OneJump

Short version: Pros: + Addictive gameplay loop + Funny narrator + Decent music Cons: - First few levels are very slow "Long" version: [u]OneJump[/u] is developed and published by Felix T. Vogel. He was kind enough to send me a review code through Curator Connect on Steam. While he did not ask me to review it, I was pleasantly surprised and decided to share my thoughts. It is a very tough precision platformer that will test your patience. You control a tiny square that automatically moves left or right and you can only change its direction and jump. Your goal is to jump at the right time in order to hit increasingly smaller green squares, while avoiding red/black ones. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2569860192 The concept is very simple but there is something that just clicked with me. It gets insanely fast and hard. While it is not too hard to dodge the wrong squares, timing the jumps is very tricky because the green squares are ridiculously tiny. If you die, you have to start over. You can restart quickly but the first 3 levels are super slow and they are very frustrating to complete over and over again and it feels like you are getting nowhere. Also, …

[quote] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/31884377-If-It-Is-Insane/]Check out my curator page for more awesome spoiler-free reviews[/url] [/quote] [h1]TL;DR[/h1] OneJump is based on a good concept but falls short in terms of execution. It just lacks the necessary polish and does nothing good enough to justify playing it. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] OneJump is extremely simple and easy to understand. You move a block to the left or right on a line and have to hit targets via jumping. A jump that does not connect with a target will end the current run. Later on, obstacles will start to fall randomly, and hitting them also equals death. The general concept is excellent and works well. There are two relevant modes: Infinite Runs that center around high scores VS Mode against other real players First of which is the most relevant. A skill difference in such a game is constant and nigh impossible to overcome because it needs practice and luck. This makes the VS Mode more or less obsolete. [h1]Critique[/h1] The game has some glaring problems. The first one is that the Infinite Runs are boring to play through as restarting runs wastes a lot of time. The first two stages are too easy an…

The game is really wonderful, it has nice music and beautiful retro graphics! If you concentrate a little, you have a small chance of making it into the ranking Top 10 ... I love it <3