Written by: Patrick Orquia
Title: The Girl in addition to the Robot
Publisher: Flying Carpet Games
Developer: Flying Carpet Games
Genre: Action-adventure, RPG, puzzles
Release Date: May 26, 2017 (Wii U eShop)
No. of Players: 1 player
Price: $9.99
No, this game is non related to the vocal of the same cry past times Royksopp in addition to Robyn, which would receive got been rattling impressive since that vocal is awesome in addition to 1 of my favorites. But dissimilar that song, this game, though ambitious inwards reach in addition to a tiny fleck of that vision tin give the axe live on glimpsed inwards miniscule doses from fourth dimension to fourth dimension inwards the game, is non rattling awesome in addition to for sure non my favorite.
The Girl in addition to the Robot is most a nameless daughter imprisoned inwards a tower of a castle ruled past times an evil queen. One day, an sometime human being sets him free, which started the girl’s peril to become out into the world. But she can’t produce it on her own. Very early on into the game, she discovers a magical wand that tin give the axe command a large robot. Together, they conquer the challenges that they receive got to confront inwards social club to escape the evil queen.
The game is similar to the 3D Zelda games, albeit the path that the characters bespeak to accept is much to a greater extent than linear. There are puzzles that they volition reckon along the way, in addition to they receive got to locomote together past times hitting switches or going through different walkways or doors alternately inwards social club to solve them. Aside from the puzzles, in that place are also some robotic enemies that endeavor to halt them. The daughter cannot fight, in addition to hence the robot, which is armed amongst a sword, a bow, in addition to a shield, has to become through novel paths start for it to eliminate the enemies before the daughter tin give the axe proceed. On the other hand, the daughter tin give the axe boundary on platforms in addition to windows in addition to become through pocket-sized holes, which the robot cannot do. These differences inwards abilities brand the 2 complement each other quite perfectly.
As I mentioned earlier, this game is quite ambitious, but unfortunately, the developers are unable to fully realize that inwards the game. As a whole, it feels to a greater extent than similar a glorified demo than a finished game. The animation for the Pb characters in addition to the enemies looks rattling unnatural, despite the grapheme designs beingness somewhat good, rattling much inspired past times anime. Also, in that place are almost no audio effects inwards the game; they audio either rattling faint or absent at all. There is a musical score, but similar the audio effects, it is to a greater extent than oftentimes than non absent inwards the game. The musical grade sounds good, though, to a greater extent than oftentimes than non composed of minimalist pianoforte sounds, but again, it’s to a greater extent than oftentimes than non not there.
The biggest flaw of the game, in addition to I intend it is but about beingness faux advertisement, is that it is NOT consummate in addition to ends amongst a hugely disappointing cliffhanger. Apparently, the consummate cry of the game is “The Girl in addition to the Robot: Act 1”, in addition to it exclusively appears every bit the consummate championship at the halt of the game. With a fleck of mesh research, I institute out that this indeed how the game is packaged, in addition to this Wii U version is no different from the previous versions released on Steam in addition to other consoles. Act 2 volition live on released at a after date, in addition to volition comprise a different storyline. That but sucks, in addition to I form of experience bad for anyone who receive got paid for this incomplete game. I want the developers took to a greater extent than fourth dimension to at to the lowest degree smooth the game. Cliffhangers occur on games, but most of those other games receive got amend quality. This game has a large cliffhanger that pretty much undoes everything that the histrion has done throughout the game, in addition to it looks in addition to sounds pretty bad. I promise someday in that place volition live on similar a definitive, COMPLETE edition of the game, amongst all acts included. I desire to similar the game, because it has a adept game mechanic in addition to it does render awesome game moments from fourth dimension to time, but every bit a whole, I but can’t recommend this game to anyone. There are much amend indie games out in that place for the same price.
REPLAY VALUE: depression (though this game could live on ideal for speed runs)
PROS:
- Good visuals, game mechanics, degree design, in addition to musical score
- Inspired past times anime inwards grapheme design
- The maze business office is the highlight of the game, which hints of what the game could receive got been if exclusively it is to a greater extent than polished
CONS:
- The game every bit a whole feels similar to a greater extent than of a demo that a finished game
- Lacks full general appeal in addition to quality
- The audio effects are either rattling faint or completely absent, same amongst the musical score
- The animation looks bad
- The enemies lack diversity in addition to all of them receive got rattling predictable motion sets that provided lilliputian to no challenge to the player, fifty-fifty inwards large numbers
- Hugely disappointing ending that pretty much undoes what the histrion has done inwards the game
- The Wii U gamepad is non utilized, it but shows a picture, in addition to the game doesn’t offering off –TV gameplay
- Quite short; tin give the axe live on completed inwards 3-4 hours
- With the game’s overall character inwards consideration, it is quite pricey
RATING: 2/5 robot sword slashes
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