OddPlanet

Funky graphics and feel. Tries very hard to be Limbo and take the creepy to the next level, doesn't always succeed. I played OddPlanet before I played Limbo, and ended up playing Limbo just because all the reviews mentioned that it was better. They were right. Whilst Limbo is a few years older it's held up better than OddPlanet has, and was executed with much more finesse. My big criticism of OddPlanet really comes down to the controls. The jump mechanic is clunky, leading several of the puzzles to be more about getting the timing of your jump absolutely dead set perfect rather than having the challenge be about solving the puzzle itself. It's often a case that you work out what you have to do, but it takes 60 tries to get it right. If I want that I'll go buy a platformer and smash my controller up when I get mad. If you loved Limbo and are looking for more this is a reasonable substitute, but don't expect it to be as good.

[b]OddPlanet[/b] is a decent little love letter to Limbo that suffers from a stunted playtime and some over-simplified puzzles. A girl has no name as she crash-lands on a strange alien world, nor does a girl have much in the way of a defence from its many hostile inhabitants except for cowering in the shadows until danger has passed. There's some great set-pieces here, the best of which involves being captured by the terrifying resident Neanderthal tribe and your subsequent escape from their cave but while much of the art direction and atmospherics are on point, the entire experience sometimes feels overly derivative. There's no real reason for your character to be a copy of the glowing-eyed silhouette boy from Limbo. His anonymity was a major point of that game's story; here, you see the girl's face and hear her voice several times. A lot of work has gone into [b]OddPlanet[/b] over the past couple of years from its original sole chapter and it arrives on Steam with another two in t...

Soo... Limbo had a sister..... And strangely she dies a lot too :) It looks ok ,very similar to Limbo in looks and gameplay which is not a bad thing as that was a great small game . I'm not recommending this game just yet until the dev explains to us if and when he's gonna fix the game settings . There aren't any :) ,so you can't change the resolution or keys . Glovepie can be used to change the keyboard settings but we shouldn't have to resort to third party progs. I mean if this is it then fair enough , just tell us please . EDIT: Ok ,dev was kind enough too reply and said there's a limitation with the Fusion game engine that is making it very difficult to have adjustable resolutions. There are a few game engines that have issues with resolutions. It's something you get used to when playing a lot of point and clicks. :) Anyways game deserves a Thumbs UP from me . Is it worth the £3.99 i paid ? Most definitely imho , especially if you enjoyed the art style and gameplay of ...

I originally played this many moons ago (10 yrs?) way back when it was an app on an iPod. Back then, when it first came out, it was only ever one episode. Slowly over that time it has grown into 3 small episodes and been ported to PC. The developer is really Piotr Krol (Polish I believe?) and believe me when I say this, this is his greatest showcase out of all his current products. A few moan about the controls not being super responsive at times and that the voice acting seems somewhat out of place, but these gripes seem really in consequential and easy to excuse when you admire the heavily inspired limbo world he has created and the magical score and sound effects that enrich the environment to life. Also believe me, the controls are much worse on the mobile version, plus on the mobile version you get constant advertisements that like to pop up as soon as you try and make a jump. Story is a little girl who crash lands on an extremely hostile alien world where everything wants to ki...

Hey guys, Having loved the Odd World franchise I thought I would give this game a view! I wasn't dissapointed, couple of minor issues, there arnt any settings to change resolution, and no volume controls however the game does make for an immersive experience. Ive left a video below of some gameplay, let me know what you think! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zeTJe9N5Xk

Can't recommend when there are many more and better sidescrolling adventures out there. The game does a very poor job of signposting anything to the player. What can be interacted with, will this enemy see me if I just stay still or do I need to be hidden, when can a carried item be used or not, etc. And for a game that overrelies on you trying to sneak by the same spider creatures over and over, not communicating what will cause you to be caught and what won't, and not keeping that consistent, is the absolute opposite of fun. There was once I had to consult the walkthrough as it looked just like the game had bugged out but actually I had just not completed the next step in the puzzle ([spoiler]The snail would not move when I pushed him, my character started with the pushing movement and appeared to be walking, but instead of the snail moving, both my character and the snail just vaguely vibrated with a glitchy sound[/spoiler]). And again at the very end puzzle, the game wouldn't let...

[b]PROS:[/b] + atmosphere + children's tale feel + visual design [b]CONS:[/b] - no video/audio options - clunky controls - no gamepad support or key rebind - player & monster clipping - bad/weird ending - rather short game time [b]Comment:[/b] I was not sure what to expect from this game. I saw it on sale so I took a chance with it. What I got felt like a cool concept that was unpolished and felt like it had stuff missing. Like for example there are no menu options, except for languages. The art style and visuals are nice, nothing too fantastic, but sweet and cute. There was even voice over for the little girl protagonist but sadly only between episodes. And because there are only 3 episodes it feels not enough. Having 3 episodes also affects the game time and considering the pretty unsatisfying ending I guess they either plan to update the game in the future or they just simply ran out of funds/time. The gameplay needs a lot of polish because the controls feels heavy and unresponsiv...

PRO: music, atmosphere, graphics, story (i got emotional) CON: gameplay mechanic, stiff controls, story (a bit too enigmatic, undecisive ending), the fact that many things aren't that intuitive and you need too much patience to discover them which alongside the stiff movement it can get annoying af, and last but not least, no audio level controls ingame Conclusion: I had my portion of fun, but I got annoyed most of the time. Go play Limbo. I don't recommend this game unless on sale (how i got it) or in a bundle.

The world of the game looks interesting. An attempt to create an uncomfortable environment is successful, but beyond that there is a controls... I don't know how this game works. I figured out how the control works, I was filled with the environment of the game, but I still didn't realize how to go through it - I had problems with the most obvious places in the game. The last straw was that I struggled for a long time at another obvious place. I looked into the walkthrough and found out that I was doing everything correctly, I just had to jump from another point, which was to the left a couple of pixels. It was the sixth or seventh such place. For me, this game is full of moments that are obvious, but for some reason they aren't passed as I expected. And although I've passed a sufficient number of similar games, this game isn't for me.

[b]6.5/10 [i]"Limbo's short little (step)sister."[/i][/b] ...is kinda like LIMBO, but way shorter and less complex. [u]Pros:[/u] + good art-style + okay story + 85% off on sale [u]Cons:[/u] - very short - stiff controls - missing controller support, wtf?!! - no achievements, trading cards [b][i]Verdict: [b][i]For one buck (on sale) it's a fair deal.[/i][/b]