Disorder

When his younger brother dies, the protagonist loses his marbles. Navigate zany, topsy-turvy worlds to help him find them again! Actually: Disorder is a grim platformer based on slow, precise jumps and the ability to switch between two slightly different versions of the world. Expect to jump from a platform that exists towards empty air, switch worlds, and land on a new one. Pros: - Great level design. - Challenging and interesting puzzles. - Solid exploration of the world switching mechanic. - Good replay value. There are multiple endings, branching paths, and every hidden item you unlock can be "enabled" to add a challenging effect to gameplay. (Think the gods in Bastion, or the limiters in Transistor.) - I encountered no bugs on my first playthrough, which is not something I say a lot. - The trick of the last level is pretty clever. According to taste: - Tries very hard to keep a dark, gloomy atmosphere. Let me put it like this: I can imagine a depressed late-teen to ear...

I was initially attracted to Disorder not by reading the development diaries, or what the game was about, but by the post apocalyptic like imagery the screen captures portrayed (they also have a vague terraria like look with respect to the graphics, though not in game play mechanics). On playing the game I was really surprised and pleased by the way the developer had created an otherworldly platformer, with two dimensions that you have to swap between to be able to progress. The imagery is a pixelated delight and the music and sound effects add substance to the artwork. Disorder is a creepy atmospheric platformer the like of which I've not come across before. Well worth buying IMO, even at full price.

Grieving is hard to do. Disorder is a puzzle platformer with a strong narrative focus. The mechanics of the game begin with duality (think "timef cu k" among others), but adds some more dynamics as it goes including the necessity of crouching, inversions, dodging projectiles and more. As puzzle platformer, it is demanding and very well made. The solution and execution of each puzzle grows more complex as the game sinks further into the darkness of despondency. Aside from the core mechanics, cursory elements add more to the experience. Most puzzle platformers tend to be linear with a single solution, but Disorder eschews this with branching level design. It feels strange to narrowly escape from one puzzle sequence, only to look back and see that there are other ones that remain untouched and, now, unreachable, Some routes felt easier than others, but that's possibly because the more strenous route held a hidden trinket. These trinkets can be used to modify the game after completion an...

I found Disorder to be a competent platformer, but very short and lacking in variety. I also felt that the game didn't serve as a particularly powerful metaphor for grief, as it was intended. Here's my full review http://indieruckus.com/review-disorder/

Depression is a lot more common than people realize. You probably know someone who is battling depression or has a relative with the disorder. I know that the past 12 years of my life were filled with it, ruining my college experience and nearly crippling me with anxiety and fear. That a game like "Disorder" exists just makes me happy. I get nearly tear-filled when I see that a developer was brave enough to tackle subject matter that most designers would shake off. While the game doesn't go as far as I might have liked, the vague questions and platitudes make for some compelling writing that really sticks out for me, personally. These thoughts have all crossed my mind at one time or another. You may not know much about the main character, but to see, "I'm not really worth it," cross his mind just reminds me of the hardships I faced to get through my mental illness. It is something that never leaves you, but you learn to cope. The mechanics of the game seem to reflect that. Your char...

Pros: Great Soundtrack Excellent Story The thoughts of the character are shown. Symbolism Nice pixel art Pretty trading cards. Interesting journal entries. Great atmosphere Great endings Cons: Game breaking glitches. Please fix this there were several times where my game crashe and I had to restart the level. Frustrating at times. There are two endings, both evoke different emotions. Even though the game can be frustrating, the endings make the game well worth it (besides the other pros I listed). When you play some things over it feels pretty easy if you had trouble before, so if you plan on playing it over that should not be a problem

I was expecting a good story about depression, but instead I got an extremely frustrating and overrated trial and error PUZZLE platformer with some really bad level design choices. Some areas are pitchblack which creates a lot of confusion and therefore you don't have a clue of what's ahead of you. I wish I had finished the game, but since some weird error always occured EVERY time I completed a level I had to restart the level I just had finished from the beginning again. Speaking of the saving system; if you decide to take a break and exit the game, you don't know how much of your progress has been saved when you return. Since Disorder mainly focus on the puzzles it made me forget what the game's about and I couldn't care less about the protagonist. My patience ran out after nearly three hours and I will never pick it up again. Positively do NOT buy this crap. 2/10.

Disorder sheds light on a perspective of life that is completely foreign to me. I realize how lucky I am to have such strong family ties, no major life tragedies, and mental stability. The creative narrative, atmospheric music, and color palette really put me into the character's shoes. The puzzles are well thought out and bring much satisfaction upon completion. Easter eggs and cinematic scenes balance out the difficult puzzles perfectly making this game super enjoyable. Although I was hesitant to dish out full price, I am so happy that I did! Thanks Swagabyte for an intense, unique, and fulfilling platformer!

I hold this game incredibly close to my heart. It brings joy, disbelief, rage, nervousness, gratefulness, and my gosh does it fullfil it's positive reviews. Absolutely worth the consideration & the play once, twice or thrice. You choose. Either way it's overall a genuine wonder of a game. From me: 9/10.

Disorder is a great platformer with simple, yet entertaining mechanics and a ton of other original ideas. However it's really short; I sucked at it and still I've finished in 2 hours. So the price tag is a little bit too high, you may want to wait for a sale. What's not so good: Very strange menu controls. You access the menu by pressing 'P', not Escape. But Escape has its function, it switches the game from fullscreen to windowed mode. I never got used to it so I constantly had to go to the menu to switch the game back to fullscreen. Also, there is a free expansion pack but it's so difficult I wasn't able to get past the second screen and I finally gave up.