A Pixel Story
- March 29, 2015
- Lamplight Studios
As someone who gamed through the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, I was mildly concerned by A Pixel Story‘s assertion that it ‘charts the evolution of video games’. Would this also entail reliving the less desirable aspects of said eras?
Get on Steam"A Pixel Story" is a nostalgic platformer that takes you through the evolution of video games. Starting in a 8-bit world, you journey through four different generations of game graphics, each with their own unique challenges and puzzles. The goal is to reach the core of an evil operating system and delete it, saving your pixel world from certain doom. With tight controls and clever level design, "A Pixel Story" is a love letter to the history of video games.
Reviews
- story33 mentions
- 42 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- gameplay24 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 83 % neutral mentions
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- graphics9 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 78 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- music8 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
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- funny6 mentions
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- atmosphere4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
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Critic Reviews
A Pixel Story Review
As someone who gamed through the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, I was mildly concerned by A Pixel Story‘s assertion that it ‘charts the evolution of video games’. Would this also entail reliving the less desirable aspects of said eras?
80%A Pixel Story Review
A Pixel Story is as close to perfect as a game can get, but it falls a bit short. It highlights a lot of the issues other Metroidvania games have, and can feel like an aimless walk from time to time. Rest assured, though, every annoyance you stumble across will be paid back in kind, and with a game so fun and enticing, you may find yourself lost in the System, as well.
90%A Pixel Story Review
A Pixel Story has the potential to be great, but falls just short of capturing that potential. The basic mechanic here is a clever one, and the developers to a good job getting a lot out of it. Unfortunately, they fall just short of elevating it to something truly special, and the final result is a bit more basic than expected. Puzzles are good, but repetitive, and exploration is fun, but simple. This combined with floaty, imprecise controls and an odd insistence from the game to focus on them, makes this fall just below the top tier of puzzle platformers. Fans of the genre might still want to check this out, but everyone else might want to see what other stories are out there.
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