gShift

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gShift is a single player action game. It was developed by deadweight games and was released on August 25, 2015. It received negative reviews from players.

Save the world with Guster! gShift is a 2.5D puzzle-platformer with 99 maze levels across 10 types of terrain.

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Single-Player

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27%

Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews

gameplay2 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Unique 2.5D puzzle platformer with an interesting gravity shifting mechanic and environment rotation.
Varied and colorful levels with different themes and gameplay elements that progressively increase in complexity.
Engaging soundtrack that complements the atmosphere of each territory, enhancing immersion.

Controls suffer from significant input delay, especially with jumping, leading to frustrating gameplay.
Lack of controller support and awkward UI design, including inconvenient restart mechanics after dying.
Poor presentation of story and tutorials, causing confusion and overwhelming players during early gameplay.

music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music, composed by Caleb Zovar, effectively enhances the atmosphere and brings the game’s environments to life, but it becomes repetitive and monotonous over time. Additionally, the inability to adjust or mute the music is a notable drawback for players.
- “For the most part, Caleb Zovar did a good job at accentuating and bringing the overall surroundings to life through the soundtrack.”
- “While the music in each territory can become bothersome due to frustration, it generally enhances the atmosphere of the game.”
- “One critique is the inability to turn the music down or off, which is a basic option that is not available.”
- “Even the music itself slowly morphed into that of a constant dripping faucet, which leads you to listen to your own music or podcasts because the songs get so repetitive and only ever change when you switch territories.”
- “While the music in each territory did eventually sound bothersome due to frustration, for the most part, Caleb Zovar did a good job at accentuating or making the overall surroundings come to life in the form of the soundtrack.”
- “You can’t turn the music down or off, which is a basic option that isn’t available.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
50%
The story itself is praised for being good, but its presentation is criticized for being poorly integrated with gameplay, making it difficult to follow while learning controls. Users suggest that incorporating exposition within the actual levels would improve understanding and flow. Overall, despite this issue, the game offers a compelling narrative alongside engaging puzzles at a very affordable price.
- “It's challenging, colorful, dynamic, and for only a dollar, you get a long puzzle game that’s got a good story.”
- “The exposition should have been occasionally in the actual levels; that way you can both do the tutorials and understand the storyline. Doing both at the same time, while pressing the right keys, making the right moves, and learning new elements, is too much to process at once.”
- “The exposition should have been occasionally in the actual levels; that way, you can both do the tutorials and understand the storyline. Doing both simultaneously while trying to press the right keys, make the right moves, and learn about a new element each time is way too much to process at once.”
- “While a lot of them are extremely nitpicky, there’s one main concern: the story.”
- “Now don’t get me wrong, I criticize not the story itself, but the presentation of said story.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the graphics to be lightweight and acceptable but overall unimpressive, with some describing them as poor. The main criticism focuses more on controls, but the graphics quality is also seen as lacking.
- “The problem is not really with the lightweight but acceptable graphics, the problem is the controls are terrible and sluggish.”
- “Graphics stink.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users appreciate the core gameplay mechanic, finding it enjoyable and smooth without noticeable lag or control issues. The gameplay primarily involves environment rotation, falling, and jumping, which is well-executed and engaging.
- “That being said, I really enjoy the main mechanic of this game.”
- “Unlike the other review here, I see no significant lag, or problems with jumping or any of the game mechanics. The gameplay mainly involves rotating the environment and dropping or falling with some jumping.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere evolves noticeably after the initial maps, shifting from open fields to mountainous terrain, accompanied by increased complexity and new navigation tools that enhance the gameplay environment.