Anetona

On one hand, Anetona is pretty much a Stock RPGMaker Assets game, but for iFAction Game Maker instead of RPGMaker. On the other... well, there actually aren't even a fraction as many generic iFAction Game Maker games out there, at least in my experience, so it was novel. Unfortunately, it was also just a bad platformer, complete with janked controls and enemies/traps that were either unchallenging or instant death, with nothing in between. Some Kaizo-style things can be like that, but generally those have tighter controls, and less of an emphasis on getting enemies stuck on terrain and then laughing at them. Not really sure what to say about this one, beyond "not recommended." I haven't played any other iFAction Game Maker platformers that I know of, to know whether the problems I had stemmed more from the developer or the engine, but it was generally not a great experience, and there are a lot of great platformers and some of them even have RPG elements, too. (Note: I've actually beaten Anetona about four times, I'd estimate it takes about 25-30 minutes if you just succeed at everything, and probably somewhere in the 60-120 minute range if it's your first time playing through, …

There's real potential for this to be something special. I like what little I've seen. It does everything it says on the tin. I just can't give a fair appraisal, or log any serious game time with the controls as they are. Remapping, or even better, controller support is sorely needed. I really tried, I just can't get the hang of movement on the arrow keys, and actions spread across the width of the keyboard. And I'm no stranger to playing cross-armed. Much love to Syukino, and I honestly look forward to revising this 'review' in the future. A thumbs up for all things considered, and a hearty 'suggested' to those more ambidextrous than myself.

Super difficult - but made that way. More 'another go' than 'frustrating' - but still kind of infuriating once you start being shot by a battling gun from a helicopter whilst armed with a sword... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4pflU0AyqM

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