Another quality experience from SuperGiant Games.

The gameplay itself was solid. Being able to mix and match all of the existing powers in so many ways had a great sandbox feel to it. However, all of the enemy encounters were very scripted, limiting how long you could experiment.

It saddened me a little that the gameplay was confined to these short bursts of action. I'm not sure if it was done this way in order to preserve the points of narration, or becuase the art was just so good, from such a small studio. I wonder if the game may have felt longer if the presentation of the combat had been approached differently. However, the combat that was there was very enjoyable, with lots of quirks to explore.

The music, art, and story were all superb. But, these only feel on par because of what was sacraficed to attain them - gameplay and length of the game. The new game+ is required to get all of the game's achievements, yet doesn't add anything of value except for more gameplay. This feels lazy to me, the gameplay should have been scaled for a single playthough instead of forcing the player to loop through again. It might have some significance to the story, but that doesn't justify forcing the player to do everything again.

But for all of the picking I'm doing, I do recommend the game. The first time I played it through, the experience was incredibly tight, the story sucked me in, and I was equally enthralled by the gameplay and the art. I recommend this game, but maybe wait for the steam sales.

Another quality experience from SuperGiant Games. The gameplay itself was solid. Being able to mix and match all of the existing powers in so many ways had a great sandbox feel to it. However, all of the enemy encounters were very scripted, limiting how long you could experiment. It saddened me a little that the gameplay was confined to these short bursts of action. I'm not sure if it was done this way in order to preserve the points of narration, or becuase the art was just so good, from such a small studio. I wonder if the game may have felt longer if the presentation of the combat had been approached differently. However, the combat that was there was very enjoyable, with lots of quirks to explore. The music, art, and story were all superb. But, these only feel on par because of what was sacraficed to attain them - gameplay and length of the game. The new game+ is required to get all of the game's achievements, yet doesn't add anything of value except for more gameplay. This feels lazy to me, the gameplay should have been scaled for a single playthough instead of forcing the player to loop through again. It might have some significance to the story, but that doesn't justify forcing the player to do everything again. But for all of the picking I'm doing, I do recommend the game. The first time I played it through, the experience was incredibly tight, the story sucked me in, and I was equally enthralled by the gameplay and the art. I recommend this game, but maybe wait for the steam sales.