I love the atmosphere it's great easy but clear! Although the wall jumping is kinda annoying because you slide off very fast.. thats the only thing
Reviews for "Robot Phone Home"
I hated farting around the spikes.
Nice, but too hard. It gets boring after having to do the same thing over and over an over.... again.
The jet pack is pretty annoing, you don't know when the fuel ends and there are simply too many of those spikes. But the atmosphere is great.
First off: nuoh mah gawd, dat atmosphere. The art style is simple and sweet, and combined with the absolutely gorgeous sound effects and ambient noise (which are strangely reminiscent of those relaxing "sounds of nature" dealies, which is weird 'cause I've always hated those) creates an invitingly bittersweet world I want to explore for-goddam-ever. That said, the sudden transition from slow, take-your-time-and-enjoy-the-scenery exploration to so-many-spikes-you-don't-even-know platforming is jarring and, in my opinion, unfortunate, as it clashes with the otherwise pleasantly relaxing aesthetic of the game. I almost feel like this would've been better as a straight-up art game, with a stronger focus on exploring post-human Earth in all its pixelated, moss-eaten, ivy-covered glory. I guess what I'm saying is, you've got a great style artistically, and now you just need to master the gameplay half of it. Keep it up, mang, I'm excited to see what you roll out next.
Definitely reminiscent of Knytt and Knytt Stories art-wise. Gameplay mechanic-wise, not so much. Too frustratingly difficult at times. The robot is a little slippery to control. Flying around, it goes to far left/right. I gave up at the second checkpoint area in the spike cave, after getting the steam jetpack, crossing the river, etc. It's the point where you have to fly and jump and wall climb before running out of steam...literally.
4.5 for the art, 3 for mechanics, 3.5 overall