The Untitled Tower

There are save points. Has english support. This game felt like a hidden gem. A lot of care seems to have been put into making it over so many years, with such a unique way of presenting its story, fun characters, and an astonishing amount of gameplay with which the creator can get very creative (there are definitely some fun wacky moments). I won't say it's a flawless masterpiece by any means, and it's probably not for everyone. However, with its low price of FREE I would absolutely recommend to at least try it out.

When I first started playing this game, I really wasn’t feeling it. The early game is pretty slow to start, the jump physics and controls are a bit jank, the bosses weren’t too impressive. But as I went further and further into this behemoth of a game, it gradually became greater and stronger all across the board. New gimmicks in every area! Hard bosses with cool danmaku patterns! The controls… well they still stay kind of jank. But in the end, after clearing, I think the game stands strong as a solid action platformer with some flaws. And it’s partially these flaws that help to elevate the experience into something memorable. The Untitled Tower is first and foremost a platformer. Every area has tons of jump setups that start out basic but get more and more elaborate as the game goes on. While the early game just has simple jumps between stationary platforms, maybe killing some non-moving enemies on your way, the late game has you jumping around moving platforms while instakill lasers phase in and out of existence and enemies fire a hundred missiles at you. The sheer variety of gimmicks on display here is really commendable. There’s standard stuff like gravity flipping, autoscroll…

There is no save point. No english support.

"The Untitled Tower" is a weird Japanese hybrid 2D retro platformer/bullet hell shmup. The idea is that you're a little anime girl and you have to go rescue another little anime girl in a tower/dungeon/whatever. It's an uninspired mess, and the lack of inspiration ties in perfectly to the lack of quality. What do you do in the game? The game is split into shmup and platforming sections. Both are poorly done and uninteresting, although they do at least appear to be mostly bespoke. This feels like a genuinely, if badly made game. 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. Now on to pricing and value for gamers. This is "free" enough (not every "free" game in the "free" section is truly free, there's usually some hidden price tag), at least you won't be expected to spend any more money after you download this, but just because something is free doesn't mean it's good, and the cost of a game is more than just f…