Ezy

[i]Ezy[/i] is a short, moderately difficult precision platformer. It's also really short one: I spent just 30 minutes beating it twice in a row. Graphics are cute. The background music and sound effects remind of simpler 8-bit days and are generally fine. There's virtually no story or explanation for anything, so that checks out as well. Controls are pretty slick... once you find them out. You see, the game doesn't instruct much. For instance, you'll realize that you can shoot fireballs (with E and left mouse button). However, the game doesn't instruct you that this key exists. There's some in-game instructions on finer controls, like that you can actually double-jump, and climb a rope by pressing 'jump', but it doesn't help much that it's through a confusing image. Level design is quite good, with lot of variety, from spikes to appearing-disappearing blocks to jump pads. But like another reviewer said, there are some cheap portions, like a super-mushroom jump pad that blows you up...

Put this crap in a bundle. It's not worth 1 dollar.

While most of the levels are fair, this game does a very poor job of introducing the player to new concepts. Every new obstacle is introduced immediately next to another hazard that you are guaranteed to bump into on your first run. I mean, the first enemy is firing at you while you're still trying to figure out what the controls are. No one told you that you have a double jump or a ranged attack until after you need to use them. The first bounce mushroom is located directly under spikes before we have any idea what it does. The first rope is over water and the rope does NOT work like you think it works. I know you're doing this on purpose, Strong Cube, but cheap deaths don't make a game hard. They make it frustrating and unpleasant. Super Meat Boy is hard, but it always gives you a moment to play with new hazards or tools. That way when you die, it's because you weren't good enough to win, not because the game didn't tell you all the rules. The graphics are adorable. Ezy is cute enou...

THIS IS A TRUE RAGE GAME

Very hard to not make mistakes. Pretty fun. Good music. The boss RNG sucks, though. Also, the physics are weird when you hit a corner. Kinda wish it was a bit longer. Overall, worth the small price tag, especially if you want to try your hand at speedrunning. https://www.speedrun.com/Ezy/run/yv362v8z