One Day : The Sun Disappeared
- August 25, 2016
- Teemo Soft
Get on SteamIn "One Day: The Sun Disappeared," the sun's sudden disappearance threatens to freeze the world. As a brave boy, embark on a 2D action-packed journey to find the sun and restore warmth. Manage your stamina, upgrade character abilities, collect various gears, and utilize the pet system to enhance your adventure. Navigate through increasingly difficult monsters and challenges in this classic platformer.
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Reviews
- The game provides a unique and enjoyable experience, offering a sense of joy and hope for players during tough times.
- It features a motivating RPG loop and some light puzzle elements that can keep players engaged.
- The art and music are unique, contributing to a fun and challenging atmosphere that many players appreciate.
- Gameplay mechanics are lackluster, with simplistic puzzles and uninspired interactions that fail to provide real challenge.
- Controls are clunky and unresponsive, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences, especially during combat.
- The game is excessively short and lacks substantial storytelling and character development, leaving players wanting more.
- gameplay12 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been widely criticized for its simplistic mechanics, lack of challenge, and clunky controls, which detract from overall engagement. Many players noted issues with lag and pacing, making it difficult to progress and enjoy the experience fully. Overall, the gameplay is seen as a major drawback, leaving players wanting more depth and substance.
“I love the graphics and the gameplay; however, I couldn't get past the third level due to the amount of lag the game generates.”
“One of the game's major drawbacks is its lackluster gameplay mechanics.”
“The underwhelming gameplay mechanics, lackluster visuals, and short length leave players wanting more substance and engagement.”
“Controls are clunky and the pacing of the game wasn't enough to keep me engaged since it lacks gameplay depth.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game effectively convey a desolate atmosphere, but overall quality is disappointing, with many players noting that the potential for stunning visuals is not fully realized. Animations suffer from poor rigging, leading to a lack of fluidity in motion, and technical issues such as lag further detract from the visual experience. While some players appreciate the aesthetic, the consensus is that the graphics fall short of expectations.
“The potential for stunning visuals in a sunless world is not fully realized, leaving players wanting more.”
“I love the graphics and the gameplay; however, I couldn't get past the third level due to the amount of lag the game generates.”
“While the visuals initially capture the desolate atmosphere of a world without the sun, the overall graphical quality falls short of expectations.”
“The underwhelming gameplay mechanics, lackluster visuals, and short length leave players wanting more substance and engagement.”
“Graphics are barely okay in screenshots, but the animations with cheap rigging look awful in motion.”
- music8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players find the chiptune soundtrack enjoyable and a highlight of the experience, others describe it as forgettable and lacking dynamic elements, which diminishes the game's immersive quality. Overall, it contributes positively to the game's fun and challenging nature, but opinions on its memorability vary.
“It's fun, challenging, and has unique art and music.”
“This remains, for me, one of my favorite platformers in a long time, and the chiptune song is pretty awesome.”
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
“The soundtrack is forgettable, and the lack of dynamic audio elements detracts from the immersive potential of the game.”
- story6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The story conveys a moral about perseverance and the unpredictability of life, emphasizing that giving up can lead to missed opportunities. However, many reviewers feel that the game suffers from a lack of substantial storytelling and character development, which detracts from the overall experience. Despite this, gameplay remains accessible, allowing players to enhance their characters using earned resources.
“Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
“The lack of substantial storytelling and character development further contributes to the feeling of a missed opportunity.”
“The lack of substantial storytelling and character development further contributes to the feeling of a missed opportunity.”
- atmosphere6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The atmosphere in "One Day: The Sun Disappeared" is initially promising, effectively conveying a desolate world without sunlight through its visuals. However, the overall graphical quality and inconsistent audio design ultimately detract from the immersive experience, leaving players feeling unfulfilled.
“While the visuals initially capture the desolate atmosphere of a world without the sun, the overall graphical quality falls short of expectations.”
- character development2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate that the game suffers from insufficient storytelling and character development, leading to a sense of missed potential in engaging players with its characters.
“The lack of substantial storytelling and character development further contributes to the feeling of a missed opportunity.”
