Date played: August 2nd
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 7/10
Here's another piece of loot from the plunder that is the Steam summer sale. This is a 3rd person platforming game with combat set in the mind of Alice, from Alice in Wonderland. The game starts in Victorian London where Alice lives in an orphanage. She's fucked in the head though. She gets hallucinations and is just...insane I guess. When she meets a weird looking lady in the streets, the game starts in her mind in the world of the Mad Hatter.
I played through the whole level which was quite large. It's set in a foundry or some kind of factory and my job was to get pieces of the Hatter back to him so he could help me stop some train or something. The story is kind of useless and hard to follow but the game itself is quite fun. It actually reminds me of stuff like Banjo Kazooie or Super Mario 64 in a lot of ways. In addition, the combat is pretty deep with a nice dodging mechanic and some cool combos. I also played a large portion of the second level, this time set in an underwater type world in which Alice has to gather parts for a play. There was also a nice little side scrolling shooter level kind of like those in Rayman Origins which was a nice change of pace.
The first thing that stands out about this game is the amazing art direction and cool looking environments. It really has a unique look that you don't see in games too often. It's whimsical, it's crazy and it's kind of old school in a lot of ways. The mechanics are fine for the most part, full of invisible platforms, a shrinking mechanic (Alice drinks a potion as in the books) and some pretty devious platforming. The combat is quick and fun, complete with different weapons like bombs, a gun, a blade and.... a wooden horse head. The only problem I really have with the game so far is that the levels are a bit long and it gets a bit tedious. Oh yeah and the camera sucks in close quarters which fucks up the fighting sometimes. Otherwise, this is a great little summer game. It looks great on PC also so that's great.
Platform: PC
Session fun rating: 7/10
Here's another piece of loot from the plunder that is the Steam summer sale. This is a 3rd person platforming game with combat set in the mind of Alice, from Alice in Wonderland. The game starts in Victorian London where Alice lives in an orphanage. She's fucked in the head though. She gets hallucinations and is just...insane I guess. When she meets a weird looking lady in the streets, the game starts in her mind in the world of the Mad Hatter.
I played through the whole level which was quite large. It's set in a foundry or some kind of factory and my job was to get pieces of the Hatter back to him so he could help me stop some train or something. The story is kind of useless and hard to follow but the game itself is quite fun. It actually reminds me of stuff like Banjo Kazooie or Super Mario 64 in a lot of ways. In addition, the combat is pretty deep with a nice dodging mechanic and some cool combos. I also played a large portion of the second level, this time set in an underwater type world in which Alice has to gather parts for a play. There was also a nice little side scrolling shooter level kind of like those in Rayman Origins which was a nice change of pace.
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| The art in Madness Returns is amazing |
The first thing that stands out about this game is the amazing art direction and cool looking environments. It really has a unique look that you don't see in games too often. It's whimsical, it's crazy and it's kind of old school in a lot of ways. The mechanics are fine for the most part, full of invisible platforms, a shrinking mechanic (Alice drinks a potion as in the books) and some pretty devious platforming. The combat is quick and fun, complete with different weapons like bombs, a gun, a blade and.... a wooden horse head. The only problem I really have with the game so far is that the levels are a bit long and it gets a bit tedious. Oh yeah and the camera sucks in close quarters which fucks up the fighting sometimes. Otherwise, this is a great little summer game. It looks great on PC also so that's great.
