Comments on: I am Level (Stew Hogarth)

By: glown

glown — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:55:25 +0000

love this game.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:12:59 +0000

i enjoyed it, though the waiting time between games, and the intro at the start, tested my patience ever so slightly

By: agentlebrees

agentlebrees — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:25:14 +0000

I Like This Game A Whole Lot

By: Geminosity

Geminosity — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 00:51:33 +0000

It’s the best (and only) metroidvania pinball game I’ve ever played. Love the spectrum aesthetic too
Takes me back to the fun I had with kirby’s pinball games :3

By: Aquin

Aquin — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 00:18:11 +0000

There are a few insta-death rooms though. Depending on your entrance into the room and the enemy placement, you’ll instantly die every time all the way to game-over.

Other than a few oversights like that, this is a pretty fair game. I just wish the physics were a tad more predictable (could be me though).

By: nobody

nobody — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 23:06:09 +0000

Yeah, this is fantastic! Especially once you reach your first checkpoint and realize how the metagame structure works. It's a smart way to make number-of-lives matter while nonetheless not punishing the player too badly for losing them. I really dig the feeling of exploring outward from the checkpoints, hoping to find another without making too many mistakes first. And you have the choice of trying to complete rooms as you discover them or playing it safer and just trying to get past the room in case a checkpoint is just past the next one. (Typing this out, I realize this has a Dark Souls feel to it.)

By: Aquin

Aquin — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 21:01:52 +0000

Ah, that’s a very nice gesture! Thanks Stew!

I’m quite taken with this game (I have a real soft spot for Speccy AND pinball.)

By: Terry

Terry — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 20:37:36 +0000

Ok, cool, he’s replied to confirm that the web version is permanently free!

By: Terry

Terry — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 20:29:54 +0000

Ohh, that’s worrying – I’ve asked the author on twitter to confirm one way or another. Will leave it up for the moment.

By: Aquin

Aquin — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 20:07:23 +0000

~~Apparently this game won't be free for too long, so it'll be a broken link at some point. I really like this one, but it'll be a mobile-only title soon enough.~~ edit: Or maybe the web version is permanently free, I really can't tell with the wording. I haven't a clue.