Mecho Tales

Excellent sprite and animation work s**t on by kindergarten level design the majority of the game spent farming diamonds in the first level to buy a drone big enough to pass the boss in the second who can be shot at for six minutes straight before it even starts to take noticeable damage. Big thumbs down especially seeing how good sprite work has been dropped in an unflushed toilet. Maybe the developer might consider selling his art to a real indie?

Pretty fun little action platformer that isn't too difficult at all. Hard to believe a small team of less than 10 people made this game. Graphics are pure eye candy and the music is great. There's 8 worlds with 2 levels each. Took me about 3 hrs to beat the game earning all the achievements. I look forward to more games from this dev.

Fantastic Artwork, Great replay value and Challenging!

Incredibly fun and intuitive! I really love the artwork and soundtrack. A lot of quality effort has been put into the narrative and I love the game!

Mecho Tales, developed and published by Arcade Distillery, is a 2D action-platformer that tries to carve out its own identity by blending traditional side-scrolling traversal with a more flexible, twin-stick-style shooting system. On paper, it has an appealing hook: instead of firing directly from the main character, you control a hovering companion drone capable of shooting in any direction while you focus on movement and positioning. It’s a mechanic that promises fluid combat and tactical freedom, but while the idea is genuinely interesting, the game struggles to fully realize its potential. The core gameplay revolves around navigating a series of levels filled with enemies, hazards, and platforming challenges. Movement is simple and accessible, but it often lacks the precision expected from a platformer, which becomes more noticeable as the difficulty increases. Jumping can feel slightly floaty, and tight platforming sections sometimes demand a level of accuracy that the controls don’t consistently support. This disconnect between design and execution can lead to moments of frustration, particularly when mistakes feel less like player error and more like a limitation of the sys…