Escape the Darkness

(Got this game for free via the developer's submission to SteadyGiveaways. Thanks!) [h1]Only thing to escape from in its current state is this game![/h1] The story is simple and...completely irrelevant...involving the protagonist born with 2 brothers and how they later got separated. The protagonist kills demons and frequents inns and brothels...completely irrelevant information. What's worst about it is that the protagonist is said to kill demons, yet all he can do in the game is to jump over them and die to them...nothing to defend himself. [i]Escape the Darkness[/i] is a runner that can be compared easily to [i]Run, Zeus, Run[/i]. They're both indie platformers where you can die quickly after a single hit. Biggest difference is RZR is completely free where EtD costs $1 ($0.84 on sale). [i]Escape the Darkness[/i] (unlike [i]Run, Zeus, Run[/i]) has wonky jump physics where you can sometimes triple jump and other times you can't. Levels are mostly procedurally generated with the exception of milestone points. This...isn't a blessing in any way. Obstacles often spawn in a manner so that death is inevitable. Don't believe me? Here's a screenshot. https://steamcommunity…

When Witcher goes Dark Souls Mario. That's hardly an overstatement. This game has something like a spark, a feeling that arises mostly from indie games, where the creators have poured their soul into the creation. As a result we get a casual yet challenging adventure / runner game that feels like a solid represenative of the genre. Filled with references (hilarious ones) - this game has an eye-catching design and an aura of old NES classiscs. The price was good, the experience - positive... can't complain at all. I only wish i knew how to crack the magic of the triple jump xD

"Escape the Darkness" is yet another of several hundred, if not thousands of garbage low effort endless runners plaguing Steam. Like all endless/autorunners, you're moving and you can't stop. All you can do is avoid the obstacles coming at you in this incredibly shallow shovelware game, and in this case you can only jump. Truly, this is pure garbage. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. A choice was made to use obsolete, decades old retro pixel "art" as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics. It's unclear if this is due to lack of budget or talent, regardless, the overall visual quality of the game is extremely low as a result. While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets used to make the game, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality. Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the lacklustre 2D visuals. The controls can't be customised because the game has such a dumbed down, simplified interface that it's just point and click stuff like a browser/Flash …

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A simple game with a charming aesthetic. As far as the art style goes I find it very appealing and if you are a fan of the Witcher series the main character might be a throwback. The opening cinematic is voiced well and has an interesting story to tell. However the game is very difficult, and unfairly so, I would recommend playing it just for the sake of seeing how far you can get; I'd really like to see someone get to the end. The random spawns of enemies more often than not put you into a situation where you just die, topped with the characters sporadic jumping getting to 50 meters in this game is an achievement. Pray to RNGesus and see where you end up.

A simple game with a charming aesthetic. As far as the art style goes I find it very appealing and if you are a fan of the Witcher series the main character might be a throwback. The opening cinematic is voiced well and has an interesting story to tell. However the game is very difficult, and unfairly so, I would recommend playing it just for the sake of seeing how far you can get; I'd really like to see someone get to the end. The random spawns of enemies more often than not put you into a situation where you just die, topped with the characters sporadic jumping getting to 50 meters in this game is an achievement. Pray to RNGesus and see where you end up.