Grey Area

I'd love to be able to give this game a positive review, but there's one particular fly in the ointment that precludes it. In brief, the final level consists of a series of five very long platforming challenges which must be completed consecutively, and while there are checkpoints, there's no ability to save at any point – the whole thing has to be done in a single sitting. While none of the five branches are beyond my ability individually, I can't do all five in one go without aggravating my carpal tunnel syndrome. As far as I can tell, there's no technical reason why saving between each branch can't be allowed, and the game does in fact allow mid-level saves in previous areas. When I brought this to the developer's attention, they expressed that they consider the inability to save in this final section to be an aesthetic feature that's more important than accessibility, and, well, I trust one understands why a positive review is off the table after that.

Having seen a lot of the game during its development, and having briefly played a demo of it, I expected to like it, but what I didn't expect was that it would become one of my favourite 2D platformers [b][i]of all time.[/i][/b] While there are a few issues, like certain audio being way too loud (the boss that bonks), being unable to maximise in windowed mode, autosave feeling inconsistent and missing in places where it shouldn't be, as well as the game lacking any kind of control rebinding - these rough edges do very little to undermine what is a truly incredible game. The story is engaging, with charming and cute characters, the enemies, environments, bosses, all look fantastic. And the MOVEMENT!!! Moving around in this game feels so snappy, with the main gimmick (diving and dive-bonking) being really satisfying to use. Soundtrack has also been really nice to listen to as I progress through the game, with some really cool boss themes. Hailey's little animations are really cute too -...

I had a blast with this game! It definitely says something positive about the game that I threw myself at the final boss fight for over two hours, finally rolled credits, and immediately restarted the game to look for secrets. The platforming is really precise and clearly designed for players much more competent than I am, but it didn't feel unfair or discouraging, since checkpoints are pretty liberal. Even in sections where I died many, many times, (like the aforementioned final boss) I never felt like it was no longer fun, and finally beating an area was always a huge rush. I would however definitely recommend swapping the Dive Drop from tap to hold; it makes it a lot easier to make precision landings. The art is really nice, and the character and enemy designs are excellent. The story is kind of bare bones but very charming, and the boss fights are really well designed. They were probably my favorite part of the game, so I wish there were more of them! My only real gripe: the game...

This is the best platformer I've played all year! It's got a great and responsive character, interesting movement mechanics, and unique enemy designs!

I didn't have a lot of expectations going into Grey Area but I'm glad I put in the time to see it through until the end. Starting with the positive stuff (there's a lot), the controls feel very responsive and tight and the movement just feels Good. The spritework is clean and the environments have a good range of vibes from pretty to terrifying. Level design is overall solid, and there's a lot to explore and hidden goodies to find which, as a weirdo completionist, I appreciate. The characters and enemies I overall like, and there's a lot of charm to them and the world they inhabit. Oh and the music is like... really good. I could vibe to the soundtrack all day. The only real criticisms I have are that some of the sound effects are a bit too loud and the game's a bit on the short side. There's maybe something to be said about difficulty but that's always going to be very subjective. It's part of what makes the game what it is, and it takes so little time to retry a difficult section th...

I followed Grey Area through out its development and I was super excited when it finally released! It's described as a difficult platformer, which drew me in. I think platformers that baby you are boring, I like the feeling of success I get from figuring something out on my own. Grey Area has been an amazing experience, the atmosphere, enemies, THE MUSIC. THE MUSIC!!!! It's been such an interesting new concept to enjoy. Grey Area has a few hiccups, but only a few that I noticed. For me personally, Sometimes the grey areas tend to blend in and were harder for my eyes to separate what was a platform and what wasn't. This isn't a huge deal since there are checkpoints literally everywhere so it isn't a huge loss if you pull an oopsie. Throughout my time playing this, every time I messed up a jump I ended up laughing at how I bungled it rather than being mad at the game. Regarding the difficulty of this game, it reminded me very much of how I felt playing Metroid Dread. Dread was very fas...

Grey Area's movement tech is a delight. Even when I die and need to reattempt a section (this happens a lot), I love watching Hailey sail through a bunch of fluid movement (at least when I execute cleanly). Hailey's character animations are adorable, the music is a bop, and the atmosphere is amazing. I... may have lost track of time and forgot to eat while playing this game.

WOO ok this game is GOOD. Incredible atmosphere, controls, mechanics, story, its got everything. It's a must play for platformer fans

This game is fantastic! If you love pretty difficult precision platforming, this game might be just for you. But it gets pretty hard (tho I was playing in Painful Mode)! My favorite part was the final boss :)

This is a great game, a really wonderful game with great pacing and charm. Sadly I found it really frustrating at times, so frustrated I nearly gave up multiple times. I'll say its a credit to the game that I didn't, I really wanted to see it through and get a good end for Hailey. The game is incredibly hard, so be warned if you aren't great at platformers. I had to bring it down to easy mode just to finish the game. I would like for nothing scary or bad to ever happen to Hailey ever again please!!