Trance

Member "The Indie Game Collective" First of all thank you for Sharing the key with us ! For a 2D side-scrolling adventure game, your point of view is rather unique as well. It almost feels as if you are watching a school play, which doesn’t bother at all. There are different stages to concur and your settings will adjust accordingly There’s also some more immersion when enemies are effectively trying to harm you, even though those moments are pretty scarce. The only downside to The Trance is how we completed it in under Four hours. The entire game is a rather lonely experience. Many are calling it a meditative experience that you kind of just fall into a trance and complete! and I highly recommend this game !!

Trance is a 2D platformer with an emphasis on "exteme difficulty," as per the game's own description. Unfortunately, its difficulty manifests via mechanics that are more frustrating than fun, and I found myself uninterested in further attempts after less than ten minutes of play time. The pixel art is beautiful, the narrative is fairly cohesive, and the overall presentation is quite nice. Sadly, the level and enemy design are masochistic, and not in a way that motivates the player to try "just once more." Poorly-telegraphed enemy attacks (that are often so quickly chained together as to be unavoidable), completely unforgiving platforming sections, and difficult-to-parse foreground and background artwork all combine to create a gameplay experience that's an exercise in frustration. There are right and wrong ways to do "uber difficult" games - relying on cheap shots, poorly-balanced enemies, and janky platforming sections are all wrong ways, if you ask me. The core game design would need a rework here to become an enjoyable experience worthy of repeated attempts. Find more reviews and recommendations on my Steam Curator page, Indie Infinitesimal: https://store.steampowered.com/cur…

Hey I’m Corthos and I’m a member of The Indie Game Collective I’ve played this game a bit ago and I wanted to give my thoughts on it. I’m not going to copy and paste my script either so if you want my full thoughts watch my video on it. For me the best part about the game is the graphics. The graphics are depressing and I like it. It’s gloomy areas with little to no color fits this game a lot more than filling the game with bright colors would not work. The muted color filter change for each level is good enough. On top of that the concept of the game is great, but execution needs a bit of help. However I’m the type likes to focus on the gameplay elements the most and I have to say while in concept the game is simple with its controls, the game’s difficulty all over the place. The combat works as intended including all the upgrades you get, but fighting the bosses can get annoying when you realize sometimes they do not target you, they attack in general. Confused? Let me try to convey it to you the best way I can. The third boss flies on a carpet and throws daggers and dashes toward you. This boss is likely to float around throwing daggers in a way that won’t endanger you at all …

Quite challenging but superb nonetheless!