Alteric
- July 12, 2016
- goonswarm
You know what they say about square pegs and round holes.
Get on Steam"Alteric" is a challenging 2D-platformer with bright minimalistic graphics and an atmospheric soundtrack. Players control a trapped piece of light energy, navigating through two interconnected parallel worlds filled with obstacles and dangerous bosses. The game aims to evoke a "Thomas Was Alone meets Dark Souls" experience, offering in-game achievements, trading cards, and cloud save support for a grueling yet rewarding journey.
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Nintendo Switch
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Reviews
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Critic Reviews
Alteric Review
Alteric fails to tick any of the boxes that make such a platformer fun. While a die-hard genre fan may be able to find some silver lining within its walls, this is a messy title that manages to ignore all of the stored wisdom of its peers, and become wholly annoying. Again, it does work, but what it leaves behind is an experience that refuses to use its best judgment, and just wants to be hard, without any substance to back it up.
40%Alteric (Switch) Review
You know what they say about square pegs and round holes.
50%Alteric Review
Alteric had the potential to be a good alternative to the difficult platforming genre. However, the various issues that rise up, from "sliding" off during intricate platforming sections, to respawning on top of a boss for another immediate death, can be very annoying. The skill that is normally required for traversing these difficult platformers goes out the window in Alteric, as the controls and level design work together to make things unfair instead of being challenging. The gravity - and plane - switching features are cool mechanics and it is a shame that they were hampered by the controls.
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