They went and made a 2-D side-scrolling action-adventure game specifically for Art History nerds. I bought this game yesterday because it was released for Linux. It's an XNA port. The game is a gorgeous as it looks in the screenshots. It's richly textured and nicely animated.
It's a little unstable for me. I've had it dump me out to the main menu a few times when changing levels. I was able to continue after replaying the previous level each time. They're still actively patching the game, so hopefully this will go away. My only other gripe is the two-tiered inventory system, it can be hard to use when under pressure. Slight blemishes on an otherwise well executed game.
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Good looking game. As an art history nerd I dig the visuals. The gameplay looks fun in a retro way. Any luck with crashing problems that you mentioned? Sometimes platformer games have moments that are extremely frustrating due to poor level design . . . run into that kind of thing much?
I checked yesterday, and it hadn't been patched, yet.
I logged about 4 hours in this game, and definitely felt that I got my money out of it. I didn't complete it, but I got about 30% through, I think. It's a lot easier than other games I've been playing like Nuclear Throne or Ziggurat. I think you might want to put it on your wishlist and wait for the next patch, or a Steam sale.
The art and animation are the real attraction here. I think they add an air of mystery missing from most of the sword-and-sorcery genre.
In terms of level design, there is some backtracking and wondering what to do next, sure. In terms of platforming, I don't remember many jumping puzzles. The games more based on inventory management. There are a lot of single-use items and the rate of weapon breakage is pretty high.
I cleaned Steam off my computer yesterday morning, because I need to get back to being more productive on the weekends. I'm still going to play games, it isn't like I'm not interested in them, but I'm taking a break.
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