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Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet |OT| of shadowy space spelunking
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I'm disappointed in this game.
There's no sense of forward momentum, no sense of skill progression and no sense of exploration. The controls are unbelievably poor in really annoying, easy to fix ways (like, say, Darksiders). I mean, really? You're going to leave the left trigger boundless for the first 50% (where I'm up to) of the game and make the right and left bumper do the same thing when there is a clear lack of button space as it is?
I don't know. Coming off of the excellent Bastion and From Dust, which I felt really nailed the fundamentals of -- uh -- game design, this feels closer to something like Ms Splosion Man, a platformer that somehow managed to ship with little to no sense of how to project the essentials of movement and player-position to the player. At least Ms Splosion Man had a sense of forward momentum and purpose. Twisted Shadow Planet is just a whole lot of nothing.
I don't consider my standards to be exceptionally high, here. I don't think I'm out of line to expect game developers to deliver on Game Balance 101.
There's no sense of forward momentum, no sense of skill progression and no sense of exploration. The controls are unbelievably poor in really annoying, easy to fix ways (like, say, Darksiders). I mean, really? You're going to leave the left trigger boundless for the first 50% (where I'm up to) of the game and make the right and left bumper do the same thing when there is a clear lack of button space as it is?
I don't know. Coming off of the excellent Bastion and From Dust, which I felt really nailed the fundamentals of -- uh -- game design, this feels closer to something like Ms Splosion Man, a platformer that somehow managed to ship with little to no sense of how to project the essentials of movement and player-position to the player. At least Ms Splosion Man had a sense of forward momentum and purpose. Twisted Shadow Planet is just a whole lot of nothing.
I don't consider my standards to be exceptionally high, here. I don't think I'm out of line to expect game developers to deliver on Game Balance 101.
The only glitch I encountered was early on, right before getting the saw.Stumpokapow said:
The bugs wouldn't fly toward a heated rock or my ship, so I was stuck in that area wondering what the hell I did wrong and how I could escape.
Ultimately reloaded a save, tried doing the same thing out of desperation, and thankfully had it work.
I finished this game last night. I thought the game was good, but a bit disappointing. The art was fantastic, and contrary to Rez, I thought it controlled really well. I often complain about games having too much padding, and I appreciate that ITSP doesn't have any, but I think it could have used another 2-3 hours of content for the $15 they are asking. I wonder if they had to cut some content to get the game out the door. The bosses are very well done, but I found the other enemy fodder in the game to be just annoying, and not really "fun" to kill.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Rez said:
I finished the game this weekend and while I felt a lot more positive about it than you apparently are, the more I reflect on your words, the more I find myself not being able to disagree with any of them.
KoreanBarbecue
Member
Stumpokapow said:
I'm probably halfway through the game so far and I'm kind of waffling on whether I really enjoy the game or not. Hands down, though, the game does not live up to that awesome, metal-driven trailer the put out like a year ago (at least for me). I think the controls are pretty spot-on so far, but I'm not really getting a good sense of accomplishment or progression.
My biggest complaint so far would probably have to be how the power are mapped. Having only four to use at a given time is annoying and constantly having to switch the hotkeys around really breaks up the fun for me.
Is there a point of no return? I'm near the final area on the map and have 1 more upgrade to find along with some concept art.
Also, how on earth do you get to the small spot area in the most upper left portion of the map?
Also, how on earth do you get to the small spot area in the most upper left portion of the map?
There's a gear that changes your point of view but I couldn't find any use in it.
Stuck in the third area of the mechanical zone. Lots of tractor beam stuff, but I can't figure out how to get past the gear in the top right.
Edit: Just finished the game. The last zone (electrical) was terrible and those last 2 boss fights were a joke. Missing 6 of the 42 collectables, not really sure I want to go back and get them. This game left a bad taste in my mouth. It was very tedious, backtracking was needlessly awkward (fast travel spots would have helped) and it never really felt like I was making progress except for unlocking the map.
Edit: Just finished the game. The last zone (electrical) was terrible and those last 2 boss fights were a joke. Missing 6 of the 42 collectables, not really sure I want to go back and get them. This game left a bad taste in my mouth. It was very tedious, backtracking was needlessly awkward (fast travel spots would have helped) and it never really felt like I was making progress except for unlocking the map.
OnPoint said:
Hmmm. They say it includes single player content, but I'm not sure I want to play another hour or so of the game (and I don't have Gold so I'm never going to get anything out of the multiplayer content) unless it's got some great design or new gizmos. As it's a largely story-free experience there's no real hook to play more, especially as it wasn't that great in the first place.
Details on the DLC have been revealed by Armless Octopus.
If you haven't beaten the campaign don't highlight the spoilered text.
If you haven't beaten the campaign don't highlight the spoilered text.
desertdroog
Member
Those rocket tubes required me to dust off my NES R.C. Pro Am steering skills. It frustrated me at first, but perserverence won the day.
Looking forward to dynamic SP DLC.
Looking forward to dynamic SP DLC.
toythatkills
Member
I loved those. I'd play a whole game based on that mechanic and those physics alone.ced said:
Normally when I try demos for games I'm interested in, I find them a bad picture of what the full game really is.
If it were to judge just for bad demos, I wouldn't have played many awesome games.
However, when it comes to ITSP, I absolutely loved the demo, which led me to instantly buy the full game after playing 20 minutes. But I don't know if I got tired of the game as it went on, or if the demo had more content packed per minute played or whatever, but I ended up not enjoying the game that much.
Loved the art style, but not the powers/weapons. I felt the progression was not very good, and I didn't feel compelled to revisit areas left to discover whenever I got new powers.
Such a shame, I feel it could have been a great game.
If it were to judge just for bad demos, I wouldn't have played many awesome games.
However, when it comes to ITSP, I absolutely loved the demo, which led me to instantly buy the full game after playing 20 minutes. But I don't know if I got tired of the game as it went on, or if the demo had more content packed per minute played or whatever, but I ended up not enjoying the game that much.
Loved the art style, but not the powers/weapons. I felt the progression was not very good, and I didn't feel compelled to revisit areas left to discover whenever I got new powers.
Such a shame, I feel it could have been a great game.
charlequin
Banned
FerranMG said:
The stuff they unlock for you later on isn't that much cooler than the stuff you start with, and the secret stuff isn't that interesting. Most of the games like this put you up against enemies who are way tougher at the end and enable that by making your offensive/defensive capabilities way stronger via exploration; this game didn't really do that.
(Still loved a lot of the level design myself, though.)
The Friendly Monster
Member
Just finished this, I was really looking forward to it....
...but it's just not very good.
I didn't understand the lack of music, particularly on the boss-battles. It had almost no drama. It just felt like a shrug when the game finally came to an end. And oh god the electric section was just so boring.
...but it's just not very good.
I didn't understand the lack of music, particularly on the boss-battles. It had almost no drama. It just felt like a shrug when the game finally came to an end. And oh god the electric section was just so boring.
I own this game, just haven't gotten around to playing it yet...now I'm sad
I was looking forward to it.Hunter-Zero
Member
Nice, will buy for sure.
I own this game, just haven't gotten around to playing it yet...now I'm sad
I know I'm the OP, so therefore I must really like the game, but judge the game for yourself. For me, the lack of music and "drama" added to the experience in ways those things would have detracted from it. The sense of isolation and loneliness is heightened because of these things.
Might need to double dip...
Hit me up in case you don't have anyone to play it with. Gamertag is in my profile. Still haven't played this DLC yet.
transience
Member
Can't make new threads, so I'm putting it here - ITSP coming to PC on April 17 with the Shadow Hunters DLC included for $15, plus 25% off if you pre-load.
http://www.destructoid.com/insanely-twisted-shadow-planet-headed-to-pc-on-april-17-225127.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/insanely-twisted-shadow-planet-headed-to-pc-on-april-17-225127.phtml
War Machine
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Jotamide
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I just got this from Steam. Would you guys recommend using a controller or keyboard + mouse should cut it?
archnemesis
Member
I'm maybe ¾ through the game and after having defeated the mechanical boss, my save game got corrupted. Has anyone heard of a fix to this problem? I'm not going to replay it from scratch.
Using a gamepad is probably a must. Navigating tight passages with a keyboard doesn't sound feasible at all to me.
archnemesis
Member
That's very generous of you, but I'm playing the Steam version. What I really need is a non-corrupt ITSPGame.v3.save file, but I'm not sure if they're locked to specific GFWL profiles or not.
archnemesis
Member
Send me a PM with your email address and I'll send it to you.