RIN: The Last Child
- September 21, 2023
- Space Fox Games
Get on SteamIn "RIN: The Last Child," players navigate a 2D pixel art world as a young boy with the ability to transform into a vixen. The game features a blend of action, exploration, and puzzle-solving, with a focus on uncovering the mysteries of RIN's origins and the world around him. With its atmospheric narrative and challenging gameplay, "RIN: The Last Child" offers a unique and immersive gaming experience.
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Windows
Reviews
- The game features a unique graphic style and engaging story that immerses players in a colorful and vibrant world.
- The platforming mechanics, while sometimes imprecise, provide enjoyable exploration opportunities and a sense of discovery.
- The developers have shown a commitment to improving the game based on player feedback, indicating potential for future updates and enhancements.
- The game suffers from a lack of enemy variety and repetitive combat, with many enemies feeling like reskins of each other.
- Technical issues, including bugs and inconsistent platforming mechanics, detract from the overall experience and can lead to frustration.
- The map system is poorly designed, making navigation confusing and leading to a sense of directionlessness in the gameplay.
- music31 mentions
- 39 % positive mentions
- 52 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for its atmospheric and relaxing qualities, effectively enhancing the overall experience and fitting well with the environments. However, some players noted that the loops are too short and the limited number of tracks can lead to repetition. Despite these criticisms, many appreciate the effort put into the soundtrack, likening it to other beloved titles like Ori.
“The music is chill and relaxing at first and changes perfectly to fit the environment as you advance deeper in.”
“The artwork is beautiful, and the music really helps get into the mood.”
“Music is very atmospheric, fitting.”
“Every time the screen zooms out, or the music changes, I get excited, and then — nothing.”
“The animations aren't good either, and the soundtrack's pretty bad too.”
“There's only 1 soundtrack per biome, 1 combat soundtrack, and the main menu theme, so a total of around 7 tracks.”
- graphics26 mentions
- 85 % positive mentions
- 15 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are widely praised for their distinctive art style and aesthetic appeal, with many describing the visuals as beautiful and immersive, akin to a living illustration. While some users note minor issues, the overall presentation, including backgrounds and character design, enhances the gameplay experience and complements the engaging music. The combination of unique visuals and a rich narrative makes it particularly appealing to fans of indie games.
“The artwork is beautiful, and the music really helps get into the mood.”
“One of the most attractive elements of the game is its graphic style; you can feel as if you are part of a living illustration.”
“Unique graphic style and engaging story.”
- gameplay18 mentions
- 28 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 22 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for its poor mechanics, difficulty in reading user inputs, and a lack of clear objectives, which detracts from the overall experience. While the game features aesthetically pleasing visuals and a relaxing pace, it leans more towards old-school platforming rather than dynamic combat, making it less appealing to fans of modern metroidvanias. Despite some bugs and challenges, the developers appear responsive to feedback, and the gameplay can be enjoyable for those seeking a more casual experience.
“To the point -- the game is certainly aesthetically pleasing, backgrounds are cool and pretty, the main character looks interesting, the gameplay is good and doesn't make you want to throw the controller against the nearest wall as some titles in that category do.”
“Playing on normal is challenging and allows you to get an understanding of the game mechanics.”
“Main character looks cute, the gameplay is quite relaxing.”
“This game has an interesting story, but it is hidden behind shoddy mechanics, a poor ability to read user inputs, layered background images that mask key features to progress without guessing or looking up a walkthrough, and similarly, a missing objective to find the end boss, after having you follow an objective marker for the entirety of the game.”
“I don't like being super harsh in reviews for indie games, but as someone who has played a lot of metroidvanias, this ranks as one of the worst, for both technical and gameplay reasons.”
“The whole gameplay, challenges, and mobs are more like old-school, 8-bit platformers than metroidvanias; a lot of them feel more like moving and damaging obstacles than real mobs.”
- story13 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The game's story is described as interesting and engaging, with a unique graphic style that appeals to indie game fans. However, it suffers from poor mechanics and design choices that obscure key elements, making it frustrating to progress. While the narrative is enjoyable and reveals the world's backstory through lore, its predictability and lack of clear objectives detract from the overall experience.
“Unique graphic style and engaging story.”
“You like indie games with an original approach to graphics and story, then this game is just for you.”
“The reason I liked the story is the way you gradually uncover the backstory of the entire world through these lore monoliths.”
“The story is going nowhere, so I honestly have no idea if I will have enough patience to finish.”
“I thought there was a late-game section locked off in the middle of the third zone for story reasons, but nope, it's just a dumb design decision.”
“Which is a shame as they featured cool designs and were integral to the game's story.”
- optimization3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
Overall, the game is reported to run smoothly with minimal major bugs; however, some users experienced lag in specific areas, likely due to unoptimized assets.
“Other than that, I haven't encountered any major bugs - for me, the game runs smoothly.”
“I only had lag in one area, which probably had to do with an unoptimized asset that was used a lot there.”
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization approach of the game is viewed positively, with users expressing a preference for it over typical cash grab tactics, suggesting a more thoughtful and engaging strategy.
“I'd much rather give this a look than some kind of soulless cash grab.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be somewhat enjoyable, but largely tedious and repetitive, leading to mixed feelings about its overall impact on the gameplay experience.
“It's 'kinda' fun, but very tedious.”
“It's 'kinda' fun, but very tedious.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its fitting and immersive music, which enhances the overall experience.
“The music is incredibly atmospheric and perfectly fits the game's tone.”
“The ambiance created by the sound design immerses you completely in the experience.”
“The overall atmosphere is hauntingly beautiful, drawing you into the world.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game exhibits some rough edges, glitches, and occasional slowdowns, but these issues are generally not game-breaking and are expected to be addressed in future patches.
“It has some rough edges, glitches, and slowdown at times, but nothing deal-breaking, and I'm sure these minor issues will be worked out in patches soon enough.”
