Short but sweet
As a huge fan of the action-adventure genre, I often fly into foamy-mouthed rants about games getting mis-classified-I hate it when Legend of Zelda is called an Action RPG and I hate it even more when FPS titles get the Action-Adventure label. Having played Blue Knight, I have another title to point to and say, "This is a great example of an action-adventure game."
It's short and simple, yes, and I'm not entirely sure where the advertised "cool twists" were (I expected something along the lines of Endeavor's depressing endings), but overall it's smooth and entertaining and a great example of the genre.
There are a couple of complaints I have, however. First of all, there was a distinct lack of music. I like the review below that suggested putting a Sonic tune to it. Couldn't there have been something, even a moody ambient loop, to add some atmosphere? The constant wind that blows (even underground...) only serves to make the game, not the world, seem empty.
The game's description also describes a "pixel rich game" but the graphics are pretty monotonous. They stay the same drab colors throughout the entire environment. How about a little variety to spice things up?
In fact, the lack of music, old-school graphics and sound effects all add up to make this game feel very Atari-and for me that isn't a good thing. It evokes memories of E.T. and Indiana Jones, of Haunted House and Adventure. It makes the game feel old and outdated instead of retro, which is unfortunate because there's no reason to have no music-Newgrounds is filled with great musical talent who offer their stuff for free. Assuming the graphics were developed by the developer, the lack of graphical variety is just lazy.
Overall a good game, but it needs some polishing to break free of the 1983 hole it's stuck in.
