Shadow Trick

[quote]A review copy was provided by the developer.[/quote] [quote]Follow my Curator page, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41363546-Fruit-N-Doggie-Reviews/]Fruit N Doggie Reviews,[/url] so you can be updated whenever I post a new review.[/quote] [h1]Overall Rating - Seriously Flawed ★★☆☆☆[/h1] [h1]First Impressions[/h1] Shortly after starting Shadow Trick (ST), I was perplexed by the level select screen. It only showed a total of 24 levels, and after beating half of them, I hadn't earned any achievements. I closed and reopened Steam before clearing the first level once more, and unlocked a few achievements all at once, yet had to defeat the first couple of bosses again to get those. The game was proving to be both much shorter than I'd expected, and not as free of bugs as I'd have thought. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] This game is a platformer with some puzzle elements to it. As you explore the small levels, you can shift back and forth between the foreground and the shadowy backscape. For the most part, it's possible to go between the two planes freely, but there will be a few exceptions, such as when a platform is available in one location but not the other. If you'd get shif…

Short and simple, but fun and charming :>

This is a neat and simple platformer, and very solid throughout. It's nothing groundbreaking, but it doesn't have to be. Just a nice time, and it's worth the price of $5 if you want to check it out.

A cute little platforming game with a surprising difficulty spike if you are trying to 100% it. I'd still recommend it but it can be frustrating.

Fun little game, nice gimmick, great visuals and soundtrack ; challenging level design.

Great little game with a killer soundtrack!!!! I think I would have liked a little more from the ending (plus it'd have been a great excuse to show the credits proper), and I'd really appreciate the option to re-map controls (I'd prefer IJKL here with the spacebar). It's also the slightest bit annoying to have no option but to directly enter the level and then open the level select (which looks different from the trailer's little overworld map?). A nitpick I've got is that there are 4 level themes, but they're all scattered throughout the game, so I think having each world match it's boss would tie the tower theme together a little more.