Sightbringer
Team UWU · 2020 · Horror, Action, 2D Platformer, Flight, Platformer
PC
Mixed60% · 30
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About Sightbringer
Control the character “Sight”, who is the hero of this forgotten civilization. Your mission is to explore the underground ruin and restore the fire in the brazier to bring light and peace back to this world.
This is not going to be a safe trip. Ever since the great catastrophe, evil monsters who are fed by the dark energy have invaded this land and they will do whatever it takes to stop Sight from restoring light to the world. Luckily, with the help of some ancient artifacts, nothing can stop Sight from finishing his/her mission.
“Life crystal” can protect Sight from the dark energy 3 times. “Flight crystal” can help Sight fly through the obstacles. “The Lantern of Bright” will re-lit the fire and guide Sight whenever he/she is lost in the dark energy.
Along your journey you will encounter a friendly NPC “Touch” who can restore your life crystal and bring you back when you are severely damaged so you can continue your journey. She seems to be able to appear all over this ancient ruin along your journey. Some say her power is related to space and time. Her stories still remain to be discovered…
- Glide and wall jump through the ruin
- Boost yourself with the power of ancient crystals
- Bring light to the world with the lanterns
This game was developed as a student project at DigiPen Institute of Technology and was created for educational purposes only. Please check out our publisher page for more information.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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Sightbringer is praised for its atmospheric dark gothic aesthetic, compelling art direction, and fitting musical score that creates an engaging mood throughout. However, players have mixed feelings about its brevity, unconventional movement mechanics, and technical issues like black screen problems, with some criticism directed at its 2D platformer approach feeling dated compared to modern gaming standards.
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black screen but the music was nice. 2/102 found this helpful
Short fun yet very rewarding platformer. Sightbringer has very nice dark gothic graphics and atmosphere with some odd feeling movement that some don't seem to care for but imo i like it i can't really explain why but it just feels right. Though the game is short with one level running at no more then a few min and a challenge level a little harder then the base game it feels more like a prologue to a much bigger game(which i would be up for) yet still worth your time.2 found this helpful
Игра 'Sightbringer' – это атмосферное приключение, которое поглощает с первых минут. Визуальный стиль, выполненный в приглушенных тонах, отлично передает ощущение загадочности и упадка мира, которому предстоит помочь. Сюжет, хоть и довольно прямолинейный, увлекает благодаря интересным персонажам и мрачной вселенной. Геймплей представляет собой смесь исследования локаций, решения головоломок и сражений с противниками. Боевая система простая, но эффективная, а разнообразие локаций и врагов не дает заскучать. Отдельно стоит отметить музыкальное сопровождение, которое идеально дополняет атмосферу игры и создает нужное настроение. Несмотря на небольшую продолжительность, 'Sightbringer' оставляет после себя приятное послевкусие. Это не шедевр, переворачивающий жанр, но добротно сделанное приключение, которое стоит потраченного времени. Любителям атмосферных игр и мрачных фэнтези определенно стоит обратить на неё внимание. Единственный минус - некоторая монотонность в середине игры, но это легко прощается за общую атмосферу и концовку.
"Sightbringer" is a student project from DigiPen who really should know better. Not to tell DigiPen how to teach students but one of the first things I'd teach them is that 2D gaming became obsolete 30 years ago when 3D accelerator cards became mainstream. Teaching students it's ok to make 2D retro platformers in the 3D era of games like Black Myth Wukong is akin to teaching them badly, on purpose, as a joke. If I went to DigiPen and got told the future of gaming is 2D platformers so that's what I'm going to learn to make, I'd demand my tuition back. What do you do in the game? Well, it's a lame 2D platformer where you control a bat girl thing and jump and glide around. It's a borefest. The game features really lacklustre 2D visuals (does the developer not know 3D graphics became mainstream in the mid-1990s?). Gamers don't spend thousands of dollars on gaming rigs and the latest 3D graphics cards to play 2D games. Even mobile phones and game consoles can do 3D graphics now. There's no excuse. You're forced to sign a highly questionable yet legally unenforceable End User License Agreement... for such a relatively low effort, low quality product, this comes across more as …
[h1]Before I played Sightbringer, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]
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