I've bought the entire bundle of Antonio Freyre games including the latest 'No Sun to Worship' for a good price. Keep in mind that all games are meant to be short, experimental and offer simple gameplay. I'm starting with the oldest released game and working my way up to the newest one. The Chameleon has left a good impression for a first game while also finding some polish lacking.
Firstly, the game has a good style that looks very appealing. The PS1 filter can be lowered or turned off. The levels were well designed. I loved the little notes, pictures and recordings scattered to explain the plot or give context slowly. The recorded voices were performed well. The game is stealth mixed with 4 super skills that are really cool. Finding all the energy upgrades adds to the exploration. You can save your progress anywhere and load at the nearest checkpoint. Mouse & Keyboard controls felt natural for the most part.
In terms of feedback, they are minor in the grand scheme of things but we'll go through them. v-sync doesn't seem to work as I was still getting around 265 fps on a 165 fps monitor. When you're crouching and too close to objects, standing doesn't seem to work. The settings menu doesn't seem to come up right away, you have to press esc twice. The music doesn't seem to be mixed well as random ones were playing with no real transition or keeping the area you're in in mind. There were also some quiet moments I wasn't sure those were intentional. The 4 skills could have been used to flesh out the game more with additional areas but I know this is unreasonable considering the price paid.
The game is worth giving a try if you're curious as long as you're not expecting much. It took me 2.2 hours to complete the game and get all the achievements.
Firstly, the game has a good style that looks very appealing. The PS1 filter can be lowered or turned off. The levels were well designed. I loved the little notes, pictures and recordings scattered to explain the plot or give context slowly. The recorded voices were performed well. The game is stealth mixed with 4 super skills that are really cool. Finding all the energy upgrades adds to the exploration. You can save your progress anywhere and load at the nearest checkpoint. Mouse & Keyboard controls felt natural for the most part.
In terms of feedback, they are minor in the grand scheme of things but we'll go through them. v-sync doesn't seem to work as I was still getting around 265 fps on a 165 fps monitor. When you're crouching and too close to objects, standing doesn't seem to work. The settings menu doesn't seem to come up right away, you have to press esc twice. The music doesn't seem to be mixed well as random ones were playing with no real transition or keeping the area you're in in mind. There were also some quiet moments I wasn't sure those were intentional. The 4 skills could have been used to flesh out the game more with additional areas but I know this is unreasonable considering the price paid.
The game is worth giving a try if you're curious as long as you're not expecting much. It took me 2.2 hours to complete the game and get all the achievements.