Animal Gods

I have not played this game all the way through, but that is because that which I have played quite severly turned me off of it. My first impression was that it would be an art piece with the mechanics of the genre done well enough that one can focus on the visual emersion. However the lair of the Snake god which was the first dungeon piece I took part in, was filled with dull unrewarding gameplay that focused quite entirely on the subliminal story driven religious message. which might have worked had I been doing anything other than hitting boxes with a stick then restarting a section if I touched a box. Moving on only when all the boxes had been sufficiently hit. which makes it sound way more interesting than it actually was. The music which was immedidiately striking was set on loop for my entirity of my play time such that I truly had no motivation to keep hitting boxes. Maybe it gets better, I'll hope for the best.

*minor spoilers ahead* As I traversed the toxin flooded snake god dungeon I carefully inched my way forward, decapitating each Husk from one save point to the next, nimbly dancing from one moving platform to the next. As I bash each of their blue shells into finely ground mush I notice their sad looking eyeballs follow me around the room and reflect on my earlier encounters with the creatures in the game. There's a good deal of evidence given throughout the game in the form of dialogue and diaries that they're sapient and intelligent, and at one point were the ancient human villagers who once populated the entire area. After much effort I finally reach the final stretch, a series of fast moving enemy spawns with narrow walkways taking place on the back of the snake god itself. Looking at how spread apart the enemies are, I suddenly realize that I can run through this entire gauntlet without killing a single enemy. Some parts are tricky, but with proper timing I manage to zip past eac...

A short but pretty and peaceful game. I love it. Graphics: Beautiful and intriguing, the core of this game. Music: Simple but harmonic. Story: Interesting. Not obscure. Gameplay: Simple and normal but not easy (some place), hit the boxlike thing and through the poison water. So If you like this kind of art style and do not expect too much of the gameplay, give a shot.

What's worse than a bad game that is slow paced? A frustrating puzzle game that is bad and slow paced.

OKAY, the only reason why I bought this game was because it was dirt cheap and I thought it looked pretty. I finished one dungeon and it was repetitive and boring. Not to mention that the soundtrack gets grating after a while, really really grating, I thought I was going insane as I died over and over again to the platforming. But I do have to say that the art is actually really really pretty. Though I don't like the PC's walk animation the visuals are decent enough