12 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 2.9 hrs on record
Posted: Jun 4, 2014 @ 10:03am
Updated: Sep 13, 2021 @ 9:44am

The Floor Is Jelly... If you ever played - and liked -Super Meat Boy then this is for you. It doesn't have any controller support however, so movement is a bit more difficult compared to using a controller but it's easy enough to remember as it's literally only a few keys to take into account.

There are several worlds, all with their own physics and little puzzles (if you can call them that). You drop out of a window and have to enter a window somewhere else in the level. But there are many obstacles in the form of platforms and you have to be quick or need to know how to figure out how the physics work. Fortunately the levels last only a few minutes and they're easy enough to complete...

...Until the end, that is. Near the end the world becomes corrupted and the levels become frustratingly hard and start to rely on luck instead of skill. And this goes on for quite a while. Every time I thought I was finally finished, the game gave me new levels. They kept coming. Until finally, it stopped. In that aspect the developer seemed to try and mimic Fez, which is totally unnecessary because it has enough charm and style to give it its own identity. A little bit disappointed there.

The graphics are colorful and the style reminds me of Ibb & Obb (which I haven't even started playing yet). It looks great, especially the animations and things like flowers popping up from the ground and the music is relaxing, even if it's repetitve.

This isn't a very long game. I think it can be finished within 2-2,5 hours. Which is more than enough for me personally. Platformers usually don't stay fresh long enough to keep them interesting for tens of hours. But that's my opinion, of course.

So, in short; The Floor Is Jelly is a great platformer, but prepare to be annoyed and frustrated near the end. Look past all that and you have an incredibly smart, charming game right here.

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