Dawn of the Celestialpod

Interesting idea. Bad execution. The random physics ruin the controls making this unplayable.

Follow my curator page for more reviews like this at [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32939373]Phenix Emporium[/url] Provided the developers work to improve the movement mechanics a bit (in ways I'll mention below) as well as add in a settings menu with at the very least audio options, then I can recommend this game. At its core Dawn of the Celestialpod is physics-based platformer, you play as a space squid that evolved from a starfish and has escaped its alien captors only to turn back around and invade those same alien spaceships in an attempt to free your space starfish brethren. When you evolved you acquired two long tentacles, you launch these tentacles out to move by grappling onto the environment as well as using them to interact with it which in theory is a pretty interesting mechanic and in practice almost works, unfortunately given two specific issues you don't feel in control of your squid many times especially when you are in a time crunch and being rushed as each time you rescue a starfish the alien spaceship starts a self-destruct timer and you must escape. The two issues with the movement system are fairly big ones, one is the physics, now I understand…

Reminiscent of Octodad or a Bennett Foddy creation, Dawn of the Celestialpod makes a challenge out of movement – something that gamers take for granted. While you have opportunities to power your cephalopod’s space swimming prowess, it never feels second nature. You’re tasked with infiltrating small spaceships and freeing their sapient power sources. You have control of two of your tentacles; these stick to most surfaces on the ship. You can shoot a laser that will destroy some walls. This is how you’ll board the ship, either by boring through the wall at your spawn point or by navigating the perimeter and finding a more clever entry point. You can also thrust gently (and more deliberately as you upgrade your skills down the line). However, attempting to rely on this would be a folly. You’ll need to master the tentacle grappling to exit the ship in a timely manner – which is a necessity since a timer counts down as soon as you free your new friends. Failure means having to restart the level in full. I never found the tentacle-based movement to be predictable, as it were, but I suppose that’s the point. Likewise, the triumph, as in Texas Hold ‘Em, lies in patience and the ability t…

Good game, but should have been called Star Squidizen.