Gotta say, I wholly enjoyed the "minimalist" pixelesque graphics, and the start to a storyline. I DID feel the payoff at the end kinda left me more than a little disappointed, but I gladly spent my time and, to be fair, with all talk of "the end" from about the mid-point on, I probably should've seen that ending coming. Still, I liked it, just felt a little like the ending was a bit more than lacking.
Reviews for "ICE - Solitary"
tamaster92 responds:
Thank you, yes I certainly have learned my lesson with the ending! Hopefully my next game will be much better in that way.
No story.
Piss poor graphics.
Control failure.
Not so hard but just frustrating, actually i finished it with the right hand encased in a plaster cast.
tamaster92 responds:
Great criticism there. Pity its completely useless since it doesn't actually say what's bad at all.
This isn't too bad - it's quite simple and the concept of sliding on the ice is really cool. As for what others have said about it lacking narrative, this is true, but doesn't need to be a complete flaw. For instance, I just played it casually during a lull at work. If there had been an engaging storyline, then it wouldn't have felt as casual to me.
tamaster92 responds:
Thanks! When I was making it I wasn't sure if the mechanics would hold up at all so I tried to cover it by creating a stronger narrative - this seems to have backfired however!
Great game, it has excellent platforming and an odd storyline, I like how it is a narritive and as you play.
I also enjoy how you bother to respond to each comment. Clearly, you are devoted to your fans, so to speak. Great effort, one problem may be that there are no breaks, like pauses or platforms you can stand on without sliding, and the graphics could be nicer, backround and better sprite, etc. Nice job, flaws set aside.
tamaster92 responds:
Thank you for noticing! :) I'm quite proud of how 'well' my first game has done and I've got lots of good feedback to take into my next game.
it is pretty realistic it seems like the main character has amnesia so really there would be no real story until he retrieves his memory.
tamaster92 responds:
Thank you !