Traps N' Gemstones

You play as an Indiana Jones wannabe, complete with whip and gun, exploring underneath a pyramid. The people have been captured by some bad guy who stole all the relics. Jump, roll, and use weapon are your abilities. When you find a relic you have to take it to a pedestal and it opens up new areas, but there's no way to tell which relic is supposed to go on which pedestal so there's lots of backtracking and trial and error. The gems and coins you collect don't seem to do anything, just add to your score. You lose them when you die but other than that there's no penalty for dying, you can restart your progress in the same room. The good things is you don't lose any keys or special items when you die. The enemies always reappear in the same room even if you've killed them, so watch out. There are simple puzzles such as switches that need to be hit. Early on the enemies will die with one hit but later on they take more hits to die. There are mummies, spiders, bats, and other ...

Summary: A solid exploration platformer without much depth. This is a simple platforming game in the metroidvania style. The basic controls are responsive and there are plenty of areas to explore, so it's an enjoyable game overall. If you're a fan of shorter, simpler games, this is an easy recommendation. However, if you have a lot of experience with other metroidvania titles, you'll notice many things this game lacks. There are no boss fights, you have no health bar (and thus there are no health upgrades to collect), and the only combat upgrade you get is a gun with extremely limited ammo. Upgrades feel more like keys, getting you past a few doors without really changing anything like if you got a double jump or a new weapon instead. The map does show you where important items are (which is better than a lot of mediocre metroidvanias), but it doesn't show one of the main collectibles, so it's only of use for reaching the end of the game and not for completionist item hunting. Compl...

The rewiev is following my first impressions and might not be the exact representation of the full game. Let me start by saying that this is a casual game. The game primarely focuses on platforming and puzzles. With some action elements mixed in. You have to navigate your way through an ancient pyramid defeating foes like snakes and mummies. The further you progress and the more you explore the more equipment you get. Meaning you can backtrack to certain areas that you couldn't access before. On the way you also collect ancient relics and as the name states gemstones. Which if you die you loose. Now if you're looking for a couple of hours of gulty pleasure it might be worth it. But I myself wouldn't recommend buying it on PC unless it is on sale. Especially when you can get games like Bastion for the same price. But the port is quite good. Doesnt seem to be missing in any key features atleast not for a 2D platformer. Would be great if there were separate volume sliders tho. If...

I really, really wanted to like this game, but everything about it is just dull for some reason. I have given it a few chances and it never seems to hold my interest. If you are looking for a platformer or good "Metroidvania" type game then get "Ori: The Blind Forest" instead of this.

This is a fun, relaxing, exploration-based game. The fighting is minimal, but adds a bit of action to the mix. I finished it in just under 5 hours, but did not get all of the secrets or special symbols. I could probably spend another hour or two getting all the symbols. Some of them looked like a decent challenge. You pick up gems and coins along the way to increase your score. When you die, your score goes back to 0 and all the gems you picked up return to their position to be picked up again. I thought this was a was a bit odd. I guess the goal is to try for the highest score you can get without dying. It tracks and displays your highest score so far, but ultimately, the score means nothing. I still went out of my way to pick the coins up, and when I got close to a new high score, I tread carefully to try and get it higher. You always respawn on the screen you died on so you don't have to run back from a checkpoint or anything, but the whole game is built around lots of backtrack...

This game is amazing. The plot is nothing special, but this kind of game really doesn't need one. I like that it's a metroidvania-style game where there actually are NPCs to talk to so you don't feel too lonely :P Gameplay is fun, controls work fluently and I love the egyptian theme. Like in every metroidvania game at first there are many places you can't go until you unlock certain items. If you are hardcore metroidvania-player this game might be too casual for you but if you are noob in these kind of games you are gonna love it. It¨s fairly short and there are couple of downfalls but in overall it's unique and fun game and I will definitely buy a sequal if there is ever going to be one. :)

Ok game except for one issue: you have to be a mindreader to guess where to go next. You have to place relics on pedestals to progress but the pedestals don't tell you which relic it needs. There are dots on the map that I think are supposed to tell you which relic you need, or not because while sometimes the dots go away after you place a relic, the number of dots is always greater than how many relics you have and often lead to spots you don't have a relic to. So that definitely needs some work. Also in one room right before getting the gun, the trap door switched its states and suddenly was open all the time and only closed when stepping on the button. Which meant I couldn't go back. So I had to die to respawn back at the top.

This game is very solid and very playable. Unfortunately, it seems to be lost to time...

Ever wanted to play as Indiana Jones in a 2D platform game, exploring the maze inside a big pyramid looking for relics and other treasure? Look no further. This is a pleasurable little breath from the past, so to say. The graphics are well done. The sound department is too, if not a bit repetitive. The game feels responsive and I didn't experience any serious hiccups. I had some trouble mapping my gamepad to use the d-pad though (not sure it can be done), but the analogue stick worked well enough. Plenty of secrets to find, and items to collect. There are a variety of different tools you unlock underway. The user interface is obviously made for mobile play, but it wasn't any hindrance. All in all a thumbs up from me. Well worth the price, even if the game is somewhat short, at about 2-3 hours to finish the neccesary tasks. Trying to find all the secrets and items adds a little extra play time. The ending could've been made a little bit more interesting, but fair enough.

If you're a fan of classic games like Pitfall and aren't looking for anything too complicated, than this is a really fun and enjoyable platformer. It's sort of a metroidvania for more casual gamers. Personally, it was just what I was looking for and worth $5.