Deadlight is an easy sell for me because it's a cinematic platformer, a subgenre that hasn't been all that popular during the last 25 years or so. I think there's not even a community tag for it on Steam.
Besides that I don't think Deadlight is all that great either, the somewhat grounded animations the genre is known for are undermined by the addition of wall jumping, and the story is frankly terrible, one could say it's generic at best.
However, the movement and presentation are solid, I especially like how high contrast lighting is used to take advantage of the fixed perspective. It's a commonly used resource among bleak zombie stories, but it looks good and helps with the readability.
So, overall, I make a net positive balance out out of Deadlight. However, If you want to get into the genre then I recommend Oddworld: Abe's Odysee or Another World to start out instead.
Besides that I don't think Deadlight is all that great either, the somewhat grounded animations the genre is known for are undermined by the addition of wall jumping, and the story is frankly terrible, one could say it's generic at best.
However, the movement and presentation are solid, I especially like how high contrast lighting is used to take advantage of the fixed perspective. It's a commonly used resource among bleak zombie stories, but it looks good and helps with the readability.
So, overall, I make a net positive balance out out of Deadlight. However, If you want to get into the genre then I recommend Oddworld: Abe's Odysee or Another World to start out instead.