Chronical

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Chronical is a single player platformer game with fantasy and mystery themes. It was developed by Class of 2022-2023 and was released on November 30, 2023. It received neutral reviews from players.

Chronical is a single-player puzzle-platforming game with gamepad controls only. The game contains 2-3 hours of gameplay with fresh new mechanics and puzzles you haven’t seen before: The power of time is at your fingertips! Take control of a powerful Chronomancer in this mysterious puzzle-platformer. Explore the Chronical school to discover its secrets and learn new spells. Will you save all of th…

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Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews

gameplay3 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Unique and interesting time manipulation mechanics that are intuitive and enjoyable to use.
The game offers a charming and intriguing world that players find engaging despite limited story or lore.
Provided a meaningful bonding experience for some players, encouraging cooperative play and family time.

Poor optimization resulting in low frame rates and frequent loading times even with forced settings.
Platforming mechanics are clunky and frustrating, making navigation and jumping difficult compared to older games.
Lack of clear instructions, tutorials, or story guidance leads to player confusion and occasional dead ends in puzzles.

gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is praised for its engaging and well-designed mechanics, particularly the intuitive and unique time manipulation features. The variety of interactive mechanics, including shooting, boosting, and using a doppelganger, adds depth and keeps the experience interesting. Overall, the gameplay shows strong promise and thoughtful design, making it enjoyable and inviting for further development.
- “To have 5 key non basic-movement or interaction mechanics (shoot, booster, speed up time, slow down time, doppelganger) that worked well and were kept interesting and varied to use is an excellent inclusion.”
- “The mechanics were interesting and interacting with them and the objects they affected was enjoyable as I worked step-by-step to solve areas.”
- “The developers definitely put thought into how the time mechanics work, and after playing it for a few minutes I could see what they were trying to do.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect is minimal or nearly absent, leading to a lack of narrative guidance and making puzzle-solving frustrating due to no hints or storytelling elements. This detracts from the overall experience despite the game's interesting setting.
- “It's not a bad game but it just lacks storytelling and clear guidance on what to do in puzzles.”
- “The only reason I can't recommend it is because you will simply get stuck with no tips, no storytelling, no help, but other than that it's acceptable.”
- “It was an interesting place to be, even without any real story.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users praise the graphics as top-tier and visually impressive, but criticize the game's poor optimization and lack of graphical settings, which lead to less smooth performance compared to trailers.
- “On the positive side of things, the time manipulation mechanics are fairly intuitive and unique, plus the music and graphics are top tier!”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from poor optimization, with performance falling short of expectations even after adjusting settings externally. Additionally, the controls and prompts default to a single language regardless of user preferences, indicating a lack of customization and polish.
- “Not only are the controls, both in the menu and the prompts, always in a default language (I think French) regardless of what language setting you select, but the general optimization is pretty poor as well. Even after I went into my NVIDIA settings to force VSync (since there are no graphical settings in the game itself), it was still nowhere near as smooth as the trailer.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game exhibits generally solid stability with only a few minor glitches that do not significantly impact the overall experience. Users found these issues manageable and were still impressed by the game's performance.
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music is highly praised, described as top-tier and enhancing the overall experience alongside the game's unique mechanics and graphics.