Demon Turf: Queens Edition

In this game you don't play as a little girl. You play as a [b]cannonball[/b]. You can hurl yourself all around the stage at high speed and your movements carry over a lot of momentum. The controls takes a while to get used to, but once it clicks, hopping around becomes very satisfying. There is a huge variety of platforming challenges and there is a lot of variety in the levels. This game is also a speedrunner's paradise. Every level has a time limit to get a gold throphy, giving you an extra incentive to make that risky jump instead of always playing it safe. You'll quickly end up finishing levels of 6 minutes under 3 minutes and tell yourself, "Nah, I can still do better!" The artstyle is very unique, so is the soundtrack. A lot of love was put in this game. [b]However[/b], the game is not without it's flaws. Demon Turf has a very generous amount of collectables and challenges. Trying to 100% this game can feel overwhelming. You also get a few additionnal abilities as you progress in the story, and those abilities are... very frustrating to use. Those 4 extra powers are what I disliked the most. In most games, you're eager to see what you're going to unlock next, but in …

Good attempt at a modern 3D platformer. Controls are pretty solid and responsive, and it keeps platforming mechanics simple but flexible. You can pull off a lot of cool things by mastering the controls just like your favorite nostalgic 90s games. Making your own checkpoints is a cool mechanic. You can tell a good amount of work was put into the feel of the game for sure. That being said, I don’t think it’s amazing. I do not like the visuals and same-y look to everything. Characters are fine I guess, but environments/locations are not memorable and very drab. The level design is passable, but not good enough to make me want to replay any of them for better times or to revisit their alternate versions. There is a lot of dialog but thankfully you can skip all of it because it’s all filler. Combat is kind of a janky mess and is the one part of the gameplay I despise. It’s worth checking out if you got it in a bundle or see a deep sale. I wanted to try it out before getting into its sequels and Bubsy 4D. Plus, I thought Slime-San was neat. You can buy much worse platformers than this. Solid 6.5 out of 10 give or take.

For the most part I enjoyed the core game and I was surprised at how well 2D character sprites worked in a 3D platformer. However, there are some serious rough edges that made it difficult to want to finish the whole thing. The combat in this game is awful; It pains me to be so blunt about it, but there's really no other way to put it. The combat is floaty, awkward, slow, and severely drags the pace of an otherwise fun to control platformer. I found myself enjoying the game less and less each time a combat encounter occurred. Easily the weakest parts of the game, the combat sticks out but is fortunately absent in the expansion: Neon Splash. Platforming in this game feels good; movement options are plentiful and upgrades give you room for experimentation. Despite the strengths of the core mechanics, I wasn't really impressed with the level design of the main worlds. I wouldn't go as far to say the levels were "poorly designed", but few if any stood out or felt memorable. Out of all the content in the game, I think I enjoyed Mr. Mints levels the most (some rage included), they were very focused and offered a significant challenge. Despite some frustrating elements this gam…

A flawed gem of a 3d platformer.

I'm torn on this one. I like the overall vibe, pleasantly bouncy and fluid movement, and music, but the checkpoint system can screw you over sometimes, and the combat sucks. Like, it sucks REALLY badly. Still, it's worth checking out on sale, or at least check out its more polished, open-world sequel, Demon Tides. I like this game, though. Positive review. Oh and the music kicks ass, I love the soundtrack

falls just so slightly short of what i want out of a 3d platformer. doesn't have the swag that the real good stuff has. pretty great soundtrack though, i'd actually recommend that. if you really vibe with the aesthetic and world you might enjoy this enough. on the gameplay front it falls short but not so much that i would hate to play through it. it's enjoyable but not something i'd excitedly tell people to play.