White Knuckle

Спасибо, мамаша, за это затемнение экрана, которое однозначно не убило мой ран в самом конце бездны.

Best climbing game ever created. In general, this game is top 10 indie titles in my opinion and it's horrendously underrated as I see it. It's a genuinely perfect loop roguelike that isn't a fighter/shooter but a survival, horror game with a fast-paced hands-on main mechanic akin to a fighting or shooting game. Except it's climbing but it's done so gracefully it feels good every time. It feels even better when you realize then game doesn't try to hold some "hardcore challenge" title and has so many cool features like items, perks and environments that make the game all the more fun and pleasing while still increasing difficulty as you keep going in the main campaign. This game understands balancing mechanics to not be too easy or too restricting. It's one of the few games that frustrates me but keeps me coming back. It's just like that battle royale craze where "1 more match and maybe I'll have a good game" except here it's only about completion or goals, the entire adventure is extremely fun no matter what. Losing feels frustrating but the game is fun enough to make you go "Let's try again". And of course the developer is smart enough to have plenty of content for it to not be just a "cool challenge game". The environments through each campaign can vary and there's cosmetics to grind for and other game modes besides the main campaign, like the endless modes for each area and challenges. This game is one of the best to just hop on and do an endless, fun but not too simple of a thing and that's the main mechanics. Just climbing, getting better, using items, abilities and it's a perfectly rewarding time killer as well. This game is the ultimate showcase of a video game that's unique and checks off so many things for a game (unique gameplay, environment, aesthetic, visuals, audio, atmosphere, genre, replayability, lore, content to grind for and challenge that is healthy for your brain). I have never felt this feeling of "actually new ♥♥♥♥" when it comes to video games as much as here. Plenty of games are amazing but at the end of the day you're looking for things you're already familiar with and just trying to find the perfect mix in one package. A good shooter, a good horror experience, a good rpg. This game doesn't have any already familiar label. Sure you can call it another game with a challenging mechanic but a lot of those are usually a "one and done" deal or not as perfected. This game is truly unique in so many ways and preserves a lot of requirements to make a video game good and worth the time investing into. This is truly a *new video game* and it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ amazing.