Otem's Defiance

Okay, gonna keep this short. Essentially, in Otem's defiance you have to keep yourself from being killed by Ringods, retaliate with bolts you can gather in each stage and defeat the end of ring boss. Rinse and repeat. Don't get me wrong, its not bad as such, simply too repetitive. And you need really good skills to get the top score for each level, miss a shot and you can kiss it goodbye. The music suffers from the same repetitiveness, even if its nice to hear at first, the endless repetition throws concentration out of the window. Graphically, well... Its stable 3D, the ring and level designs are okay and animations are somewhat smooth. But it doesn't really shine if you get my drift. Now, if you like dodge and retaliation games, get it. Otherwise, wait for a sale.

This is a really fun game, with a nice story and really good artstyle. It gets really challenging after the 4th stage. The gameplay is really solid as well, I'm surprised this is an indie game. To put it in one simple word... Amazing. 10/10

I got it as a gift from my friend and I love it! The controls are spot on and the graphics are very colorful. One minor thing I found as a con is that the tutorial texts vanish a bit too fast and had to restart it to see what it was saying.

What is Otem's Defiance? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkMsfeW8K2g Subscribe to my channel for similar videos! Background So for a little background on Otem's Defiance, the game is an on rails 3d platformer of sorts. You play as Otem, a child who has been chosen as a sacrifice to the gods of his tribe. You disobey your tribe's orders to be a sacrifice and fight around the ring-shaped arena. In this arena totem-like objects attack you from the centre, with an array of attacks, ranging from fire, to magic, to ice, and a whole load of other crap. You fight back against the totems by getting bolts which lay around in sections of the circle. You attack the circular parts behind the face of the totem to destroy it. Gameplay Design The game is designed similarly to that of a 3d platformer, with good graphics if a little basic, and cool designs, with definitely a comic book-esque feel to it, which I think going by the story of the game, the designers were looking to do. The controls are tight, and you learn more moves the longer you play, which make certain things easier, like for example the user of the double jump. All of these controls feel natural, and while certain powerups at…

I really think this a great game, i really do, but not many people aare going to buy it if its on pc. this game would be a lot better on a mobile device.

TLDR: There is potential here, but this feels a little rushed. Otems is an interesting concept: Take a classic boss fight style (Whispy Woods comes to mind) and try to make a full game out of it. It plays well and the idea of battling gods can be appealing. Also, the music and the story strips are of excelent quality. The game, however, gets repettitive pretty quickly. Mechanics take a long time to appear (like the double jump) and fighting the same battles over and over with no new skills, gets annoying very fast. It feels a little rushed and it makes it hard for you to keep interested in the game. The animation quality is also not to par with the incredible cutscenes, and the story feels like it overstay its welcome by being too long. All in all i think this is a pretty impresive first attempt by a small indie studio, and that deserves praise. Moreover, i strongly believe that, with some polish, this could be an awesome product.