The Future Project

Works flawlessly on a Steam Deck. Picked this up on a whim and glad I did, great game and a fun Metroid Prime style game. Needs polish here and there but amazing work for one developer. Bosses can be pretty difficult and offer a nice challenge. Fun exploration and large environments. Definitely recommend!

Don't play this game if you're prone to motion sickness. Don't play this game if you have an awful sense of direction, either - despite having a compass and map, it's too easy to get turned around and lost on which way is which (the compass UX being as complex as it is doesn't help whatsoever). Mechanically, its Okay Enough, [i]except[/i] when it comes time to play Platformer. [i]platforming sucks because very often you can't tell if you're going to undershoot a platform and slide off it's lack of clear corners, or if you're going to overshoot it because it's small enough that dashing throws you wildly over it.[/i] Add that mobile platforms [i]CAN MOVE YOUR CAMERA AS THEY TURN[/i] and it's a miserable time. [spoiler]The aether ability is just flat out impossible to tell distance with, which is egregious when you need it to be soundly behind something. The down-line it has is ABSOLUTELY USELESS because [i]it's locked to the camera instead of functionally pointing down[/i]. It would've been better at that point to have given it some form of dropshadow from it to give you a clear idea on if it's above a platform - not that [i]that'd[/i] be as helpful as it should, given some platformi…

It's very difficult to get immersed in a world with the amateur mish-mash of art.

This game was a pleasant surprise. It was a functional and fun metroidvania, that didn't overstay its welcome. You can tell this game was made with passion. It is definitely a little rough around the edges, but has loads of charm. It would have been easy to dump a bunch of unity assets in and call it a day, but the dev went the extra mile and modeled everything themself. Some Positives: The various worlds are pretty fun to explore with lots of upgrades and rewards. The different power-ups you receive are interesting and fun. They can be used in a variety of ways to traverse the environment or fight enemies. There are some pretty challenging platforming sections, especially in the latter half of the game. The story is interesting enough to keep you going, but the exploration is the main draw. Some Negatives: There is no way to mark on your map, so if you see something you can't reach yet, you better have a good memory. The default fall damage feels a little too unforgiving. This does get better later in the game though. Sometimes if you fall into a death pit, you get respawned in very precarious places (or just in mid air) causing an inescapable death loop. Overal…

Very good for what is clearly a solo devs first attempt at a 3d game, its far from perfect and i had to give up because i got super duper lost but it shows promise and a lot of passion it feels very heartfelt in the best way

Really poor enemy models and animation. Amateurish, not worth your time.