Rising Islands

[h1]Pros[/h1] Oriental influenced soundtrack and character design Neat wallrunning and dimension shift mechanics Time trials great for speedrunning [h1]Cons[/h1] Short Buggy Lacks polish Lousy story Platforming flow just sucks Too much precision required I seriously wanted to like this one; it's a shame that this honestly has too many flaws associated with it. Rudimentary bugs that anyone could find suggests that this game was either QA-tested incompetently, or not at all. The story isn't great either, all you have to do is to rescue crystals and relics from some evil guy, and the ending is a complete cop-out. It's also hampered by a lousy stock font. Levels aren't really designed that great either; you cannot really seem to maintain a nice flow of running and platforming because some elements are designed in such a way that it kills the flow. There's a ludicrous amount of precision required to solve specific challenges, and the fact that the checkpoint system is also inconsistent m...

Quite enjoyable while perhaps a bit short if you don't like time trials. There were some graphical glitches and a couple of areas where you can get stuck but mostly it didn't matter much. Some parts are a lot harder than others but overall a nice game, and if you like Time Trial you can probably get a few more hours from it.

I honestly say that I tried to enjoy this game. It seems like a fun game but there are a few issues that cause me to not want to play any more than past the 3rd level. Keep in mind i used KB/M for my experience. -Bugs. One specific one I've noticed is in level selection. You go in, can't select your level, exit out, go back in and can select it again. Easy bug to go around, not a big deal but on top of other things it's quite annoying. -Incorrect tutorial prompts. One specifically that tells you to use Shift+Space to wallrun, coming from Cloudbuilt, that makes sense. In reality to wallrun all you have to do is have shift held when near a wall. If you try to press space when around a wall, you'll immediately jump off, caused quite a few unnecessary deaths. Admitidly so, it is partly my fault for not fixing my habits, but the game tells you how to do an integral part of the game incorrectly. -Camera. The camera work is absolutely terrible. For the three levels I did play, it felt like...

This is one of those games whose trailers look a lot more appealing than the game itself actually is. What is present has some care put into it, and has a good concept overall, however the execution is pretty bare bones. When similar titles i.e. any Prince of Persia cost a similar amount and are made with more polish (such as character models, or music -the same music track repeats often in this game-) it's hard to recommend this. If you look at the trailers for the game closely, there is very limited actual gameplay shown, I think this is because the lack of polish would begin to show relatively quickly. While you're running along and flowing with the levels is fine enough, but the concept of "shifting dimensions" similar to the game Outland or Ikaruga begins to wear thin early. Simple cutscene animations attempt to weave an intricate storyline, however their bland presentation fails to invest the player toward much. The game feels like it's still in early access in many ways, from ...

[h1]Summation:[/h1] [b]Don't use keyboard and mouse[/b] Not a relaxing runner [u]Very[/u] annoying at times While I love relaxing runner games, this is not one of those. The game feels very much unpolished with its: Difficult wall jumps, annoying camera angles, and terrible animations. Despite this, I did enjoy the graphics and mechanics. [h1]List of problems:[/h1][list] [*]Definitely need to test the game with people before releasing it. [*]The cutscene after acquiring a powergem is not needed for each one. [*]Cutscenes can have lingering animations from the last frame which looks amusing. [*]Often times clicking with the mouse does not select an option. [*]When you respawn, if you run in any direction other than forward the camera snaps to that direction. [*]While I understand camera angles are very difficult to get right, the camera often times does more harm than good. [/list] Testa innan videospel säljs.

Very casual parkour 3D platformer. I enjoyed it (3h of gameplay for 100% achievements). Don't expect too much, technically it looks like a PS2 game but gameplay is actually quite good with a bit of a challenge in some parts. Gamepad is highly recommanded. Current price of 10$ is not appropriated in my opinion, it's more a 3-4$ game, so get it when on sale, and there's a demo on the store page to get an idea. 6.5/10

I went into this game a bit hesistant since it currently has a mixed rating on steam. I enjoy 3d platformers and good 3d platformers are really hard to come by so I figured I would give it a shot when it went on sale, I'm really glad I did. This game is not a collectathon style 3d platformer like so many games in the genre are, despite the fact that it is 3d, the levels themselves are very linear, there is virtually no exploring other than running to a random corner to find hidden gems which don't do anything other than unlock an achievement. In my opinion this is a good thing, and rather than focus on exploring every nook and cranny, the gameplay is solely focused on solid platforming. Platforming in this game is a lot of fun, the controls are simple and responsive and the camera is surprisingly good for such a low budget title, and it will rarely get in the way. Your main character can switch between red and blue, when you are red, then you have access to various red pathways(...

Really nice Baseline Idea of Gameplay, absolutely poor execution. -> the camera is randomly spinning wildly, or completely bugging into objects (even in cutscenes) -> half the Dash Jumps go randomly in a completely ridiculous Direction -> the graphics are ridiculously low in comparison to for example the main character

I'd say it was rather fun to play. It's a pretty short and easy game despite some tricky jumping places. In fact there is one particular location with falling platforms - and it's $#&% awful. I made this freaking combo-jump like in 100 attempts or so. Maybe due to camera angles, or maybe there are issues with platforms speed or something. However, I still recommend the game if it comes with a price-drop. --- В русской аннотации сказано "игра-приключение, в которой нужно не только сражаться, но и быстро соображать". Это ложь, т.к. сражаться за всю игру надо чуть менее чем 1 раз.

I will definately give creds for a cool 3D Platformer game but the controls in this game are clumsy. I loved the artworks and the enviroment of the game, it was interesting and all that but I don't seem how this game really is that great. It's a bit short for 10 dollars. I have 2 hours gametime and I finished the game just so I could unlock all of the Achievements. Unfortonately I can't refund. Main reason why I dislike the game is because the controls are clumsy and the camera is awkward aswell.