Black Forest an indie game review.

Hello everyone, it's time to review another game. This one is called Black Forest and it was made by
mikelarg.

You woke up in a cold, black forest. Your brain telling you that no one is happy to see you here. You decision is obvious — run. On the way to your rescue you meet terrific amount of body parts of fellows, which has less luck than you do. Collect these body parts! While you running you can see horrible ghosts — be careful with them! Good luck!

The game status is complete and playable for android users only. This game is on the google
play store and gamejolt.

Let's begin.

Graphics:

This game has great looking spooky horror game graphics that give you that
feeling that what's coming next isn't pleasant, great work!

Sound:

The sound effects for this game are really creepy which made chills run down my spine. Well done.

Music:
The game doesn't have music, nor does it need it as it is replaced by spooky sounds of
dead people screaming. Try playing this game at night.

No music, no problem.

Controls:
The controls are very simple to use. You simply hold either the left or right side of the
screen to go that direction.

Gameplay:
This game gives me the chills and needs a lot of skill to master. You have to avoid trees
and to make it much more difficult, you have these headless freaky monsters in your way
as well. Random faces pop up, which made me drop my phone and lose. I was very scared for
a while as I played this game alone. After a few minutes, I slowly picked up the phone and
held it far away from me as I continued running in the forest. You can buy in game purchases as well.

Difficulty:
The game does require some skill to master and the ability not to drop your phone when a
scary face jumps right at you. Brilliant!

Settings:  
Okay I'm only going to list the most important setting, and that is the mute button. I am not one for
horror games, but this one I quite enjoyed, but I couldn't listen to the sounds as they
freaked me out too much. The game comes in two languages, Russian and English.

Tutorial/How to play:
Again, the controls are easy to use, but the game is hard to master, so a very good job
done here.

What I liked:

The game's sound effects (In the day)
The great creepy graphics
The face jumping up at you (In the day)

What I didn't like:

The game's sound effects (In the night)
The face jumping up at you (In the night)


Rating: 5/5

For someone who doesn't like horror games I really enjoyed this one and recommend
it to anyone who loves a jump scare.

Try it out!

The game is free on the google play store at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mikelarg.blackforest. Gamejolt link http://gamejolt.com/games/black-forest/76819

Drekirökr - Dusk of the Dragon an indie game review.

Hello everyone! Today we will be reviewing a game called Drekirökr - Dusk of the Dragon by Orochii Zouveleki. 

The world of Midgard, a mirror image from what is, was, or could had been ours. Valleys, mountains, rivers, seas. Nature manifests itself with power. But it's that power what humans fear the most. Daily, animal life, now called lilim, besiege human settlements. So, united under a sole ensign, most of the human nations have formed an alliance for the common good. That alliance is known as the Academy of Aleko, in charge of the administration and formation of the International Armed Force.

The game status is in development but playable, for window users only. This game is on gamejolt.

What are we waiting for? Let's get started!

Graphics:

I have to say, when I first saw this game, I thought it was made by a professional company.

The artwork is amazing and compares equally to Earthbound or Pokémon. A lot of time and

effort went in to the graphics.

Sound:

I was impressed by the sound effects, they fit that pixel game style and go very well

with the game indeed.

Music:

Again, I had no problem with the music and it sounded really nice, it is also available to

download at the gamejolt game page if you enjoy it.

Controls:

The default controls are simple to use and do not require much effort to learn off. If

you have difficulty using the default controls, you can customize your own and even use a

gamepad.

Gameplay:

The combat system is great, like a proper RPG game, the free roam is also great, a little

too great. I'm not sure if it's a glitch, but think I pressed a random key on my laptop 

and now I am suddenly able to walk on anything and everything. Keep in mind though that 

this game is still a work in progress and I'm sure the bugs will be fixed soon. Anyway, 

back to the gameplay. There is also a shop, where you can buy items and other upgrades, 

you can rent a room and there is a huge amount of dialogue with this game. The story line 

is very hard to understand as you are first on a boat and then suddenly you are in this

hellish-like cave. I feel the game doesn't tell the story very well, but then again, 

the game is natively Spanish that the story may not have translate well into English and 

some grammar errors still exists in the game. Other then that, this is very well put together.

Difficulty:

The game isn't too hard and fairly easy to get the hang of. Just remember though that the

enemies won't stay easy for too long though.

Settings:

There is a wide range of settings to customize the game to your liking. Examples include

customizable controls, a choice between Spanish and English, battle speed, ect.

Tutorial/How to play:

Learning the basics is quite simple, walking around, combat, talking to others, ect, so 

there is nothing wrong with the tutorial as the game explains itself quite well.

What I liked:

I liked the awesome artwork and gameplay, it was really professional and if you said 

someone like Nintendo made it, I would believe you. 

I didn't like:

So let's go over the things I didn't like:

*The ability to walk on anything 

*Hard to follow storyline

Rating: 4.8/5

This game is still a work in progress, but you should check it out anyway. It is totally

worth it!

Try it out!

If you want to play this game, then just click here!

Why I haven't been posting.

Hello everyone.  This isn't a game review and a short post.

Now usually I post game reviews daily. But a lot has come up in my life and has made me very very busy. So instead of posting daily, I will only have time to do 3-4 game reviews every Friday. I am also going to be charging $5 for every app review I do and 50c for every pc game. No I am not greedy and want the money to buy everything my heart desires. My website will be expiring soon and the domain name will be claimed by someone else in less then a month. I have been doing everything I can to scrape together a few dollars to support my beloved website with ads and gigs on fiverr. I will still be reviewing the games already requested with no charge. But future games will have to pay.

I am very sorry about this.

Aliens Clash. An indie game review.

Hi guys. Sorry about yesterday. I didn't have time to make a review as I was quite busy. Anyway, I will be reviewing a game by DarkBloodBane called Aliens Clash.

2 Alien races have clashed for years, the winner will be decided by the champion of each race Play as the champion of a race. Travel and shoot your way through different worlds and levels. Win your race and defeat the other champion! You have a choice to be two characters.

Brue: Walks on ground, able to jump, able to shoot in 8 direction and can reflect projectiles

OR

Rode: Flies and able to shoot rapidly in 8 direction

Each champion has its own journey so make sure to try both champions!



The game status is complete and playable, for window users only. This game is on gamejolt.

Let's begin.

Graphics:

The graphics aren't exactly a work of art, but the game was made for the crudegraphicsjam. I didn't mind them but if some work went into graphics, this would be a wonderful game.

Sounds:

The sounds fit the game perfectly and nothing needs to be changed here.
I liked them as they gave the game that arcade feel.

Music:

The music also fit the game and gave the arcade feel, so that's all fine.

Controls:

The default controls are fine, but you can change them in the settings to your
liking.

Gameplay:

This game reminds me of streets of rage on how you advance through each level
and the boss at the end of them. I felt the game is kinda slow and I would prefer if it 
was faster as that's the kind of games I like. You can also choose to be two characters 
with two different journeys. If you prefer to defend yourself and walk, play as Brue. If
you like flying and rapid shooting, play as rode. I personally prefer Brue as I love the 
ability to give a dose of the enemies own medicine by reflecting their projectiles.

Difficulty:

This game is really hard and challenging. It is defenitaly not for the casual

gamer. If you are looking for a challenge, well here is a tough one

Settings:

Like his last game DarkBloodbane always includes a variety of settings to 
optimize the game to your liking.

Tutorial/How to play:

The game comes with instructions on how to play as well, they don't
go past very fast and are easy to follow. Good work there DarkBloodBane.

What I liked:

I liked to reflect shots at enemies as Brue and flying as Rode. I also like
the names of the characters. Brue = blue, Rode = red. 

What I didn't like: 

So let's go over what I didn't like:
The slow gameplay.
The bad artwork. (Although I can forgive it as it is part of a jam.)

Rating: 4.8/5

This is a very good game that you must give a go.

Try it out!

If you want to play this game, then just click here!

Make it stop. An indie game review.

Hi guys. Today I will be reviewing North Suns Entertainment's very own Make It Stop, an indie game!

Click your way through each level as you discover the true meaning of insanity. This game is packed with 20 levels of puzzles that will keep you busy for hours as you test your skills in patience and spatial recognition.

The game status is complete and playable, for window users only.

Let's begin.


Graphics:

The graphics are plain and not in great detail. Some are also a bit blurry and that's not great when you try to jump near a spike and you suddenly die.

Sound:

There is no sound with the game, but that's not a problem though, the game would

actually work well without it.

Music:

There is also no music with the game which was very dissapointing for me as I would 

loved to hear something while I was playing

Controls:

The controls are easy to use. You simply had to press the space bar to jump

over all the different obstacles in the way of the protagainst. The only problem I have 

is the game doesn't tell you what key to use.

Gameplay:

The gameplay is quite hard as you advance through each level and mark my words

you will die more than twice. The game is very addicting, but I feel this should be a mobile

game and not a downloadable pc game.

Difficulty:

This game requires precise timing on when to jump and as a result of this,

it makes the game very challenging and addictive.

Settings:

The game has no settings and to be honest, it doesn't need any right now as there

is no music or sound to toggle with.

Tutorial/How to play:

There appears to be no tutorial with the game and this is quite a problem as

it took me a while to learn how to jump. I feel every game should a tutorial or instructions 

to teach new players how to play the game.

                                    

     

What I liked:

I loved the fun, addicting platforming action and advancing to the next level. This reminded me of a game I made a while back called Diamond Grounds, that's still

on a forum somewhere. 

Very bad art isn't it.

What I didn't like:
So let's go over what I didn't like.
1) Some blurry graphics.
2) No music.
3) No tutorial.

4) Not a mobile game.

Rating:
4.1/5

I really enjoyed this game and I would recommend it to anyone of any age (Unless you are under One year old when most likely, you would rather play with a toy train.)

Rainbow. An indie game review.

Hello fellow readers. Today I am reviewing an indie game called rainbow by DarkBloodbane.

Rainbow is a shooter/arcade game about shooting the right coloured laser to destroy the right coloured shape. Destroying the wrong coloured shape with the wrong coloured laser will have side effects depending on the shape.

The game status is complete and playable.

So let's get started.

Graphics: 

The are simple, but nice and it fits quite well with the game. The only problem I had was the menu being too colourful and hurting my eyes a bit.

Sound:

I have no problem with the sounds and they are very nice. Nothing needs to be improved in this area.


Music:

The music is perfect and I quite like it. The music gives the game that arcade feeling. The problem with it is that the music is faster than the actual gameplay which is an issue for me down below in the gameplay review.


Gameplay:

Gameplay is fun at the start but get's a tiny bit repetitive for me as all you are doing is shooting different coloured shapes, the game does get more dangerous as you advance and even has boss battles. Power-ups could be added to make the gameplay more fun. 
Now as I was saying in the music review, it doesn't match the gameplay speed, also I feel the game is too slow and should be more faster to correspond to the music.

Controls:

The controls are actually very hard to use and this is the biggest problem for me that spoils the game. You need to understand which key shoots which colour beam. I feel the colour name should correspond which the key with the first name of the colour to help people understand which key to use.


Difficulty:

Like I said above, the controls need to be changed but the overall gameplay is fine. Not to hard, not to easy.


Settings:

There is a wide choice of settings to optimize the game to your liking which I like very much. This is really well done.

Tutorial/How to play:

Now the Instructions are on a timer meaning that you have to read it in a certain amount of time which is not good for people who need to get the hang of the game, also the beam key text doesn't tell you which key it is. The instructions could either be on one page or a few pages which let's you go to the next page at a click of a button and not a timer.

What I liked:

To be honest, this game was not one of the greats for me. The concept is good but I feel if the suggestions I have below are in the game, I would really enjoy it.


What I didn't like:

So let's go over what I didn't like:

1) I din't like the colourful menu
2) The gameplay music speed didn't correspond to the actual gameplay.
3) Very hard controls to get the hang of.
4) Repetitive gameplay
5) Tutorial goes by way to fast.


Overall game rating:

4.1/5

The game has great potential. It just needs improvements in some areas, that's all.


Try it out!

That was my honest opinion on the game, but don't take my word for it, try it out yourself!



Oh I almost forgot. The way I rated the last two games was completely a random rating I thought would go well with the game. This rating is based on smaller ratings on the graphics, music, gameplay, ect. Sorry about the other two games, it won't happen again.