Abyss The Forgotten Past: Prologue

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Wishlist The Full Version About the GameABOUT THIS PROLOGUE Skeletons, Celestial Beings, Magic Swords and a vast beautiful world created in pixel art. All this together with an adventure full of mysteries and puzzles that cannot be told in just one story. Here is a brief summary of what can be found in Abyss The Forgotten Past. Abyss The Forgotten Past: Prologue, is the begining of Leonnor's Ta…

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Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

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56%

Audience ScoreBased on 34 reviews

story2 positive mentions

monetization4 negative mentions

The game features pleasing visuals and an interesting story, making it enjoyable for some players.
There is potential for fun gameplay, especially for those who appreciate indie platformers.
The demo provides a quick taste of the game, allowing players to experience its mechanics before deciding to purchase.

The controls are clunky and inconsistent, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
The game suffers from numerous bugs and crashes, making it unplayable for many users.
Level design and enemy AI are poorly executed, resulting in a lack of engaging challenges.

gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The gameplay features a unique two-movement attack mechanic that encourages players to combine jumping and attacking for better mobility, as standard attacks halt movement. While some users find the gameplay engaging and enjoyable, others express concerns about its depth and potential repetitiveness, suggesting a mixed reception overall.
- “First of all, pressing the attack button once unleashes a two-movement attack instead of just one. The gameplay encourages small jumps and attacks to maintain mobility, as attacking normally makes you stop moving and watch the full animation or forces you to jump to cut through it.”
- “Art is awesome, gameplay is cool!”
- “So far, I am loving the art, story, and gameplay!”
- “First of all, pressing the attack button once unleashes a two-movement attack instead of just one. The gameplay forces you to do small jumps and attack to maintain mobility since attacking normally makes you stop moving and watch the full animation, or it forces you to jump to cut through it.”
- “Didn't do much else, since it rang every 'waste of time' alarm. I guess I'll wait for videos on the full game's gameplay before paying any money for this.”
- “Gameplay: 6”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some praise it as among the best in the series, others criticize it for being repetitive and poorly integrated, particularly during boss encounters where it fails to loop properly. Overall, the soundtrack is noted for its texture and appeal, but technical issues detract from the experience.
- “It supports some of the best music in the series.”
- “What I liked about it is the texture, the music, and how the main character looks.”
- “Clunky controls, bad level design, repetitive music.”
- “The pause button breaks the game; bosses will stop moving but reset their position. Boss music doesn't loop, so if you're paused long enough, the game just goes quiet.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization aspect of this game is criticized for presenting a demo as a full game, which misleads players and occupies valuable marketing space that could benefit actual completed titles. This practice is seen as harmful and reflects a lack of proper tagging on platforms like Steam.
- “While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and in some ways harmful.”
- “This advertisement is taking up marketing space and visibility that would be better made available to a developer that's done the right thing and created a full game.”
- “It's a common mistake when unfamiliar with Steam to launch demos/advertisements as full games on Steam instead of tagging them correctly as demos.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
75%
The graphics received a mixed response, with praise for the pixel art style but criticism for the cluttered layout that detracts from visual appeal. Users appreciated the pleasing visuals and mechanics, while also suggesting improvements for language and graphics settings persistence.
- “Pleasing visuals and mechanics and a quick taste of the full game.”
- “I commend you on releasing your game in so many languages and you might want to make it so that language selection and graphics selections remain intact upon startup.”
- “The graphics are quite underwhelming and lack the polish expected from a modern game.”
- “The visuals feel outdated and do not match the quality of other games released in the same timeframe.”
- “While the mechanics are enjoyable, the graphics detract significantly from the overall experience.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The story has been positively received, with players finding it interesting and engaging, complementing it alongside the game's impressive art and level design.
- “So far, I am loving the art, story, and gameplay!”
- “The art, I've already said, is awesome; the story so far is really interesting, and the level design is good!”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game's stability has been widely criticized, with users describing it as an unfinished and buggy experience that feels like a complete train-wreck.
- “They actually released this unfinished, buggy mess of a train wreck.”
- “The game crashes frequently, making it nearly unplayable.”
- “I encountered so many glitches that it completely ruined my experience.”