When I play a game on this list, there are 3 reasons that I keep playing.
1) I'm having too much ding dang darn fun to stop.
2) I'm interested in how the plot develops from the point I'm at.
3) The game has given me so little to write about that I have to keep playing lest my review look more like a haiku.
Now you tell me...which of these things is not like the others?
Unfortunately, Robotstacle Course held my attention for the third reason and the third reason alone. What makes me even more angry is that after playing to the point of mind-numbing boredom, I still don't have much to say. The game is decently put together, but that's all it is. Everything works, albeit not well.
All right, there are some specific problems I had with the game, though it's mostly nitpicky stuff. For example, light blue is the predominant color used in the visual design, yet the soundtrack wants to set a frantic "hurry up, you're going to die" mood. Contradictory design is like the easiest flaw to avoid...how do you even make a mistake like that? Whatever...not a big deal.
The platforming can be a bit slippery some times. One notable segment had me jumping at the same bit of wall, changing nothing about my strategy, for more than a minute before it worked. Sometimes the platforms are a bit too high, sometimes your momentum is a bit too great, and the whole thing just feels kind of sloppy.
I do like the concept of placing certain platforms around the room prior to platforming to facilitate your completion of the level, but such a mechanic should really only be the icing on the cake rather than the spongey, fluffy goodness that holds it all together.
In short, this game isn't poorly designed. There's nothing about it that makes me too angry. But it's not fun, it's not interesting, and there are much better ways to spend your time. That's all I got for now. Until next time, stay on the DAMN PLATFORM YOU STUPID HUNK OF METAL
...okay so maybe I did get a little mad.
Links
Oh look, there's wordplay in the title. How original: https://www.digipen.edu/?id=1170&proj=26697
