I played the GoG version.
Kao 1 is a typical old school platformer. Sometimes you want to collect things, explore themed levels and enjoy colourful graphics. However, the game is showing its age. The controls are not the best even with a controller, the enemies often hit you before you do while you have a hard time getting close, the camera is stuck sometimes where you can’t see where you’re supposed to jump and there are some other situations that cause you to die. Expect to die a lot in the game. And yet I completed the game and unlocked the bonus level. There is a great sense of satisfaction when you concentrate in order to not lose a precious life. The game let’s you decide where to place a checkpoint. You always start with 1 and can find more while you play. When you exit a level, the count resets to 1 again, encouraging you to use what you have. It’s a great idea and super handy. I’m surprised I haven’t seen this with other platformers. If you’re a huge fan of old school platformers, then this is worth playing as long as you know what you’re getting yourself into.
The game was literally unplayable without dgVoodoo2. I have windows 10 with a 2012 laptop. At first I played the game with keyboard and it felt awful. I thought the game didn’t accept my Xbox One controller but that’s not the case! You just need to go to the options first, select an action and then select the button that goes with it. You can play the levels but you can’t use the controller in the menu or selecting a level. I’ve read a few reviews mentioning that they can’t use their controllers but I’m worried they just got confused. I know I was.
Kao 1 is a typical old school platformer. Sometimes you want to collect things, explore themed levels and enjoy colourful graphics. However, the game is showing its age. The controls are not the best even with a controller, the enemies often hit you before you do while you have a hard time getting close, the camera is stuck sometimes where you can’t see where you’re supposed to jump and there are some other situations that cause you to die. Expect to die a lot in the game. And yet I completed the game and unlocked the bonus level. There is a great sense of satisfaction when you concentrate in order to not lose a precious life. The game let’s you decide where to place a checkpoint. You always start with 1 and can find more while you play. When you exit a level, the count resets to 1 again, encouraging you to use what you have. It’s a great idea and super handy. I’m surprised I haven’t seen this with other platformers. If you’re a huge fan of old school platformers, then this is worth playing as long as you know what you’re getting yourself into.
The game was literally unplayable without dgVoodoo2. I have windows 10 with a 2012 laptop. At first I played the game with keyboard and it felt awful. I thought the game didn’t accept my Xbox One controller but that’s not the case! You just need to go to the options first, select an action and then select the button that goes with it. You can play the levels but you can’t use the controller in the menu or selecting a level. I’ve read a few reviews mentioning that they can’t use their controllers but I’m worried they just got confused. I know I was.