Fantastic demo. Love its simplicity, and it also has some wonderful art direction. I'll definitely be getting this day one.
Fuck I love short video games. I love long ones, too, but there's something about a short god damn video game. Ending exactly as it began, the point firmly in hand.
Best boomerang FPS. Period.
If you like fast FPS games, play Boomerang X.
Another pure-concentrate dose of Gameplay similar to [but tonally distant from] Ynglet, truly the Good Stuff. The sensation of the boomerang mechanics really gives this a completely new feel though. It was initially awkward for me, but when I got comfortable with warping and recalling the feeling was truly unlike anything else. And it's, for the most part, impeccably designed. Enemies that seem like useless "fodder" evolve into tools for building up your weapons of destruction; enemy types immediately test your understanding of new gameplay wrinkles, and change up and interact with one another to keep things fresh. The combat in this almost feels illegal for how much adrenaline it provokes effortlessly, and it's wonderful that it's so tightly put together and well-paced.
The final boss is where it kind of lost me though, since I personally don't think it plays to the game's strengths, which is to say that specific spatial awareness in the final room is brutal in a way that I didn't find interesting or fun to overcome. The individual details of the fight are mesmerizing, but there's at least one too many of those details, and I just found it frustrating since the game didn't properly build to it for me. But at the end of the day I don't think it matters too much, for it's still that rare form of joy that excitedly shoots the nerves.
The final boss is where it kind of lost me though, since I personally don't think it plays to the game's strengths, which is to say that specific spatial awareness in the final room is brutal in a way that I didn't find interesting or fun to overcome. The individual details of the fight are mesmerizing, but there's at least one too many of those details, and I just found it frustrating since the game didn't properly build to it for me. But at the end of the day I don't think it matters too much, for it's still that rare form of joy that excitedly shoots the nerves.
really cool but it's so short unfortunatly but fun as hell
I enjoyed this game a lot, but when I found out I was on the last level at under two hours playtime I stopped and refunded. I respect the shit out of it but it was not worth the price for me, since I have no interest in achievement hunting. Maybe I will pick it up again on sale.
Coca y keta: voltereta
Boomerang X WHIPS. If you enjoyed Ghostrunner from last year, this will be right up your alley.
The difficulty curve does take a 90-degree angle towards the end, but pacing issues aside, throwing yourself around an arena with the teleport is a blast.
The difficulty curve does take a 90-degree angle towards the end, but pacing issues aside, throwing yourself around an arena with the teleport is a blast.
No frills, pure adrenaline action. Just how I like it.
zoom zoom throw spin woosh slow down time wow bash
Short but very refined, an interesting take on movement shooters that feels very satisfying to play. My only complaint is that it's maybe a little too short
Hey, I one-shotted the final boss so I don't know what everyone was complaining about :)
ABSOLUTE MASTER-PIECE. PLAY IT NOW.
Managed to get two thirds of the way through before the intensity got to me. I like difficult games with quick restarts, but X will have you routinely making it to the last few waves before wiping out. As much as I wished there were mid-level checkpoints, there’s just no way the developers intended it to be played that way or else they’d been readily implemented. Shame as it totally would’ve been the thing to keep me going til the end.
If I could describe this game with one word, it'd be the word tight. Tight controls, tight gameplay, tight pacing, tight level design, tight length. My only issues with it were the fact that it was really short and it being really easy aside from the final few encounters. I also had some weird frame pacing/stuttering issues but I'm not sure if it's the game's fault or not.
pretty good
Juego realmente bueno por jugar con la mecanica de teletransportasion y detener tu moviemiento con el espacio, jugar sin picarle al shift da mucha emocion y satisfaccion por lo pro que te sientes. Pensaba que el game plus añadaria algo ademas de solamente mas enemigos, pero igualmente ta muy padre rejugarlo.
great game, incredibly hectic, and loads of fun. final boss fight is such a treat.
A very short but interesting game! Fun to whip around. Just wish the game was more than just defeating waves of enemies...
Very fun idea that kind of wears on you towards the end. I'm relatively new to movement shooters so I end up making a lot of mistakes, which while normally not bad is frustrating due to the Boomerang X's overall messy UI with too many particle effects. The final boss in particular took me a long time to actually finish simply because the edges of the arena deal damage but it was hard to tell if I was flying into them or not. Good idea, execution desires more.
plays great
tons of good ideas that dont overstay their welcome
perfect length
tons of good ideas that dont overstay their welcome
perfect length
Very fun mechanic though the game needs a bit more polish or some story elements to really make it sing.
Should be illegal to make games this much fun.
fusti no llevas razon
A complete experience from start to end. I loved every moment, and the music is -incredible-
Interesting premise and quite fun to play but very much balanced towards speed running. Levels all done in two hours if you're not going for that. Soaring around in slow motion flinging your bouncy ninja star boomerang is very fun, albeit tough on the hands - holding lots of buttons down a lot.
Provavelmente a maior explosão de adrenalina que eu tive em muito tempo
GMM DAY 6 - BOOMERANG X
Sick game with sick movement. Thoroughly enjoyed this one, I really liked how it never felt visually cluttered despite lots of things going on in the last few chapters. I wish there was more content
Sick game with sick movement. Thoroughly enjoyed this one, I really liked how it never felt visually cluttered despite lots of things going on in the last few chapters. I wish there was more content
This game is sick. It is essentially a series of arena's where you face waves of enemies with just your boomerang. You only have to kill a handful of the enemies though so you get the fun of facing a horde of enemies without the tedium of killing them all. What makes the game great though is the mobility you get. You quickly get the abilities to jump to your boomerang and slow down time which allows you to practically fly. It's stupidly fun and satisfying to fly across the room to get behind an enemy and hit their weak point using the time slow. The enemy variety and arena variety is also quite good notably.
I wanted to give the game 4 stars, but their are a couple issues with the switch version. The first problem is that the camera controls on pad feel quite rough. It feels like I don't quite have the precision I want. The gyroscope controls do alleviate this issue though. The second problem I had was that the game crashed on me TWICE at the same exact moment during the final boss. I didn't attempt third time after that, so maybe it was a coincidence, but fool me twice ya know. I imagine these problem aren't really a thing on the PC version though.
I wanted to give the game 4 stars, but their are a couple issues with the switch version. The first problem is that the camera controls on pad feel quite rough. It feels like I don't quite have the precision I want. The gyroscope controls do alleviate this issue though. The second problem I had was that the game crashed on me TWICE at the same exact moment during the final boss. I didn't attempt third time after that, so maybe it was a coincidence, but fool me twice ya know. I imagine these problem aren't really a thing on the PC version though.