Must've not been very well playtested!!
Neat music and graphics, nice 8-bit presentation, but the game blows. Apparently you have to play perfectly, and that's sort of difficult when the game is throwing gemstones in from the far edges of the screen where you have a split second to watch them flash by and they could (often are) accompanied by a statue more or less babysitting right on top of the gem. In other words, impossible bullshit.
Frustrating and unfun.
I filled up the gem meter just as the boulder was about to crush me. Indie punched it... and he died. So that's nice. Apparently, even though I collected enough gems on the brink of death, the game isn't going to let me continue. How incredibly frustrating.
Another frustrating feature: The fact that missing even a single gem, no matter how close to full your gauge is, means you lose it all. Meaning if you regularly collect 8 or 9 gems in a row, and can't quite manage to get the next because it spawned just a little out of reach, you're basically fucked. In fact, you get punished less for collecting a smaller chain of gems before a full-10-chain. There is a valley between playing badly and playing well that receives the most punishment.
I know this is just a quick, cheap, tie-in game to promote the upcoming documentary, but tell me this: Why would I want to watch what this game is promoting if I dislike it so much? So, consider addressing these problems in an update.
I LIKE THE IDEA
wow a documentary of newground!! i realy like that! i ove the trailer so i can't wait to see the movie, and about the game . . . it was ok, fun actually xD
Cool game dude!
Looking forward to the movie!
Wish i could donate. :(
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Why the boulder don't slow down when hit the other stuff in the way? And jump is useless, only to pass the lava.