Recent reviews by doesthisusername

step 1. speedrun this game and find great friends through it
step 2. hate on the updates to this game because they break speedruns
step 3. play the game anyway
step 4. hate on the updates to this game because they break speedruns, but with friends

result: this review

First off: I'm a speedrunner, and I like ILs more than the average speedrunner, so the review may or may not help you if you're in for a casual platformer experience, as I don't have that perspective.


I like it; the gameplay is already good, and the game controls better than 95% of speedy games, at least in my opinion. The levels are very open - lots of paths to take, about 5-20 seconds long each, optimally (so far). Restarts are quick.

Currently, the game has online leaderboards for every level, where your high score is automatically submitted.

The developers say that they're planning on adding a level editor, ghost replays of best times, and Trackmania-style multiplayer (as far as I can tell).
They're very open to feedback, and seem invested in improving the game based on community feedback.

There are of course some negatives:
- the jump timing feels a few frames off (not that big of a deal though)
- in its current state (2nd of December 2018), it is possible to start levels with slight advantages by walking around the map (exploration mechanic), then, say, move some things around, then start the level for a slight advantage. I'm urging the developers to fix this, and they've already removed "pre-boosting".
- I couldn't get my DS4 controller to work natively, though to be honest I didn't spend long trying to; the game feels very nice on keyboard and mouse already.

To summarize:
Good controls, nice developers that take community feedback from Discord, fun for IL running, feature ideas are good. Slight exploits that should be removed as soon as possible.

If this sounds cool despite the negatives, give it a shot!