Silly Polly Beast

I wish I could recommend this game because the movement and combat feel so clean. But the final act of the game is just so insufferable it might be one of the worst gaming experiences I've had to bear in the last decade. Not to mention that on top of the poor level design in the final act, it is completely possible to soft-lock yourself to the point that you are unable to finish the game. The developers completely lost the plot on the finale and you are subjected to so many things that just feels like the typical "writer's barely disguised fetish". I wish wish wish I could recommend this game cause it has so much going for it, but I have not been compelled to write a review in years and unfortunately it's to tell you to stay away. I hope the developers can do somthing more than this because it was so promising in the first half. Some of the most fun I had in the first several hours only to be ruined by an incomplete and overlooked finale.

32/32 achievements with the hardest difficulty completed. I thoroughly enjoyed, both the gameplay and narrative. I am excited to see what Anji works on next

Game 9/10 Absolute cinema! Music 8/10 Visuals 10/10 Story 8/10 Gameplay 9/10 Marvelous indie game with godly visuals, lovely charactes and great animations. I adore addition of tons of small details put here and there. Really makes the game feel alive and loved by the devs. Worth every penny!

1. Overall Experience I'm very happy I bought Silly Polly Beast. It's easily become one of my favorite indie games, and it's also my first indie horror game. I absolutely loved it, and I'm glad I gave it a chance. My favorite parts of the game are the visual effects during the story, the environments, and the music. The presentation is great, and the story does a good job of keeping you motivated to see what happens next. 2. Combat and Difficulty The combat can get repetitive, but I think the game's relatively short length makes that much more forgivable. Resource scarcity encourages you to be tactical with your approach, and you have to be careful not to waste your resources. Normal difficulty feels just about perfect for this kind of game. It isn't particularly challenging as long as you're smart about combat and resource management, but you can still get yourself into trouble if you're careless. The final boss was the only real part I found genuinely tedious in terms of difficulty. It only took me two attempts, but the overall time it took me to beat it was much longer than it should have been. I haven't quite figured out exactly what changes between difficulties, but so fa…

I'm glad that the dev took the time to fix the issues because wow this current version is a far-cry from what it initially was. Never even got past the first area back then because of how much of a slog it was to play. Now the game is actually enjoyable enough for me to sit down and finish the entire thing. Having done that, I can definitely say that this game is worth it if you got $20 burning in your pocket and you are in the mood for a lite twin-stick shooter with some psychological-thriller sprinkled on.

★★★★☆ very good