The game played well and was understandable. However the looping music and lack of instructions for the controls did subtract a bit from the game.
Reviews for "Man Who Sold The World"
It's okay, I guess. The title has nothing to do with it, the controls are slightly awkward, some of those pieces of Eternity aren't hard to find (though what's the last achievement? It can't be all nine, unless I miscounted...)
You can't really choose how Earth is remembered until the very end, which seems slightly deceptive (based on the description), but eh. I think the top door is the best one. :)
PS: Soundtrack button only gives Ascension's theme. Where's the rest...?
the controls were standard configuration but was not explained. what really annoyed me was the gameplay: not being able to easly head on land after a swim, lvl2 and 3 impossible vine jumps to get to the other side. although i finished the game, it still was not enough to make up for it. overall, still a good game.
I am aware the this game is supposed to be "gameplay-light" but I think what the game needs is a sense of achievement or reward for completing a stage or level. Perhaps a timer to track how fast you completed a single level? I also have no idea what the Eternities do, so maybe there needs to be a page for instruction.
The game had a good soundtrack that fits really well, my personal favorite being the Kenican Jungle soundtrack. Seriously, I love the entire soundtrack for this game, great compositions. But maybe some additional graphic for emphasis would help, maybe add some extra colors to a character so they don't look bland. The scene on the plane where you interact with the pilot felt very plain to me.
What I think hits me the most that there was no emphasis on how tragic it was for the world to end. Other than the Eternals picking out candidates for immortalizing, there wasn't much of a plot to go along with. The game started with an intriguing note, had no progression plot-wise and ended with a lack of a proper ending.
Sadly after finally coming back after a year... finally get all pieces of eternity and... no achievement. Double run everything, counting all the locations... Got them but oh well...
Though the lag still hurts.