(You can switch them around at checkpoints, but it’s just kind of annoying to go back and forth)
You can only have three power-ups at once.There’s over 80 Power-ups apparently (not all in the demo, obviously) and many of the levels feature certain paths or collectibles that are only possible to get with a later power-up. I’m not sure if I’ve ever been so curious about how the heck a story unfolds from a game I really didn’t enjoy playing as much as I hoped since like… Doctor Lautrec (still curious how that ends but apparently so few people bothered playing it T_T).Īnyway, I did say I had an issue with the Gameplay which I’m going to get to now– if you notice those… interesting creatures who are your back-up dancers in that dance number, each of them has a power-up associated that you unlock through crystals.
The first boss is the Farmer from Act 1 of the first Chapter who disappeared in the level having been taken over after a crazy tornado.Īfter defeating him, he manages to get un-akumatized back to his senses and then there’s… suddenly a dance number? It’s incredibly unsettling, but also just adds to the questions of what is going on. It’s not like I was expecting it to look just like the cutscenes, but it almost felt like a completely different style of game.Īn odd thing that happens through the levels is outside of enemies, any other kind of NPC will fade out of existence if you get close. I’ve also never considered myself a graphics person, but it felt like a complete 180 seeing the difference between the story cutscenes and the actual graphics during gameplay (the first screenshot being the area with your Tims and the second being an actual level). Unfortunately, the intriguingness of the story doesn’t carry the somewhat frustrating gameplay. It absolutely pulls you in with whatever the mystery is with the story and the exact connection between the two characters and why. It continues to switch between the two as it goes– even your very first Tim varies.Īnd if there’s one thing I can give the game: I’m so curious about what the heck is going on. The beginning actually varies slightly depending on who you pick as well. We then immediately get into a cutscene featuring the character we chose along with their counterpart? The male’s name is Leo Craig while the girl’s is Emma Cole so not entirely sure on the link just yet. It’s always nice actually getting to play a female character, especially when there’s an option that I can relate to (Too often the only light skinned option will be locked with blonde hair and blue or green eyes or at best, light brown hair and still usually light eyes). One of the really nice things is having some different options for the main character.
Some things I liked, some I didn’t, somethings I’m really intrigued… but hey, I’m writing this entry for a reason so let’s get talking about it. I played and essentially finished (I say essentially as there’s definitely some other things I could probably try to do) the demo and to be honest, I have no idea how I feel about the game. It’s so rare for me to feel so many thoughts about a demo I actually need to write about it, heck, I’m not entirely sure if that’s happened before, and yet here we are.
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