- June 18, 2024
- GrimTalin
The Fall of Elena Temple
It’s been a long while since we’ve seen Elena, but having enjoyed her prior adventure, I’m more than happy to say I enjoyed this puzzly one a lot as well. Each room is devious and tricky, but oh so satisfying to solve, with the game’s seemingly super short length being offset by a lot of well-made puzzles that’ll take you quite a bit to figure out on your own. The simple mechanics and great pick up and play nature really do make this a fun ode to the handheld systems.
It’s been a long while since we’ve seen Elena, but having enjoyed her prior adventure, I’m more than happy to say I enjoyed this puzzly one a lot as well. Each room is devious and tricky, but oh so satisfying to solve, with the game’s seemingly super short length being offset by a lot of well-made puzzles that’ll take you quite a bit to figure out on your own. The simple mechanics and great pick up and play nature really do make this a fun ode to the handheld systems.
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About The Fall of Elena Temple
The Fall of Elena Temple is a single player arcade platformer game with a comedy theme. It was developed by GrimTalin and was released on June 18, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.
Fall from a ledge, collect the coins below, then undo back to where you fell from, with the coins in your pocket! An old-school puzzle platformer in which you explore rooms, avoid perils and collect all coins to progress. Missed some coins? Fall, collect, undo! Falling into some spikes? Undo!! Test your forward thinking and logical skills. Plan your falls carefully, as your undos are limited. If …
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- Well-designed puzzles with clever mechanics and excellent level design.
- Enjoyable retro aesthetic with nostalgic visuals and music.
- Fun and addictive gameplay with a good tutorial and progression.
- Short game length and limited replay value.
- Basic gameplay mechanics that may feel repetitive to some.
- Lack of story or narrative depth.
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10 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay is praised for its clever and fun mechanics, including a standout undo feature and other innovative elements that keep the experience fresh and engaging. It offers a well-paced, accessible puzzle platforming experience with effective tutorials and retro-inspired design. However, some find the gameplay basic and feel the lack of story limits its overall impact.
“Great game with plenty of neat and fun mechanics.”
“The central undo mechanic is really cool and is used in a lot of interesting ways, and a certain other mechanic introduced later in the game had me going 'woah!' when I first started using it.”
“The simple mechanics and great pick up and play nature really do make this a fun ode to the handheld systems.”
“Sadly, the basic gameplay and lack of story prevent it from truly excelling.”
“Basic gameplay.”
“The game's length I actually found quite nice, as it never felt as if it was dragging on or milking some secondary mechanic dry.”
Critic Reviews
The Fall of Elena Temple (Switch eShop)
It’s been a long while since we’ve seen Elena, but having enjoyed her prior adventure, I’m more than happy to say I enjoyed this puzzly one a lot as well. Each room is devious and tricky, but oh so satisfying to solve, with the game’s seemingly super short length being offset by a lot of well-made puzzles that’ll take you quite a bit to figure out on your own. The simple mechanics and great pick up and play nature really do make this a fun ode to the handheld systems.
70%The Fall of the Elena Temple
The Fall of the Elena Temple is a wonderful old-school title that combines platforming and puzzle elements. Furthermore, the fixed-screen perspective allows the developer to incorporate basic mechanics and clever stage design. Sadly, the basic gameplay and lack of story prevent it from truly excelling. + Nice old-school imagery. + Traditional audio. + An excellent tutorial for each new mechanic. + Testing puzzles. - Basic gameplay. - No story. - A lack of replay value. (Rating: PEGI 3 Release date: 30/04/2024 Price: £2.49) (Reviewed on the Xbox Series X. Also available on PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 5) (Full disclosure! This review is based on a copy of the game being provided by the publisher/developer.)
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The Fall of Elena Temple is a arcade platformer game with comedy theme. Common tags for The Fall of Elena Temple include indie, family friendly, pixel graphics, metroidvania, retro and others.
The Fall of Elena Temple is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.
The Fall of Elena Temple was released on June 18, 2024.
The Fall of Elena Temple was developed by GrimTalin.
The Fall of Elena Temple has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked The Fall of Elena Temple for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.
The Fall of Elena Temple is a single player game.
Similar games include Alwa's Legacy, FEZ, Escape Goat, MURI, Alwa's Awakening and others.