Digital Eclipse Arcade: Q.P.I.D.

It’s an ok concept, control sensitivity is just a bit too high for me, and there is no way to adjust. Moreover, there is no save system at all, so once you try and play this once, that’s about all the fun you’ll have with it. I know this is meant to be like an old school arcade game, but why adopt the issues of those old school games such as no saving when you don’t have to? It would make for a better game if this design decision was fixed.

Okay so, the core of this game is good: It has cool pixel graphics and old-style sounds, decent controls, cool puzzle/platforming mechanics and all that. So why is this review negative? [b]Because of the crappy saving system from decades ago.[/b] I understand this game is trying to emulate the feeling of an arcade game, but it's 2024! No one likes how arcade games used to save (or NOT save) progress! In this game, you're basically on a timer (battery that drains), and once you lose all battery, you have to go back to the last recharging station, which can be very far behind! It's also a bit challenging, which means you'll have to restart a level a lot of times. This wouldn't be so frustrating if you didn't have to worry about losing more battery because of the restart. It also doesn't allow you to restart a level. The only option is to restart the whole game. Oh, and it doesn't save your progress if you quit! That also sucks. Not to mention, I got soft-locked in a level, and couldn't find a way to restart or load the last checkpoint, besides waiting for the whole battery to drain... [b]TL;DR:[/b] Decent retro-style game, with awful retro saving mechanics.

Digital Eclipse Arcade: Q.P.I.D. is a deliberately compact puzzle-platforming experience that captures the immediacy of an old-school arcade game while building its challenges around gravity manipulation. Developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Digital Eclipse and Atari, it avoids excessive complexity in favor of a small collection of mechanics that interact in increasingly tricky ways. Players control Q.P.I.D., the Quadrangular Programmable Inversion Device, on a mission to rescue cats, collect hearts, overcome hostile creatures, and survive hazardous stages before the robot's battery is depleted. Gravity inversion is the foundation of the gameplay and the element that separates it from an ordinary platformer. Q.P.I.D. can reverse gravity, causing the robot and various objects in the environment to fall toward the opposite side of the stage. The mechanic initially functions as an alternative form of jumping and traversal, but it quickly develops into a broader puzzle system. Players must consider where enemies, collectibles, switches, and other objects will travel after each inversion. Because different objects can fall at different speeds, successful solutions often requir…

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Nice little retro puzzle platformer and another great addition to Digital Eclipse's Arcade Collection. Recommended!

yes play it