This game was the most requested of the three titles I polled (the others being Spoko and Poko and RymdResa (the second of which I will cover at a later point)). Personally, I was also very excited to try out this game. Well then, without further ado, let us dive into this weeks Let's Maybe Play. First Impressions I first heard about this game from the developer of the game, Carl, who was also the founder of a site that supports developers who trying to get onto Steam, Who's Gaming Now. He was curating a bundle for a site I frequent, Groupees, and casually mentioned that he was developing his own game. I was intrigued and decided to apply to the alpha. Just recently, the game reached a playable state, and I couldn't wait to jump into it. From the screenshots and Carl's words of wisdom, I expected a sort of 2D platformer with a cute protagonist which I presume is named Eyas. I was not looking to see too much in terms of features, since after all, the game isn't fully released yet. Thoughts Upon starting up the game and immediately following the intro credits, I was greeted by a tutorial of sorts. While helpful for sure, I am not sure if this feature will initiate every time you start the game. It would be much more helpful to insert as part of the game rather than as an intro cinematic. In terms of the control scheme., it plays well and is very intuitive. However, once again, rebindable keys would be a helpful feature to include. I can definitely see the idea and mechanics that Carl was trying to implement, such as platforming, levels, a best time, etc... I like and appreciate to include them, yet at the same time, I do see room for much improvement. For example, in platforming, double jump and wall jump mechanics should be in the game (unless they already are and I haven't gotten that far). For levels, there should be some sort of storyline that ties them all together. For the time mechanic, I would recommend coming up with gold, silver, bronze medal times as well as implementing steam leaderboards. Other than that, I feel like it is fine as is (from what I have seen). My overall impression is that the game has a lot of promise. Would I recommend it in its current state as a full-fledged title? Not really. However, I would encourage people to try it out and give Carl some feedback. See you next time!
Thanks for trying out the game although I think you give me too much credit :) You can see more about the rest of the team on our Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/438901710/the-land-of-eyas-returns/description Comments are closed.
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