Redactem Review (Darkfire Project)
This game has been a purgatory of unenjoyable ragebait. The mechanics would be enjoyable and even fun if the other parts of the game weren't sub-par. Switching up gravity and time manipulation are cool ideas for a platformer. The puzzles are very simple, possible too simple, and rely on being extremely difficult in the worst ways. Platforming is clunky and unreliable. Sprites are poorly made, resulting in unnecessary deaths where there shouldn't be. You can literally die from the saw blades without even touching them because they seem to have square collision detection on circular objects. Which is a horrible idea considering much of the game involves jumping over and around these blades. It felt less like I was having to learn how to master the controls and more like learning how to compensate for the game's poor implementation of its mechanics. Even using the in-game cheats I have yet to be able to beat it. If you like to be angry while you game then this is the right choice for you. Otherwise, I can't help but feel like there are plenty of games similar to this one that have to be made with much better quality, even if they might cost a little bit more.
Overall: 2/10
My total playtime: 3.2 hours