This is not a platformer for the faint of heart.
The camera is on multiple occasions uncooperative and controlling Cyprien range from precise movements to sudden janky traction and collision detection sending you off to your demise as you count down on your precious lives.
The platforming is still really fun, but can also be pretty intense as you traverse extreme elevations while each single jump feels like a death's embrace.
For combat you make your way with your trusty slingshot, packed with both first person and auto aiming, it does it's job well enough although without the option to strafe, the combat can at times be a bit clunky.
Cyprien also have a super hero mode which makes combat much easier and with the ability to soar midair at the cost of you hero gauge quickly depleting, his tradeoff being less precise movements at tinier platforms.
Saving is also a limited option as you need to use collectible save items aside from free autosaves which you only get at the start of each level.
On the bright side the game throws you a consistent lot of 1 ups and saving items which makes the journey feasible as long as you keep caution not to make a save after wasting them all.
What makes this game really shine is the gritty witty narrative, imaginative world, ambiently somber soundtrack and weird/funny bunch of characters.
The artistic visual style and variety of novel ideas also makes the journey worth it if you can tolerate it's mechanical errors and high difficulty curve.
The camera is on multiple occasions uncooperative and controlling Cyprien range from precise movements to sudden janky traction and collision detection sending you off to your demise as you count down on your precious lives.
The platforming is still really fun, but can also be pretty intense as you traverse extreme elevations while each single jump feels like a death's embrace.
For combat you make your way with your trusty slingshot, packed with both first person and auto aiming, it does it's job well enough although without the option to strafe, the combat can at times be a bit clunky.
Cyprien also have a super hero mode which makes combat much easier and with the ability to soar midair at the cost of you hero gauge quickly depleting, his tradeoff being less precise movements at tinier platforms.
Saving is also a limited option as you need to use collectible save items aside from free autosaves which you only get at the start of each level.
On the bright side the game throws you a consistent lot of 1 ups and saving items which makes the journey feasible as long as you keep caution not to make a save after wasting them all.
What makes this game really shine is the gritty witty narrative, imaginative world, ambiently somber soundtrack and weird/funny bunch of characters.
The artistic visual style and variety of novel ideas also makes the journey worth it if you can tolerate it's mechanical errors and high difficulty curve.