't be rebound. Sprinting (a mechanic that Toree is unplayable without using) is bound to shift. A fairly standard choice, but one that I find to be uncomfortable due to the position of my hand. I struggled to play for more than 5 minutes at a time before my hand began to hurt. In addition to there being no option to rebind controls, there is also no option to return to the main menu or even exit the game. Level design is another weak point. Contrary to what is shown in the store page video, most of Torees 9 levels (actually really only 4-5 because half the levels feature the same theme and assets as another level reorganised in a slightly different way that feels largely the same) rely heavily on slippery ice, fans, and waiting on slow moving platforms to either get into a position where they can be reached or to carry you to the next area. The experience as a whole is less of a sprint and more of a stop-start walk where you're stuck behind someone on a footpath who's moving just a little too slowly. Finally, the visuals are undone slightly by the addition of some random and unrelated "horror" elements (very loose usage of the term). They aren't scary, they don't improve the game, and frankly they don't seem to fit in with this story about a small bird trying to collect stars and ice cream. The best reason I can come up with for it's inclusion is that it gives reviewers an excuse to give Toree the horror tag, potentially boosting its position in search results. The 'overwhelmingly positive' score seems to indicate a fanbase that is either unable, or unwilling, to acknowledge the obvious flaws in the game. A platformer that could realistically be beaten and done with in 30 minutes having so many missteps makes it impossible for me to recommend.

Kiedy ogromne przedsiębiorstwa nadrywają sobie ścięgna w technologicznych wyścigach ludzie mojego pokolenia zdają się z coraz to większym utęsknieniem zaczęli doszukiwać się w grach poligonowej prostoty. Tak wytworzył się trend na gry retro. Takie, które udają porty z PS2 i PS1, chociaż oczywiście nimi nie są. Toree jako króciutka, neonowa gra idealnie spełnia dla mnie opisaną wyżej funkcję. Przypomina nieco Sonica i Kirbiego, których zamiast na DeviantArcie złączono w generatorze słodkiego romansu w sektorze "dla dziewczyn" na którejkolwiek nostalgicznej stronie od flashowych gier przeglądarkowych. Jest czymś o wiele prostszym, słodszym i lżejszym. Ale zdecydowanie nie biedniejszym! Każdy poziom umotywowany jest zupełnie inną klasyczną popularnością. Dla wspaniałego Dave'a warto wspomnieć, że Toree może biegać nawet po płaszczyznach wypełnionych lodem! To z pewnością warte swojej ceny: 4 złote.

Very fun little game, i played it on switch but I'll leave my review here. Definitely worth it for the singular dollar it costs.

Super short game but this game is so amazing. You can feel the love here>

I like it, its fun, the soundtrack is nice. And playing it with a crt shader makes it look even better

This is what you expect for a dollar (50 cents on sale), really just a collection of levels that could be thrown together in a week minus polish. But sometimes you need something basic that isn't just AAA slop, and this is very much a well crafted experience and highly repayable experience, albeit purposefully barebones. Anyways its 25-40 minutes so for more frugal users whether its worth it might come down to whether you replay games, I obviously do so it was for me.

yes 100%