What a waste of time and money...

[derhannes1983]

The gameplay is simple. The visuals are nothing else than simple, compared to the techniques available on NextGen consoles and computers... Hello, this isn't year 2005, even my old Mac with WIN7 can handle this... And the price is a shame for 1 hour gameplay :mad:, and after that there is no big stimulus to play the game again, besides collecting the whole bunch of drops again and again and again and... :eek: you know what I mean. Upgrading some weapons should be the stimulus to spend hours and hours in this game? Nope.

10 bucks are just too much hard-earned money for 5 levels of repetitive gameplay.

Game made me think of MegaMan and Turrican and Meteroid and I bought it just for the remembrance of those which were million times better, thought it would be a good successor, but it just failed its task :eek: :(

[BoomWav]

I kind of agree with you. It's not a bad game but with today's game prices, I feel kind of bad for buying this. It's cool for the Devs but damn.. probably could have been a flash game. I'd say pass.. you can get better games for 10 bucks. I thought it would be more interesting.. Something like Aquaria.. that is much more worth the money.

[Berserker1982]

To each their own. To me, your critique sounds "inflated" and harsh (and you haven't finished the game yet according to your post history following this thread), but hey that's my opinion. The visuals, for a 2D indie game, are slick, so I don't know what you're referring to with your one remark. I think people have plenty of chance to get an idea of what the game's about on the STEAM page with videos and pics. If you expect a burgeoning dev to charge $2 or $4 for a game, even a basic 2D game like this, they'd be shutting their doors next month. There's plenty more than 1 hour here, but if you have a cursory style of play, yeah, you're gonna burn through the material quickly.

The game's a solid 8 to me, not perfect, not too deep, but for the price of a city movie ticket, provides entertainment (for more than 1 hour).

[Slyke]

I found this game well worth the money.

[FetusZero]

I'm finding more than worth the money, impatiently waiting for more episodes.

[mcatlettm]

I couldn't help but think for the entire 10 minutes that I could stand to play this game that I could have spent 10 bucks on ANYTHING else and felt more satisfied. The game is simply not worth it, its barely a game. If this game came out 'back in the day' of the snes as it is supposedly reminiscent of I would have spent less money on the cartridge rental and would not have heinous misfortune of ownership of this garbage. For about the same money something like shank is much better investment.

[Slyke]

I couldn't help but think for the entire 10 minutes that I could stand to play this game that I could have spent 10 bucks on ANYTHING else and felt more satisfied. The game is simply not worth it, its barely a game. If this game came out 'back in the day' of the snes as it is supposedly reminiscent of I would have spent less money on the cartridge rental and would not have heinous misfortune of ownership of this garbage. For about the same money something like shank is much better investment.

There was a demo you know. I think you just don't like this genre yeah?

What was so bad about it?

[HyperDuckChris]

Reckon if we keep posting positive threads these negative ones will be washed out? :P

Different strokes for different blokes I suppose!

[Beanyness]

Stupid much?

You can clearly see what the graphics look like before buying from the pics AND video on the Steam page. Then theres also a demo. Do you people just randomly buy stuff without looking or what?!

And every new game does not have to have amazing graphics. It's not even possible for small devs to do this either, they do not have the time or the money. It costs many millions to make a AAA big title game these days with good graphics. It's more than obvious that the devs purposely intended this to have a retro look anyway.

[Phoenix210]

One word :

Demo.

[zeroskill]

Im accually not 10 years old, unlike most of the SPUF, and I am one to remember the 8bit era, and honestly, I am in the opinion this little game captures the style of said era very well, reminds me alot of Genesis. However I can understand that a poor little kid with no money and no connection to this kind of genre of games can get frustrated over something like this.




10 bucks are just too much hard-earned money for 5 levels of repetitive gameplay.



for someone whos 10 years old, probably.

[derhannes1983]

for someone whos 10 years old, probably.
Same fanboy behaviour like everywhere, defending something you like much and ignoring the opinion of others by smashing their arguments with silly and useless phrases... :o

So, nothing new for a forum like that. :D

[Bieeanda]

Reckon if we keep posting positive threads these negative ones will be washed out? :P

Different strokes for different blokes I suppose!

Sure, because you really want to develop a reputation for astroturfing.

I was on the fence, but a comment like this from someone apparently related to the devs just pushed me into the no-sale category. Well done!

[FetusZero]

Sure, because you really want to develop a reputation for astroturfing.

I was on the fence, but a comment like this from someone apparently related to the devs just pushed me into the no-sale category. Well done!

Good job on letting other people's comment decide for you rather than making an opinion of the game yourself by trying it ;]

[HyperDuckChris]

Sure, because you really want to develop a reputation for astroturfing.

I was on the fence, but a comment like this from someone apparently related to the devs just pushed me into the no-sale category. Well done!

I'm not related to the devs, I did the music and sound for the game. And I was joking, forgive me but I am merely supporting a game that I believed in enough to put the work into for the last year.

I'm not the one trying to sell this game, I just appreciate it and have enjoyed my experience working with it and playing the final result! That's all.

[dontbyvista]

Your work in IJI was amazing as well!

/off-topic.

On topic: The graphics are fine. $10 might be a bit much for an hour of game play, but that doesn't mean the game is crap.
It's not supposed to be a Mega Man clone, just a fun game similar to it in it's own right. And even if you hated it so much, there were trailers and even a demo. Couldn't you have based your judgment on that before buying it?

[Berserker1982]

There's plenty more than 1 hour of gaming here. I'm confused by detractors who claim that. If you went through a SINGLE, INITIAL playthrough in an hour, got all the secrets and upgrades and leveled all your equipment up, I hope you recorded it and can link us all to your zen-like capacity. You're a gaming monk and we envy you.

I think some people hit boredom before they hit credits, but saying the game's over when frustration hits isn't fair to the game nor it's potential customers who'd like it. The OP posted trouble with level five in another thread AFTER he said the game was an hour long in this thread, how is that fair to the game?

[FetusZero]

There's plenty more than 1 hour of gaming here. I'm confused by detractors who claim that. If you went through a SINGLE, INITIAL playthrough in an hour, got all the secrets and upgrades and leveled all your equipment up, I hope you recorded it and can link us all to your zen-like capacity. You're a gaming monk and we envy you.

The game takes 2 hours to complete 100% excluding having SS in every stages. Once you're upgraded and know the stages though, it takes maybe 30 minutes to go through it again lol. Nonetheless, I have around 8 hours of gameplay right now in the game, so I definitely don't believe people who says there's no replay value. I still miss one achievement, so count me in for a couple more hours I would guess, unless I get it much faster than I expect.

[Berserker1982]

Well yeah, that's what I'm getting at. On one playthrough (and you're done), one hour of play and "milking" the game for all it has , one hour is unrealistic. An eventual 30 minute run through is achievable, but after a culmination of efforts to get to that point of achievement. You can't call a game a 1 hour game if it takes someone 5-15 hours to get a sub-one hour run. The OP hadn't even finished the game before he labeled ARES a one hour game. It is a short game, but they made an effort to deepen it a touch and add replayability.

[FetusZero]

Don't worry, I agree with you. And anyway the game is just plain fun in my opinion, with the enjoyment I get from it I couldn't care less if it lasted 10 minutes or 50 hours. There are games to suit everyone's taste nowadays anyway.

[Berserker1982]

Agreed. And I like that they have plans to continue on with a series. I also like that the dev had a rep here when apparently half of users like me had game-launching errors (XNA had to be updated) and a day later, the game included that component in the game install itself, eliminating any future extra downloads. They didn't just plop the game off on STEAM's server's and count their money. Integrity...

[FetusZero]

All that's left is adding the actual Steam achievements. I wonder if we'll have to get them all again though now that I only miss one out of them all, which by the looks of it I'll get before the update.

If so, it'll only give me another reason to continue playing it :]

[Phoenix210]

I bet the people who whine about 1 hour (yeah, sure o0) gameplay for 10 bucks didn't touch Mega Man 9 either....
Or Contra 4. Or Vanquish.

I pity the fools :P

[Ducon]

Tried the demo, thought it was short but fun.After some time bought it anyway and have to say I enjoy it.Jumping is a bit pain in the butt with keyboard though.Waiting for next part.

[Mysnomer]

Had a whole dissertation, but lost it. TL;DR: A.R.E.S. is competent, but could reasonably be accused of false advertising. If the game developers want to truly harness the nostalgia they are currently only simulating, then need to tighten up several parts of this game, like the controls and environment. The music is a notable exception, and definitely captures the classic feel.

[Kyithios]

I don't see what the big deal is...Honestly? I would have been happy paying 15 for this game. I've got 28 hours in, and that's just practicing and memorizing boss patterns, trying to make SS in every level, though so far all I have is SS in one. And the fault of that is the par time, due to collection and combo requirements, something that could easily be shrugged off, though I wish the par time thing wasn't so strange. Usually, allowed time means you have that much time to get the bonus.

Gameplay is solid; some things could be tightened up, but as of the last update? I'm satisfied with some of the tweaks and how they seem to work. I seem to be crashing more, particularly at the end of level 5's boss fight, but I imagine it's a problem on my end, likely that I need to restart my computer.

I played the demo. I enjoyed what I saw of it, and I didn't even finish the demo to know this much. It was an instantaneous purchase, one I hope encourages more from the developers because this was great fun. Now, if you're some stuck-up grammar kid, some of the typos will bother you but this is a foreign developer, and they did the best they could.

Just saying this game isn't "worth the buy" because it's too hard for you means you should probably reconsider your priorities; there were trailers, demos, etc...What encouraged you to buy it? Maybe you like mecha, and the design intrigued you. OR, you jump the gun and buy stuff you know nothing about. Honestly, the game's description leaves more to be wanted, but I played the demo, as said, and was satisfied. A few quirks in terms of difficulty getting rankings, but it's all good. I enjoy every aspect of the game but the par time thing, even in Mega Man Zero (1-3) I could speed run through each stage taking no damage and getting S rank while having the par time even a second under it. The bare limit. Can't see why it's not like that here, but its an extra challenge.

The people who gripe about the facebook achievement, I found ways around it, and if you've half a brain you can too. Once again, I fail to see what the problem is, except people who can't take the heat not stepping out of the oven. You don't get refunds for griping that "this game sucks."

[Tigerhawk71]

The gameplay is simple. The visuals are nothing else than simple, compared to the techniques available on NextGen consoles and computers... Hello, this isn't year 2005, even my old Mac with WIN7 can handle this... And the price is a shame for 1 hour gameplay :mad:, and after that there is no big stimulus to play the game again, besides collecting the whole bunch of drops again and again and again and... :eek: you know what I mean. Upgrading some weapons should be the stimulus to spend hours and hours in this game? Nope.

10 bucks are just too much hard-earned money for 5 levels of repetitive gameplay.

Game made me think of MegaMan and Turrican and Meteroid and I bought it just for the remembrance of those which were million times better, thought it would be a good successor, but it just failed its task :eek: :(

Is this really what PC Gamers have become? Graphics obsessed money vultures? I see this more and more around the internet and especially steam.

"$10 is too much"
"The graphics are out dated"
"Where's my free stuff"

What do people expect? a free game that pushes the Crytek engine to the limit everytime a game comes out?

ARES goes for a more retro feel (how ELSE do you do a twin-stick shooter?) and provides the atmosphere to suit that style. The mechanics are sound, the atmosphere is brilliant and the visual style provides some decent eye candy.

I don't know how this game only lasted an hour. I guess it's like people finishing Mass Effect 2 in 4 hours and complaining the game was short and the ending was bad (everyone died apparently. We all have a friend like this, right?)

To smash through a game like this so quickly is to miss the point. On that note - if you earn less than $10 an hour and thus did not obtain an amount of fun equal to the time spent earning that money then you probably need a new job.

The game is solid, unless you need to hit a particular threshold of polygons on the screen to be able to get it up.

[HyperDuckChris]

Love seeing how much you guys love this game, some solid truth in this thread, and the good kind, not the crying baby i want my money back kind.

Continue to support the indie folk! More sexy times to come I'd say! ... ;)

[Graeystone]

Is this really what PC Gamers have become? Graphics obsessed money vultures? I see this more and more around the internet and especially steam.

"$10 is too much"
"The graphics are out dated"
"Where's my free stuff"

What do people expect? a free game that pushes the Crytek engine to the limit everytime a game comes out?

ARES goes for a more retro feel (how ELSE do you do a twin-stick shooter?) and provides the atmosphere to suit that style. The mechanics are sound, the atmosphere is brilliant and the visual style provides some decent eye candy.

I don't know how this game only lasted an hour. I guess it's like people finishing Mass Effect 2 in 4 hours and complaining the game was short and the ending was bad (everyone died apparently. We all have a friend like this, right?)

To smash through a game like this so quickly is to miss the point. On that note - if you earn less than $10 an hour and thus did not obtain an amount of fun equal to the time spent earning that money then you probably need a new job.

The game is solid, unless you need to hit a particular threshold of polygons on the screen to be able to get it up.

Truth of the matter is ARES isn't that 'retro'.
Countdown timer - don't reach the end of the level in a certain amount of time and you die no matter how much health you have.(Original Castlevania)
One hit death - a lot of old games like this didn't give the main character a 'shield/HP/Whatever'(Contra)
Never ending enemy armada - Insert some space shooter like Gradius for this.
Power Ups - Either went away after a certain amount of time or lost the power up when killed.
Gave Over PERIOD! - No saves, no checkpoints, Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200.
Continues - Even those were limited in number on the consoles.

What a lot of us older gamers had to put up with would be considered 'nightmare fuel' nowadays.

[Kyithios]

I feel like breaking this down, because I happen to like you and your opinion. And feel like making my own.

Truth of the matter is ARES isn't that 'retro'.

I don't think it was entirely meant to be "retro" so much as "feel that way." It definitely has the arcade shooter feel to me, but I definitely do not consider this in any way "successor to Mega Man" as was advertised at some point.

Countdown timer - don't reach the end of the level in a certain amount of time and you die no matter how much health you have.(Original Castlevania)

When I played the original Castlevania, I was like...6. I hated this so much, particularly because Simon Belmont moved like a slug on ice, and some of the enemies took way too many hits. While you did indeed have a life bar, you had to conserve because boss battles were unforgiving.

One hit death - a lot of old games like this didn't give the main character a 'shield/HP/Whatever'(Contra)

Don't forget Gradius in that. Life-Force/Salamander included. So many games actually brought that to the table, and it was mindwrecking. Games like I Wanna Be The Guy are just as bad in this area, but the challenge was what made a game otherwise really fun. Still, I suppose Gradius and them didn't count because they had a powerup for shield.

Never ending enemy armada - Insert some space shooter like Gradius for this. I don't care what anyone says, Gradius remains my favorite shmup. Even if it did get repetitive.

Power Ups - Either went away after a certain amount of time or lost the power up when killed. Those were the days. When you had to discipline yourself on being more careful. People are such babies today with games. This coming from the guy who requested backup saves from other people for this game, but I had my reasons. Too much work went into it to want to go through it again.

Gave Over PERIOD! - No saves, no checkpoints, Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200. Games weren't as long then as they are now, though. Games like Legend of Zelda had a battery pack that allowed savegames, though! And it was still a very hard, unforgiving game.

Continues - Even those were limited in number on the consoles. Usually 3 continues, but some games had an infinite number. Still, you'd probably get around 15 continues before you got frustrated and tossed your controller.


What a lot of us older gamers had to put up with would be considered 'nightmare fuel' nowadays.

Indeed! But I miss those days, which is often why I play retro games. Yeah, for the longest I used roms and emulators, but when virtual console stuff came out for the Wii, 360 and PS3, I get my retrogaming on the small screen, the way it was intended. Games with a retro feel to it that were released in this era are I Wanna Be The Guy (PC), which isn't any one game but a mix of many, Gradius Rebirth (Wii), Mega Man 9 (Wii, 360, PS3), Mega Man 10 (Wii, 360, PS3) and those're all I can think of. Although Little Big Planet seems to have a decent retro feel to it when you consider dying in one hit (usually).

[Stelly]

It's easy. Other games in the €10 price class:

Half life 2
Half life
GTA Vice city
Quake
KOTOR
Company of heroes
GTA San Andreas
GTA 3
TF2
Rome Total War
Splinter cell CT
UT goty
...


You can say a lot of things, but this game isn't and will never be in the above list. Hell look at Terraria, it hasn't been out of the top seller list ever since it came out a month ago.

So the game may be cool for you and you might get hours of fun out of it, but at least show some intelligence and acknowledge that majority of gamers don't care enough about these games anymore to give €10 for it.
Or even €2 with the current sales, because there are 101games like it on their Android/WP7/iPhone. When they're behind their pc, they don't want this kind of game because it sits in a huge shadow of the competition.

[DeadlyFred]

That is a completely irrelevant post since precisely none of those games were $10 or anything even approaching it when they were released--which was a long time ago for all of them--and none of them dropped to that ammount 6 months after their release.

If you think the game is overpriced then fine, fair enough, but don't attempt to prove that point by comparing it alongside mainstream titles which are $10 now.

[dementedlullaby]

He has a point about Terraria. The game has so much content and replayability, and it's at an amazing price to boot. I wish more indie devs went that route.

I almost purchased this game but the gameplay in it doesn't warrant the price according to what I've read. Maybe when it drops for 2.50 during the sale. Would of bought the Indie pack but I already have other games in it so no point really.

I love indie devs and have supported plenty but just because you are an indie dev group doesn't give you rights to release a low amount of content and still charge as much as games with 4x the playtime. Especially XNA made games =/.

[Kyithios]

You can say a lot of things, but this game isn't and will never be in the above list. Hell look at Terraria, it hasn't been out of the top seller list ever since it came out a month ago.

So the game may be cool for you and you might get hours of fun out of it, but at least show some intelligence and acknowledge that majority of gamers don't care enough about these games anymore to give €10 for it.
Or even €2 with the current sales, because there are 101games like it on their Android/WP7/iPhone. When they're behind their pc, they don't want this kind of game because it sits in a huge shadow of the competition.

Argument = Moot. You're comparing an orange to an apple. You speak like you know what the majority of PC gamers want, I'd like to see statistics and a global poll to which at least 2 million people voted before you stuff invalid facts down our throats. I haven't played Ares in a while, I don't plan to because I refuse to do all the extra work to get back to where I was (not while I'm playing other games anyway, Infamous 2 namely) but I don't regret my purchase at all. It was a damned good game, and any allusions otherwise are just from people wanting the indie developers to seem like Bioware or any of the other developers out there that produce "quality" games.

The game's not really overpriced; considering you can get it in a pack with four other games for the price of that game alone. If you can't afford 10 dollars, why would you even be gaming? Is it really your place to venture into forums dedicated to a game YOU DON'T EVEN PLAY/OWN/WANT and start talking like your opinion actually counts or matters?

Bottom line: There's a demo. If you like the demo, buy it. If you don't have the money, get a job or ask someone to get it for you. If you have no friends and no job/too young to get a job, suck it up because not everything from a relatively unknown developer should be "free."

Edit:

He has a point about Terraria. The game has so much content and replayability, and it's at an amazing price to boot. I wish more indie devs went that route.

I almost purchased this game but the gameplay in it doesn't warrant the price according to what I've read. Maybe when it drops for 2.50 during the sale. Would of bought the Indie pack but I already have other games in it so no point really.

I love indie devs and have supported plenty but just because you are an indie dev group doesn't give you rights to release a low amount of content and still charge as much as games with 4x the playtime. Especially XNA made games =/.

Unfortunately I agree with this post. The game was short for a single playthrough, but if you consider all the content you can't get without acing a level, then you have a lot of time to put into the game. Memorization of boss patterns, best spots to pull off a 99 combo, best method of getting through each stage in the fastest time while doing those things. Some people have it easy, others don't. It's not even known if the game's second episode will be released as free DLC or not. Just saying.

[Stelly]

That is a completely irrelevant post

It's not irrelevant. A kid has $10 today, why would it spend those $10 on A.R.E.S. today?
The kid has 1032 games(in my region) to choose from with those $10. Tbh I wouldn't advise him A.R.E.S. over any of the games I listed above.

Try to be less pretentious about this game as a community and strangers might actually be interested in the community.

[Kyithios]

It's not irrelevant. A kid has $10 today, why would it spend those $10 on A.R.E.S. today?
The kid has 1032 games(in my region) to choose from with those $10. Tbh I wouldn't advise him A.R.E.S. over any of the games I listed above.

Try to be less pretentious about this game as a community and strangers might actually be interested in the community.

But people's opinions will always be people's opinions. The pretentious ones are the ones expecting something-for-nothing, like the OP. He basically said "I want my money back" when there was a demo to try. People do have legitimate complaints though. I'll list them off.

False advertisement - Controller support. Game only supports 360 controller, unless you feel like using XInput.

False advertisement - Steam Achievements. This was actually corrected recently, but while it was advertised, it wasn't actually given.

False Advertisement - Steam Cloud. It doesn't exist for this game (yet.)

Game is too short - For powergamers who just steam through a game and don't try to find everything, yes. For some who do, it's STILL short. Even I would have been satisfied with a full game and not just five (relatively short) levels. SSing every mission can be a task nobody really wants to endure, considering par time is kind of screwed up, to my opinion.


Those are legitimate complaints. There were others such as bad grammar, that was clearly getting fixed. The game being too hard. The game being too easy. Those weren't legit. Those were just people crying because they didn't get something for free, or just can't cut it in this game. Whatever, though. It's a singleplayer game.

I agree though, for the price, I would have wanted it to be longer, but even still..I'd have paid a little more for it. If only just to encourage free DLC.

[Cyberneticz]

....
False advertisement - Controller support. Game only supports 360 controller, unless you feel like using XInput.
...

xbox 360 controllers can easily be emulated, been playing ARES with Logitech Dual Action using a modified version of the tocaedit emulator.

[Kyithios]

xbox 360 controllers can easily be emulated, been playing ARES with Logitech Dual Action using a modified version of the tocaedit emulator.

XInput, any other emulator, it doesn't really matter. The point was that you CAN use other controllers, even if it doesn't recognize them standard. I realize I didn't say this specifically, but if it were a necessity, I'll keep that in mind.

[DeadlyFred]

It's not irrelevant. A kid has $10 today, why would it spend those $10 on A.R.E.S. today?
The kid has 1032 games(in my region) to choose from with those $10. Tbh I wouldn't advise him A.R.E.S. over any of the games I listed above.

Try to be less pretentious about this game as a community and strangers might actually be interested in the community.

It's irrelevant because the comparison is completely lopsided because you are comparing an indie title, at its "launch" price to a bunch of AAA titles at their "past prime" discount prices. Of course it wouldn't be in that list, it doesn't belong on that list in the first place.

If you're just saying those games are a better value then fine, fair enough. I would hope they are since they originally retailed for ~$50 a piece.

[kybarsfang]

I just purchased the game for $5 during the Summer Sale, and I like it so far. It's a little bit clunky, and I don't know that it's worth $10, but overall I like the Mega Man X feel I get from it. Also, there are a couple of welcome aspects that I haven't seen in a while, like a hidden cache of materials in a ceiling panel and the conveyor belt/box platforming in the second area.

Keeping with the MMX nostalgia, though, I'd like to see the game have more Metroidvania influence/inspiration. I'd like to be able to find more powerups/armor and then find new parts of a level or even entirely new levels if I backtrack. I think with more robust content the game would be more worth its price tag.

[ELASNO]

The game is not that bad but it's not worth 10€ either.
I'm lucky I paid 5€ for it. More than that would be too much.

[dementedlullaby]

5 bucks is still too much. For 2.50 it would of been a buy but at 5 bucks it's still not enough content. You can pay equal or less for full retail games -_-.

[chris_coma]

I've bought it with Capsized in a pack for 10$.
Capsized freaking awesome 2D platform action.
A.R.E.S. has robots and... and... and... and nothing NO-F**KING-THING. avoid it at all costs. You can get it if you want to die in heluva ugly boredom, or if you squirt when you see blasters and robots.

[LinHongJun]

something like rockman....

[DarkByke]

Is this thread a joke? The game is a 2D platformer action arcade game... What more did you expect?

[Grimhound]

The big issue with this games are some of the design decisions taken. Particularly in the visual corridor. If you pulled back the camera a bit and took away the unnecessary gloss on character visuals, it would be an immediate improvement.

[Didgeridoo]

I've given this game a fair shake, but I just can't have fun with it. Firstly, the controls are very wonky - a lot of latency/lag/sluggishness/other-such-words with the mouse, jumping is a pain in the rear, etc. Secondly, double-jumps work kind of well when it isn't required, but when there's one part where you have to double-jump it's damn near impossible (the beginning of Level 3 comes to mind). Thirdly, there are only two difficulty settings - Normal and Hard - so it's very difficult if you're having the above two problems. And lastly, in the same vein as #2, the platforming is just God awful. It's just horrible. Thank goodness I bought it with the Indie Variety Pack, so I didn't have to waste any money on it.

[Loufier]

OP if its such a Waste of time? why are you wasteing even more time posting this garbage on the forum.....

[Friendliest]

seems cool to me though i did not, and would not, pay $10 for it. (got it on the recent daily sale. $5?)

that's just me though. obviously a lot of work went into it, it seems like a 100% polished project.

i find it irritating (as I do with any game that does this) that the onscreen control hints are given in terms of the default controls . . . like in the one boss battle where it says "F", I'm like "WTF is 'F'?!" . . . eventually I just relented and reached ALL TEH WAY ACROSS TEH KEYBRD to hit "F".

but other than that, no complaints so far.

I was just playing around for a few mins for the summer sale achievement, but if I was going to give this game a serious go, I would definitely plug in my gamepad. doing the grenade jumps etc. not to mention just the tricky jump+maneuver timing in some parts really does not lend itself well to kbd+mouse.

(oh yeah that reminds me: game refers to "gamepads" as "xbox 360" controllers....? kinda like referring to all sodas as "coke"s... :confused:)

[Phatmillips]

I think the game is pretty fun, im on level 3 and i like the pacing and level design. being able to go back and replay previous levels and better my scores or find more hidden items is a plus.

my only gripe thus far is that you cant move while shooting, unless this is solved with a powerup i havent found yet - this would definently make the game much better.

[GoGoOtaku]

I think the problem of you guys is that you never played old platformer. I loved the old megaman games and I do believe that the developer loved them too since the game kinda resembles what I would expect of a new megaman. (The new megaman games are not nearly as good as the old ones). This game here got most of the things that I liked about megaman. The music, the level and character design the story... I love it :3

I think the game is pretty fun, im on level 3 and i like the pacing and level design. being able to go back and replay previous levels and better my scores or find more hidden items is a plus.

my only gripe thus far is that you cant move while shooting, unless this is solved with a powerup i havent found yet - this would definently make the game much better. You can move while shooting without any upgrade. Infact the shooting controls are realy good. What controls are you using? Keyboard or controller (if that which controller).
With a 360 Controller I can shoot without any problems.

[Phatmillips]

You can move while shooting without any upgrade. Infact the shooting controls are realy good. What controls are you using? Keyboard or controller (if that which controller).
With a 360 Controller I can shoot without any problems.

Lemmie try again, I'm probably just failing at this game...

and haha you're right, i dont know what i was thinking when i typed that message - because you definently can. using a xbox360 controller and you can move and shoot just fine, my appologies.

i was probably just thinking about another game but i have no clue what

[karl57]

I'm finding more than worth the money, impatiently waiting for more episodes.

Could not agree more with u sir! This game is awesum, very retro stylish and the boss fights are funny ^^ waiting for the next episode with excitement!

[Kilgoria]

I'm not an old-school platforming pro or anything, but I enjoyed this game quite a bit. I hope there are more episodes to come!

[xboxer]

I've played the demo and I didn't like it at all. :)

[cloudruler116]

The gameplay is simple. The visuals are nothing else than simple, compared to the techniques available on NextGen consoles and computers... Hello, this isn't year 2005, even my old Mac with WIN7 can handle this... And the price is a shame for 1 hour gameplay :mad:, and after that there is no big stimulus to play the game again, besides collecting the whole bunch of drops again and again and again and... :eek: you know what I mean. Upgrading some weapons should be the stimulus to spend hours and hours in this game? Nope.

10 bucks are just too much hard-earned money for 5 levels of repetitive gameplay.

Game made me think of MegaMan and Turrican and Meteroid and I bought it just for the remembrance of those which were million times better, thought it would be a good successor, but it just failed its task :eek: :(

I kinda agree with you in that this game is definitely not worth $10. There's way better games out there for the same price. But it isn't a bad game. I got the game on sale for $5 and for that price i gotta say i'm not disappointed. You're comparing this game to the really big titles in the same genre and maybe that's why you're upset. Your bar is too high. I got a good 6-8 hours of fun off this game. It's not great, but i've played worse for more money.

[Rauss]

No, this game is not worth 10 dollars. The animation is cheap as hell, you see the same shortcuts used in this game on crappy free games that you'd see on addicting games. The game-play is slow and clunky, with a crafting system and grading system that feels tacked on. This would be considered an above average game if it was compared to the general market of other free games. Once it's placed against other games with a cost in the same bracket 5-10 dollars it's lacking, there's nothing new, it looks cheap and rushed, you could pick up an actual Mega man/ Metroid game with more content for the same rough price.

[MithranArkanere]

It's main flaw is lack of content.

It's way too short. It should have much more levels and bosses.

The demo doesn't show how short the game is, and so players may thing they'll get more, but they won't get much more. They'll just get something that is like a longer demo.

[HyperDuckChris]

Opinions in this thread are pretty balanced out by now with more people liking than disliking the game. So I'm not quite sure what we're trying to accomplish at this point :/ Some people like the game, others don't! It's a world of free opinions! Good to have one, but not much else to be accomplished here.