In a world
Where arcades and film studios only exist in Japan
And Alaska is not a U.S. state
Only one man can stop evil
By giving as many seizures as possible
Pulseman
This is such an interesting game. From concept, to gameplay, to history, to what the developers went to do afterwards, and especially aesthetically. I've been wanting to play Pulseman since I've learned about it, and the wait was more or less worth it! Levels have such an eclectic and electric atmosphere that I've not seen replicated anywhere else, and I love the idea of using static and TV errors as a part of the game's identity and not just a fourth wall break like other games would. Movement is a bit wonky in some areas, but it has an identity all its own, along with moves that were fun to just accidentally discover in the middle of gameplay. I also love how the game takes place in various nations across the world but there's no real identifying features to make you relate each level to their respective nation. The USA has a more western theme, but all the others I'd never be able to guess what they're supposed to be - which isn't a complaint, I actually just think that's really funny.
There's a lot good about this game and it's very inspired, but at times levels were kind of annoying to go through, and in some cases I could imagine them being nauseating for some people. There's a decent bit of exploration that you can do in each level, but Pulseman's moveset just doesn't really work with exploration, so I would give up half the time I tried.
I'm not sure if this game is safe for those prone to seizures, I would say to look into that if you're susceptible to them. But everyone else I think should definitely try this one out.
Where arcades and film studios only exist in Japan
And Alaska is not a U.S. state
Only one man can stop evil
By giving as many seizures as possible
Pulseman
This is such an interesting game. From concept, to gameplay, to history, to what the developers went to do afterwards, and especially aesthetically. I've been wanting to play Pulseman since I've learned about it, and the wait was more or less worth it! Levels have such an eclectic and electric atmosphere that I've not seen replicated anywhere else, and I love the idea of using static and TV errors as a part of the game's identity and not just a fourth wall break like other games would. Movement is a bit wonky in some areas, but it has an identity all its own, along with moves that were fun to just accidentally discover in the middle of gameplay. I also love how the game takes place in various nations across the world but there's no real identifying features to make you relate each level to their respective nation. The USA has a more western theme, but all the others I'd never be able to guess what they're supposed to be - which isn't a complaint, I actually just think that's really funny.
There's a lot good about this game and it's very inspired, but at times levels were kind of annoying to go through, and in some cases I could imagine them being nauseating for some people. There's a decent bit of exploration that you can do in each level, but Pulseman's moveset just doesn't really work with exploration, so I would give up half the time I tried.
I'm not sure if this game is safe for those prone to seizures, I would say to look into that if you're susceptible to them. But everyone else I think should definitely try this one out.