Venineth

I really do want to Love Venineth but it has some pretty glaring flaws that impact how much I can enjoy it. Venineth is a Hybrid between a planet exploring game and a platforming game played as a very clunky at times marble. The environments are varied and unlike other games with a similar concept they manage to make limited repeating textures work without feeling like they are repeating. There are times when controlling the marble feels great as you can build up nice speed and do amazing jumps. Regardless of the good, the majority of the time is spent doing annoying platforming with very low speed limited puzzles. While I do intend to finish the game piecemeal, I cannot recommend this game. In many ways the game really could have used a TLC patch with a lot of quality of life improvements put into the game. This could have been a gem with a lot more polish and quality of life improvements but that is likely never to happen. Pros: -Unique and varied planetary environments -A cool ...

Venineth is a game that's difficult for me to write about because really it feels like two games stacked on top of each other. The first of these games is a hyper aesthetic game about exploring an alien world, and the other is a 3d precision platformer marble game. Unfortunately, the second of these types is both the majority of the game, and not very fun. I would have much preferred a short experience, with a loosened focus on precise jumps. The moments where Venineth gives you a wide open area to roll in any direction you want are by far the best part, as the visuals and soundtrack make the game feel perfect. I especially love the choice to not use any english text in the game, including in the options menu. Venineth runs on Unreal Engine 4, which the devs haven't used to make the game look realistic, but instead hyperreal. Most areas in the game are stylized in a way that doesn't necessarily look realistic, but rather looks like how we emotionally feel when exploring an unknown spa...