Senaste recensioner av fst

Great sequel to a masterpiece that was Ori and the Blind Forest. It's as good or even better than the first game which is really something. Both games excel in every aspect: from visuals, through music and story to overall design, gameplay and polish. If you've played the first one - get this one too, it doesn't disappoint. If you haven't - you're on for something really special.

Really interesting idea and quite a fun game. I'd say it's more original than e.g. Slay The Spire and definitely worth a try.
There are some downsides though. I think that due to its nature of dices + few pieces of equipment, it's more limiting than other deckbuilders. There are just not as many options on how to build your deck and how you can play your turn as in other card games. Characters and episodes that you unlock as you progress introduce some more variety, but I still felt a little dissatisfied at how similar every run and every battle plays out. This lack of variety hits especially for every turn of one given battle. Different rolls on dices do not change your options that much and you probably, for good outcome, will choose equipment that does not depend too much on rng.
There are also some balance issues. I had issues with too easy, hence boring, boss fights and I've also read about problems with balance in some later episodes where things just go unfairly hard.
Despite all that I still recommend that you check it out, because it can be quite fun and the core idea is original and interesting.

This game definitely should have got more recognition. It's superbly done, unique, and provides unforgettable experience. Maybe it's not on the level of indie masterclass, which for me is the duo of Hollow Knight and Celeste, but it comes really, really close.

Try it, you won't regret it.

I have mixed feelings about it. If you are looking for quite standard AAA experience - go for it. It's nicely done and has all standard AAA elements that will keep you playing. It can be a nice game to play from time to time just for a little escape from your life. Nemesis system (and all the ranking up among uruks) is a nice non-standard addition, but could be much more meaningful than it is. It would require a player to lose more often so the rotation among uruks is higher and I get why it is done the way it is, it just feels like a missed opportunity and a decision to play it safe.
There are a couple of problems with this game:
- story isn't as good as you would expect from a game based on Tolkien's works
- dialogues are often really bad and cringe
- combat is repetitive and easy to cheese
- missions are a bit repetitive, especially if you would want to do anything besides main story line.

I finished the game because it was nice to play it from time to time just to escape from everyday life and slay some uruks. But don't expect too much from it. Would have given mixed rating if I could, but because I had to choose, I went for non-recommendation - there are games much more worth your time.

Hidden gem. Great levels, lots of content, many interesting mechanics explored thoroughly, nice soundtrack. Not without few problems like possible unintended solutions that you'll try to get for too long before realizing that there is a simpler, not so timing-based solution. But the problems are few and small, and in the end the game is just great. Highly recommended.

Short game exploring one main mechanic (grappling hook), decorated with pleasant visuals and story.
Pleasant is also the best word to describe my time with it. The game is not too hard. Considering that it has one main mechanic, its length is also ideal so you are not bored with it. Only a little challenging, not frustrating.
Pleasant experience.

I'm not really into relaxing/casual puzzle games, so I was surprised that I liked this one so much. I was lured by an overwhelmingly positive rating this game has and I had a really great time with it. This game really is relaxing, not simply boring as many other "relaxing" titles. There is something soothing, awarding and positive in completing a pretty picture, like in classic jigsaw puzzles. This game really excels at that with its art style, music and simple mechanics. Simple and really positive experience that will somehow make you feel better.

This game is a must-play if you like fast and intense gameplay. Short, action packed levels that urge you to go as fast as you can. Most levels last around 10-30 seconds so you can quickly take another shot after failing without the feeling of loss after almost reaching the end - it's only this short time away anyway.
Kudos to programmers of this game - top of the leaderboards are always legit runs - no glitch/bug exploits. At least on the levels I've watched the demos. Movement of the character is also fluid and feels great.
It is what it says it is - Super Meat Boy level design and overall "feel", with Quake-like movement and some powerups to spice things up.

Unfortunately, I found this game boring and uninteresting. Levels do not offer any real kind of challenge and solving them isn't really rewarding. It doesn't test your intelligence and I wouldn't say there are any puzzles or problems to solve. More than problem solving, it tests if you can stay focused and it tests your observation skills. For example, it needs you to push buttons in some sequence (which is almost always obvious and if not, you get it through trial and error (like, push black and grey background buttons interchangeably)) and the only challenge is to rotate some box/surface/whatever to find the next button to press. I haven't found this kind of "puzzles" any entertaining. I was rather annoyed at their simplicity and the time it took from the moment I knew the solution to actually getting to the next level. Another minor spoiler example of time wasting was that on some levels you had to move a box to push the buttons for you - which is fine and created some new scenarios. But there was only "rotate clockwise" button and you had to push it 3 times to turn the box 90 degree counter-clockwise. It was a little thing, but quite annoying. But then. the rotation and move-the-box buttons were on some invisible part of the level. You had to rotate it (the surface with buttons to press) to see the buttons allowing you to move the box. I'm sorry, but I don't see any challenge or anything fun about it, but all I can see is that it just wastes my time.

TL;DR: No real puzzles, "challenge" comes from rotating surfaces while remembering what button to press next. You should decide for yourself if it sounds like your thing, but it sure isn't mine.

I played this game after playing Stephen's Sausage Roll, the excellent game by the same developer that I really recommend. English Country Tune is older, cheaper and, unfortunately, it shows. While SSR has levels brilliantly designed around simple and elegant mechanics, English Country Tune presents several ideas, but none of them is interesting enough and levels feel dull compared to SSR. ECT feels more like a showcase of few Sokoban-with-a-twist ideas, but neither the ideas, nor the levels to present them are good enough to recommend the game. It just lacks the polish.