clyde Posted August 2, 2014 It's a time-attack, first-person-shooter with kawaii art-style. Restarts are handled like Super Meat Boy, but the controls feel sluggish and the character has no sense of weight. The first worlds are boring and I was starting to think I had made a poor consumer-choice, but then things really pick up in world 2-1; apples are introduced and it adds a time-dimension to the game. This game makes me giggle. Moving through the same level over and over again, perfecting your lines is satisfying. It's important to understand how the time-dimension adds to the game. Apples are thrown into the air and if they hit the ground before you shoot them, it's a failed run. What this means is that you start perfecting not only the path you take, but the particular timing of your shots. Little red square-creatures fire purple cubes which can be destroyed with your shots. On world 2-3, the key to getting to where I needed to be as fast as I needed to was to wait until just the right moment in my jumping-trajectory to fire at the little red square-creature so that I would hit the purple shot that kept failing my run. The apples make a distinct sound when they launch. I had a moment where I accidentally jumped in the wrong direction, still took out the red square-creature and avoided the spikes; but then in just a moment, I said to myself "Uh-oh, where is the apple, it's about to..." and my run failed. For the record, I changed my look sensitiviity to 38 and I'm using an xbox controller. This is what it felt like to complete world 2-3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clyde Posted August 2, 2014 If I'm correct that there are no steam-friends leaderboards, then it is a surprising omission. This game needs a friends-list leaderboard. How else will they see my sick times? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halo 2 Posted August 2, 2014 I really like the art style, looks like it would be fun to play around with this. Adding it to my wishlist so I can grab it during the winter sale. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clyde Posted August 2, 2014 I really like the art style, looks like it would be fun to play around with this. Adding it to my wishlist so I can grab it during the winter sale. Maybe it will have friends-list leaderboards by then. It's fun. Something I didn't mention is that it's got the three-star scoring system. You get one star for completion, one for achieving a qualifying time, and one for 100% accuracy of your shots. I've been going through world 1 again getting all the stars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halo 2 Posted August 2, 2014 Does it have achievements? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clyde Posted August 2, 2014 Does it have achievements? Yes. I got one for shooting a projectile out of the air at an angle perpendicular to it's trajectory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clyde Posted August 2, 2014 I hope to hear about your experience getting three stars in world 2-3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badfinger Posted August 2, 2014 http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-lovely-planet/2300-9288/ Giant Bomb Quick Look for those who want to see the gameplay. Seems crazy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halo 2 Posted August 2, 2014 I hope to hear about your experience getting three stars in world 2-3. Alright whenever I end up getting it I will! Add me on steam I'm Halo 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted August 3, 2014 Thanks for reminding me this exists. I too was surprised at the lack of leaderboards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clyde Posted August 6, 2014 YAY! The update gave us leaderboards that are filterable! Let's do this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
