Quadroids

I played through a handful of levels before deciding this was absolutely not a game I was going to enjoy. Controlling multiple characters at once is done really well here, but you really have to enjoy that sort of thing to enjoy the process. And I don't, so I don't. Nothing wrong gameplay wise, this is just obviously not for me.

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Quadroids offers a clever and fresh game design that leans more toward puzzles than traditional platforming. With new mechanics introduced in every chapter, the game provides a lot of content—especially if you aim to collect everything, beat the time limits, and complete levels in as few moves as possible. (There are 130 levels in total.) Some of them are bonus levels where things get chaotically fun, with tons of robots on screen. You rarely control all four robots on the four screens at the same time. Instead, the challenge lies in quickly switching your focus between screens and pressing the right button (usually jump) at just the right moment. The time medals are pretty generous, but if you want to truly speedrun the levels, it gets really tough—at least for my brain! The dialogue and cutscenes are funny, and the chapter soundtracks are long enough that they don’t feel repetitive or overly looped. I honestly don’t have much negative to say, aside from a few particularly difficult levels. It’s just a bit disheartening to see this game so underappreciated. Nowadays i strongly support indie games, huge thanks to the initial positive reviews on Steam for convincing me play it!

Too hard for me

It's like a 4 player split screen game you play on your own. Has a very Lemmings like feel in the mindless droids, but they only have 1 ability and that is jump or be corpse fodder for the next droid. I'm certainly going to try it out with 4 people one of these days, as that looks like it could cause all kinds of frustration. The fact the quads aren't always lined up or to scale with each other really messes with you, to you die several times to find out.

Quadroids has a cool concept that even experienced gamers might find difficult to adjust to , and it features some well designed puzzles. There are some issues with polish, and the always moving characters often results in frustrating waits for character movement cycles to complete. The sloppy presentation also makes the simple story fall flat, but Quadroids is still worth a play for puzzle lovers.