Monoquous 2

[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38888018-United-Critics/] Please follow [b]United Critics[/b] for quality reviews[/url] [h2]Monoquous 2 Review[/h2] [h1]Been A While Since I Played A Puzzle Platformer[/h1] Let me tell you, Monoquous 2 is not here to hold your hand or play nice. This is the kind of puzzle platformer that makes you question every decision you've ever made in life—starting with deciding to play it. It’s all about flipping gravity, phasing through walls, and figuring out which way is up, down, or even safe. With 130 levels, including a healthy dose of hidden collectibles and speedrun challenges, this game is as much about mental gymnastics as it is about platforming skill. [h1]About This Game[/h1] [h2]Storyline[/h2] Plot? What plot? This is a minimalist puzzle platformer, so don’t expect a tear-jerking narrative. But what Monoquous 2 lacks in story, it makes up for in sheer atmosphere and a cryptic charm. [h2]Gameplay Mechanics [/h2] Okay, buckle up because the mechanics are the real star here. The game is all about phasing through walls, which flips the entire world. Gravity changes direction, deadly obstacles become safe, and safe paths suddenly becom…

Players who were online for the flash game era might have noticed that Monoquous 2 is a riff on the classic Shift series. It shares the central mechanic of "phasing" into and inverting the space of a level, while turning the level so that the surface you phased through becomes the new floor. But Monoquous changing it so you can shift through *any* surface, (relative) floors walls or ceilings, transforms the mechanic entirely. The freedom of movement is remarkably powerful by comparison. Dodging cannon fire through platforms, spinning the level around to fall toward the goal. That kind of freedom is antithetical to the constraints needed for satisfying puzzling, so just going for the goal of each level is a fairly casual time. The real fun substance is in the optional objectives, especially the ones that set a low par on phases or jumps. Finding a path under those constraints totally changes how you have to navigate, and puts otherwise unimportant details of the level design into focus. It's very cool design, and satisfying to untangle.

Disclaimer: i play tested the game before release. I'm not a huge platformer guy but I enjoyed this game nevertheless. It's simple but can still be complex and difficult. Give it a go.

Monoquous 2 is a deceptively addictive speedrun 2D platformer. The level design perfectly straddles the line between satisfying to control and difficult to master, creating a gameplay loop that encourages a "one more run" mindset that will have you losing hours before you know it, and the baked in Speedrun categories and additional objectives such as collecting the cats provide plenty of additional challenge long after you've played through the levels once. Fans of 2D platforming, speedrunning, and completionism should definitely pick this one up