Flatland: Prologue

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Flatland: Prologue is a single player arcade platformer game. It was developed by kyuu Fujisaki and was released on March 31, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Flatland: Prologue is a free, full and original game (not a demo) and also a prequel to Flatland Vol.1. Run as fast and precise as you can through Flatland, a minimalist neon-style world that is about to change forever. This is a fast-paced hardcore platformer with hand-crafted levels and challenges. Key features: - Challenging, fast and fun gameplay; - Ramping up in difficulty from not-so-easy …

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Audience ScoreBased on 21 reviews

music4 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

Challenging and fun hardcore platformer with well-balanced difficulty.
Beautiful neon graphics and a wonderful soundtrack that enhances the experience.
Responsive controls and new mechanics that refresh the gameplay from previous series entries.

Camera issues make it difficult to see jumps and surroundings clearly, affecting gameplay.
Problematic wall sliding and dash mechanics that can feel clunky and unreliable.
Buggy achievements and occasional audio bugs that disrupt the experience.

music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44%
23%
33%
The music in the game is generally praised for being engaging and enjoyable, often enhancing the overall experience with a great soundtrack. However, several users report audio bugs, such as music stopping unexpectedly or being drowned out by sound effects, which occasionally disrupt the immersion. Despite these issues, the soundtrack remains a strong positive aspect.
- “The music was wonderful; I wanted to sit in the menu just to listen.”
- “Challenging levels, great visuals and soundtrack.”
- “Good controls and amazing soundtrack.”
- “This knockoff provides hours of entertainment in the form of repetitive, unending noise glitches, with music that stops dead for no sane reason.”
- “I faced an audio bug towards the end where explosion noises drowned out the music and wouldn't stop until I closed and reopened the game.”
- “I ran into a bug where the music stopped and some effects kept repeating; after I restarted the game everything went back to normal.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The gameplay is generally criticized for clunky, slippery controls, a problematic camera view, and frustrating wall jump and dash mechanics, making platforming difficult. However, some note the addition of new mechanics that attempt to refresh the experience, though these are not particularly exciting and the character feels heavy. Overall, the gameplay is seen as lacking polish and responsiveness.
- “It brings up new interesting mechanics that refresh the entire previous experience.”
- “Has added new mechanics to previously released Flatland Vol.1.”
- “A restricted camera that makes it hard to see where you are jumping, slippery controls, wall jump mechanics from hell, and a dash that does not work properly half the time - a good platformer this is not.”
- “Clunky controls, terrible momentum, horrible wall sliding mechanic and a questionable camera view sum up this game.”
- “A restricted camera that makes it hard to see where you are jumping, slippery controls, wall jump mechanics from hell and a dash that does not work properly half the time - a good platformer this is not.”
- “The mechanics aren't particularly exciting and the character feels a bit too heavy.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from numerous stability issues, including frequent crashes, freezes, and persistent bugs with achievements that remain unresolved. Additionally, it experiences various glitches like audio freezes and visual boundary errors, significantly impacting the overall experience.
- “Not to mention the buggy achievements, which don't seem to be fixed anytime soon.”
- “This knockoff game is plagued with nonstop noise glitches, half-finished level design, bizarre out-of-area visual effects, and achievements that refuse to work. The music randomly stops for no reason, and the game itself frequently freezes and crashes without explanation.”
- “The game freezes, crashes, and exhibits numerous unexplained stability issues.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The graphics are generally praised as beautiful and visually appealing, contributing well to the overall experience, though some users find them satisfactory but not particularly exceptional.
- “Challenging levels, great visuals and soundtrack.”
- “Beautiful graphics and nice soundtracks!”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game appears to be unintentional, stemming from frequent glitches, crashes, and poorly executed design elements that result in repetitive noise and visual oddities, offering a frustrating but inadvertently amusing experience.

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Flatland: Prologue is a arcade platformer game.

Flatland: Prologue is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Windows and others.

Flatland: Prologue was released on March 31, 2020.

Flatland: Prologue was developed by kyuu Fujisaki.

Flatland: Prologue has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Flatland: Prologue for its music but disliked it for its gameplay.

Flatland: Prologue is a single player game.

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