Germination

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After few minutes of playing you have seen everything, should be free to play for what it is.

[b]Follow my Steam Curator page for more reviews https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35705466[/b] Germination is somewhat similar to a platformer, but without the platforms. A "seed-er"maybe? Your character is on a tiny planet which is constantly being attacked by alien plants which you have to jump onto in order to kill. You start with 3 lives and get occasionall extra live drops. You can only move left/right and jump (including jumping on the falling seeds and using them as platforms) which makes dodging attacks difficult. This is a simple but challenging game, it's not suitable for a casual audience.

Germination is a great arcade platformer where the goal of achieving the highest score is done by bouncing off various continually spawning enemies while not touching the ground or harmful objects. It has one major downfall. Bugs infest everything. - I've had a couple of stutters and crashes during would-be PB runs. - Sometimes when I start the game it runs at a very low framerate. - The first time I "beat" the final challenge in hard mode it was because it was the first thing that spawned. - I beat postal's score and did not get the achievement for it. Gameplay is generally unrefined and jarring for many forgettable reasons other than the stuttering. I'll describe a few: - You can get hit while landing a hit. - Hitting seeds in mid-air doesn't always make you bounce. - A few enemy types can deal damage when they spawn while the majority die immediately if you are stood on top of them, but you can't tell which enemy type is going to spawn before it does. - Losing a combo in mid-air takes away all of your speed (less of a bug, more of a dislike - arguably losing combo should take away the flow of the game but the base movement speed is far too low). Also playing flawlessly does…

Pros: Not a lot, it's a VERY basic game. Sure it's satisfying at first because it's like jumping on goombas while building a combo meter, but it quickly loses it's charm due to it's many problems. The pixel art is beautiful though and the concept has potential, so at a first glance this game seems great... Cons: The game crashes a lot on the second level whenever my score/combos gets too high so its near impossible to reach any higher score or progress the game for that matter. Your movements are extremely finicky and sometimes the enemies just stop spawning every now and then so you can't keep the combos flowing. One of the most annoying parts is that the hitbox of the flying enemies is much bigger than the actual sprite for some reason so your combos keep getting ruined because you happen to be in it's vicinity (which you can't always see when it flies way above your head outside the screen). The game sorely needs unlockable upgrades or something to remain interesting. I'm sorry if I sound harsh, but in my honest opinion 4€ is a little too much for what such a simple yet half-broken game has to offer.

not addictive