Exodus

so, the default control scheme is ridiculous, and aparently rebinding it to a normal WASD layout was enough to crash the game... not off to a good start.

I bought this piece of trash when it was $3. Not even worth 99 cents. Even on sale. Pricedrop just shows how "proud" the developers are of their "game".

Basically, everything about this game fell short of my expectations. I thought it would be a fun little explore-the-world and gain-new-abilities Metroidvania type deal, which it is, but only by technicality, I suppose... also, minus the fun part. I found the whole atmospheric feel, that other games of its kind have, was killed by mediocre animation, clunky physics, poor spelling and grammar (a definite annoyance for people like me), and absolutely deplorable controls; some of the worst I've ever laid my hands on. I decided that the lack of gamepad compatibility was something I could work around with button mapping software. After spending a decent amount of time figuring out a configuration that worked for me, I was ready to go. I found myself wandering aimlessly for a bit, finally started making progress, experienced an in-game crash, and beat the first boss. I found myself bored by the experience. But the big thing that made me decide to abandon this game was when I realized that you needed the mouse to aim projectiles at enemies and, therefore, using a gamepad wasn't a very good option. Lack of fun factor aside, the game has some pretty graphics, albeit with varying artistic …

Finished !! Absolutely brilliant, beautiful game ! BEWARE: I'll recommend it heartily even if marred with some bugs. Crashes at certain points, mostly the windy mount, then no more crashes on the citadel, but normally just reload and continue. Seems not using the high definition option may help. Also applied the Large Address Aware free software to the game.exe for more ram. Except for one in particular (3rd Extractor), at a certain place, crashed 3 times when I got there. "Fixed it" by doing all I could -touching a couple buttons, as always- but this time going back to save. Then with less terrain to cover, passed the crash point with no problem. More problematic bug : In Exodus City one teleporter let me into a passage otherwise blocked by a green laser, but at a point with a floating spirit and lights to pick up, the screen tears and gets black, had to quit each time I tried to pass there. BUT, there is a button in the ceiling of the room directily above that disables a horizontal green laser at the end of the passage left: you can then go down there and pass the problematic area from the left direction (but not from the right). Arrived at the confusing teleporters puzzle…

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The game crashed, and I don't seem to be the only one. As I'm not sure how to fix it, I'm thumbs downing. How do I get a refund?