It's been a few years since I played Overgrowth, so bear with me for any memory lapses. Wolfire Games sure took its time to release Overgrowth, years in the making following its 2005 prequel Lugaru, which has since been remastered in Lugaru HD.
Overgrowth is an extremely niché genre of martial platformer made by a small team of a few passionate people; I think you already know whose niché is being sated here. Wolfire Games put special attention to green-light modding from its small but tight fanbase, with the release of tools and tutorial videos on map creation shortly post-release.
In the creative vein of Redwall, there's a story told in Overgrowth, it's convoluted with little depth but serves the overall atmosphere enough for its main course: the over-the-top combat system. Satisfying, unforgiving; its loony physics only highlights the brutality of its gameplay. We can get behind the lack of polish to a certain extent, with the game being presented as a sandbox. There's no loading time, meaning the action stays constant during the short playthrough.
Overgrowth proved to us that no matter how clunky and unpolished its game might be, still prevailed with a whacking idea and a lot of confidence in passionate creation. Still, there's a shame in its lack of polish, given how long Wolfire Games had been working on this sequel. Certainly not a perfect game, but there's definitely fun to be had in its brokenness.
Overgrowth is an extremely niché genre of martial platformer made by a small team of a few passionate people; I think you already know whose niché is being sated here. Wolfire Games put special attention to green-light modding from its small but tight fanbase, with the release of tools and tutorial videos on map creation shortly post-release.
In the creative vein of Redwall, there's a story told in Overgrowth, it's convoluted with little depth but serves the overall atmosphere enough for its main course: the over-the-top combat system. Satisfying, unforgiving; its loony physics only highlights the brutality of its gameplay. We can get behind the lack of polish to a certain extent, with the game being presented as a sandbox. There's no loading time, meaning the action stays constant during the short playthrough.
Overgrowth proved to us that no matter how clunky and unpolished its game might be, still prevailed with a whacking idea and a lot of confidence in passionate creation. Still, there's a shame in its lack of polish, given how long Wolfire Games had been working on this sequel. Certainly not a perfect game, but there's definitely fun to be had in its brokenness.