Review for Enchain Demo

[levelzuk]

Enchain is really cool. I think the entirety of it is a cool concept with a lot of old and new inspirations clear as glass to see in gameplay. Despite the ambition, the game falls through in a lot of places, even though this is a demo, and much is to change, there is still a lot that can be improved upon this great starting base. The majority of this game is platforming. With either with your chain or with regular jumps, both of which this game fails at. Swinging with the lantern is a main mechanic in the game, it allows for extra mobility and fun little combos that you can pull off while in the air. At least, that seems to be what the developers hoped. The swinging sucks, plain and simple, it never goes where you need it to, it's extremely inconsistent and the range of your chain is a joke. The jumping and movement are overwhelmingly floaty, being imprecise and hard to control, just like the lantern. I was having a hard time staying still and balanced on the narrow and small platforms which the game is littered with, especially the ones above pits and large gaps that made it increasingly frustrating to move around in. This is most clear when you try to go upward in any capacity, wall jumping takes ages and you can never swing yourself properly to propel yourself sky-bound. Unfortunately, there are a lot of sections that require this skill, which results in banging your head against the wall for minutes trying and trying again for something that shouldn't be a challenge. Overall, the movement is really the only thing that bothered me. The enemies were satisfying to kill, the secrets were fun to find, and the style of the game as a whole is well done. Once this game gets a little polish and fluidity in the way you control your character, this will definitely be a game I pour lots of hours into.

[mattress]

Thank you for the feedback! I'm making sure to address as much of it as I can for the next release.

[levelzuk]

mattress původně napsal:

Thank you for the feedback! I'm making sure to address as much of it as I can for the next release.

Of course. I'm always honest about that stuff. If you lie, the developer has no way to know what to improve.