FreezeME

I want to love it so much. Everything about it is so so very right. The Mario 64 inspirations are there and beautiful. It is everything I want in so many ways BUT The controls just don't feel good. I'm not sure if this is something they are continuing to work on, but they are just not there. One of the things that made Mario 64 so tremendous was that the controls were incredibly smooth, and the camera was very smart. FreezeME, however, still has a certain clunky feel to the controls and leaves me feeling like I am fighting the camera half the time. It is a really great 3D platformer with a joyous spirit if you are okay with the controls. (I've heard that some people find the KBM controls better, but a world in which Mario 64 must be played with a keyboard and mouse is a world that I reject.) I am still happy that I purchased it, because I support the 3D platformer renaissance with all my heart, but the controls just are not there yet for me.

Note: Game was played on Xbox One Controller I was really looking forward to this game and was very excited when I saw it released on steam. However, I was quite disappointed by the experience. Despite playing for only a short amount of time, what I had played was very off-putting. My impressions of the game: 1. The controls and "feel" of the game: Growing up I played a lot of other 3D platformers such as Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, Super Mario, etc and I strongly believe that one of the reasons they are so highly acclaimed is because of their control scheme and character movement. In FreezeMe, I constantly became frustrated by the clunky movement and "heaviness" of the character. Perhaps this is intentional, but I found it both tedious and annoying. Good luck trying to perfom percise jumps with ease and fluidity. Also, when trying to move the "Camera" to freeze objects or enemies, the inversion of the joystick made it so much more difficult than it should have been. There is not a ...

I would compare this to several games in the mario series, mostly 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy. It is a collecthon, I've found two main collectibles along with just regular "coins". You leave the world after collecting one of the "stars", and you can mostly collect them in any order that you wish, except for certain event ones, like how you couldn't race against Koopa the Quick when you chose Battle on Bo-omb Hill. Several moves like the somersault, wall jump, and dive work similarly to sm64, except that you can chain dives and the somersault covers way more distance. The number of collectibles though isn't techinally the same amount, there seems to be 40 "stars" and 80 "star pieces", with 10 of those giving you one star. Since you don't leave the world when you collect the star pieces, I can say you could probably complete this game faster then a run of 64 if you're very familar with platformers and "collectathons." I do recommend this game a bunch, though, as it is a great 3D platforming...

One of the worst 3d platformers i have ever played in my life. There are so many bugs with this game, that its incredible it has ever been released in the first place. I dont know where to begin to be honest. so lets just start. CONTROLS: Barely Working The slide doesnt work almost at all, you will get stuck in a animation if you use it in spot. The dive blasts you off at 200km/h, and is pretty much the only movement option that has any speed. Which means 80% of the time you will be diving then jumping into diving again until you get where you need to be. The walljump is sticky, and you have to wait a bit before it actually works. The Camera: Its a mess - I have never been closer to throwing up by playing a game. To top it off, this game tries to include Mario Galaxy elements, which this game cannot handle at all. Do not play this if you get easily sick - You will throw up! If you want an example of this, try out the challenge map you unlock early on (It should unlock within 2 hours s...

I really wanted to like this game, but the controls killed it for me. Controls are very important in a platformer and they just don't feel right at all. The game has some interesting ideas and I want to love it, but I can't with the way it controls now.

I wish I could recommend this game, from the bottom of my heart. I grew up on 3D platformers and love one-man dev team games. There is just too much that is broken about this game to like. Even after getting all 150 red pigcoins, all green coins, along with all cubes in the first two levels I somehow managed to miss a screw. Getting one in the third world, I backtracked to the second to unlock the catapult and can now no longer progress in the third world because I fall off the gravity ring and need the now broken catapult. Note, I didn't miss an important power, just one measly screw in one past level that has kept me from moving on at all in the further level. They don't give you a counter for total screws per level either, so where might it be? Who knows. The hit detection on the bosses are bad, and the final boss is the worst offender. There are physics glitches, including you "Wall sliding" down the air above a platform you're trying to grab the lip of. My favorite happened today ...

FreezeMe is exactly what it promises to be: a 3D platformer in the style of the 90s era. Between all of its influences, the most noticeable are Super Mario 64 and to a lesser degree Super Mario Galaxy. Instead of Gold Stars your main collectibles are Gold Cubes, there are 40 distributed around the game's 4 levels. Less important collectibles are Green Pig Coins, Screws, Red Pig Coins, most needed to 100% the game, they add a collectathon exploration and task solving to the experience. The levels are enjoyable although a lack of variety can be noted, the challenges vary from very easy to very hard, which is good. The boss battle aren't really that great, but they are passable. The music is pretty on point to other entries in the genre. Overall I had a blast playing it and it really helped with that 3D platformer dry we've all been experiencing the past years. I'd completely recommend it for any fans of the genre.

("Too long, didn't read" person? Skip to bottom for conclusion.) ;-) Back in the good, old days, we had classic after classc like Super Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie, Crash Bandicoot and Beyond Good & Evil. Then... nothing. Super Mario Galaxy was great, but it was also the last, awesome 3D platformer. We could debate whether SMG2 was better, but personally, I felt it was more a SMG 1.5, or expansion to Galaxy 1. It wasn't exactly as new and refreshing as SM64, SM Sunshine and SM Galaxy were. But nevermind that. Way off topic, sorry. Ever since Super Mario Galaxy, I've wanted a new 3D Platformer, but no one has delivered. Mario was scrapped, returning to his 2D roots and the semi-2D Super Mario 3D World. Banjo was abandoned. Crash, uh, crashed. But just when all hope seemed lost, we got a game called FreezeME. True, the title is a bit generic and off-putting, and yes, it's an indie game from people you have probably never heard of. The main character doesn't even have a name, and the story ...

I wish there were more of these games on Steam. FreezeME is a full Super Mario fix and plays well on the Steam Controller. Would I say it's perfect? No, but there's a lot it does right: Pros: -Surprising amount of professional polish to: area designs, menus, animations, etc. -Great game layout as far as traditional Super Mario like game goals go. With bonus/challenge areas, revisiting same locations to get more challenging gold cubes, etc. -Captures that Super Mario platformer "themepark" feel pretty much spot on. Where you can see all the challenges around you that makes you want to keep exploring more. -Lastly, GREAT VIEW CAMERA. It doesn't try and get too smart and most importantly, it lets you flip the axis to what you like. Cons: -Freeze Camera aiming is a little weird/takes some getting used to. A more intuitive control scheme where the view stays in 3rd person, but auto locks onto the freeze camera target and back again might work better. Or t least make it a check box...

I post this after only a few hours in the game so keep that in mind. There is nothing wrong with the content in this game. The levels are huge sweeping playgrounds with tons to do. Some of the puzzles are a little humdrum, the majority of the platforming and objectives you have to go for are challanging and creative. Sadly, the controls in this game need lots of polish. I frequently found myself glitching into the world geography and the controls are rather rigid, especially when considering the momentum and fluidity the game seems to want you to achieve. Lots of what i have played so far has stayed fun after you get used to the controls, but there are some puzzles i found i had to abandon for the sake of my own sanity because of the shoddy tools the game provides, so buy with caution.