YUZA

[h1]Appalling platformer[/h1] Not sure why every review is positive when the game is like this. I mean, it technically works and can be completed, so there's that. But the implementation is not great. Your task is to collect coins and avoid skulls that take away coins. Collect enough to pay the toll to complete the level. You can save the additional ones to have easier time the next level. You can't actually die but may find (after collecting skulls) that there's not enough coins to finish a level (so you need to restart it from the escape menu). YUZA, the black ball who's our protagonist, sometimes jumps and sometimes doesn't. When the jump works, it jumps super-high, with no direct control over the height. It just feels off. Levels are repetitive, the graphics are mostly abstract blocks. There's sometimes little puzzles, i.e. you must touch a switch or push a ball to a special box to open a way forward. This is a seed for something interesting, but actual puzzles are mostly absent. As a technical issue, fullscreen did not work for me for some reason (some usual specs: Win 10, Nvidia 2080 Super). It just screwed up the resolution and all my other windows as a result. There'…

𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: I love indie games at low prices. 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞: The game has 60 levels and 60 achievements, well, how could I not buy this? The game caught on with its uniqueness and a huge discount when the game is released. But, with responsibility, I declare - the game is not suitable for everyone! This is strictly for an amateur. Jump collect coins and go to the next level. Coins with skulls take away coins. The uniqueness lies in the black and white design of the game, everything is simple and stylish. ) Jump collect coins and go to the next level. Coins with skulls take away coins. 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭: Think 100 times (60 levels \60 achievements) before you buy "YUZA". 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:𝟻 /𝟷𝟶. 𝓘𝓕 𝓨𝓞𝓤 𝓛𝓘𝓚𝓔𝓓 𝓜𝓨 𝓡𝓔𝓥𝓘𝓔𝓦 , 𝓨𝓞𝓤 𝓒𝓐𝓝 𝓣𝓗𝓡𝓞𝓦 𝓐 𝓟𝓡𝓞𝓕𝓘𝓛𝓔 𝓐𝓦𝓐𝓡𝓓 , 𝓘 𝓦𝓘𝓛𝓛 𝓑𝓔 𝓖𝓡𝓐𝓣𝓔𝓕𝓤𝓛 !

YUZA is yet another asset flip/construction kit template copy+paste from serial Russian shovelware asset flippers, Dnovel/FreeAnimals_Software/Trinity Project/My Way Games. These guys (or just one guy flipping accounts to mislead gamers) do nothing but copy asset store assets and game tutorials, fill out a few things/stamp out basic levels using the construction kit templates, and dump them on Steam and into DailyIndieGame bundles as cash grabs. Trying to get paid for someone else's game templates, assets... at best, this is shovelware, at worst, it's a scam/cash grab. Today's "effort" from these guys is YUZA, and it's a garbage, laughably bad 2D retro pixel platformer with a bouncing physics component (it's junk), slapped together with the godawful Cocos2D game development engine. As a game, it's terrible, of course, and has no real merit or value as a genuine, sincerely made PC game. Taking this seriously as a game, which nobody should, it doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. A choice was made to use obsolete, decades old retro pixel "art" as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics. It's unclear if this is due to lack of budget …

YUZA, developed by Dnovel and published by RetroScope GM, is a minimalist platformer that commits fully to simplicity, offering a stripped-down experience centered almost entirely on movement and precision. It doesn’t attempt to build a complex world or layer in narrative depth; instead, it presents a straightforward challenge where the player’s goal is clear—navigate levels, collect coins, and avoid hazards. This direct approach gives the game a focused identity, but it also defines both its strengths and its limitations. The gameplay is built around tight, physics-driven platforming. Players must guide the character through a series of obstacle-filled stages, relying on well-timed jumps and careful positioning to progress. The mechanics are easy to grasp from the beginning, requiring no extensive tutorials or learning curve, but they demand consistency as difficulty increases. Each level functions as a contained challenge, where success depends on mastering the feel of movement and adapting to the layout of platforms and hazards. Collecting all coins adds an extra layer of precision, encouraging players to explore each level fully and refine their execution. As the game progres…

It was fun, until... I found level 19 unpassable. You have to collect a certain number of coins to activate the goal at the end of each level, while avoiding the skulls, that will take one coin from you, sometimes leaving you under the amount of required coins to complete a level. On level 19 I needed 8 coins, and there were only 7 and I did not hit a single skull. Bad game design. Frustrating waste of a dollar! Skip this game.

I never had a game starting with Y thats why i bought this. This game is bad. really bad but im not going as far as saying it is that bad. despite its wonky mechanics there is not a lot of bugs. As such it is actually better than AAA games. the dev made this game after giving up at the spawning enemy tutorial. there is a healthbar but nothing to hurt you, the enemy placement still have a red X placeholder... ...Still better than AAA games...