fun quick game
Reviews for "Alchemist"
Nicely done, but needs to be filled out to get any more than 3 stars. A little more story, throw in some puzzles and perhaps different environments and you've got a winner.
Short. Easy. The platforming works well enough. Forgettable soundtrack. Enemies are okay, although I didn't feel like this world was truly populated by a variety of creatures that evolved to consume light... it was just a spate of the usual enemies that are in every game. Go in any direction and you'll find something... with the exception of the key to the chest to get the oil, there really wasn't an order to completion. That was nice. Playable, not bad but nothing special. Play it once to play it but doesn't really draw you back in for repeat plays.
It's a cute little world I guess, and I liked the design of the main character. It was cool finding the Elder, but after that I just stumbled across a ton of useless characters. It's too bad they didn't have anything interesting to say. The music was just way too short a loop and so I heard it about a hundred times before I finished the game. Items don't get automatically picked up, so sometimes you'll reach the item only to realise you didn't actually get it and have to climb back up. (Always remember to hit "down" when you reach the item you want!)
I wouldn't play it a second time, and I honestly don't know why there's a score other than to link to this "GamesHero" that you seem so excited about. I recommend taking notes from William and Sly, which is a similar game.
Like the look but not a platformer fan.