Tinertia
- September 3, 2015
- Section Studios
Get on Steam"Tinertia is a single-player Science Fiction Platformer game, where you control the protagonist Weldon, escaping a dying planet by rocket-jumping through vast 3D environments, avoiding deadly machines and bosses, in stunning graphics, with a unique Twinstick Movement mechanic, and featuring seven diverse worlds with 65+ levels."
Mac OS
PC
Playstation 4
Playstation 5
Windows
Xbox One
Linux
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Xbox
Reviews
- Tinertia features a unique rocket jumping mechanic that offers a refreshing take on platforming, making it both challenging and satisfying to master.
- The game has vibrant visuals and a great soundtrack that enhances the overall experience, keeping players engaged even during repeated attempts at difficult levels.
- With short levels and instant restart mechanics, Tinertia maintains a fast-paced gameplay loop that encourages skill improvement and speedrunning.
- The game can be extremely difficult, with some players finding certain levels or bosses frustratingly hard, potentially leading to a steep learning curve.
- There are reports of technical issues, such as problems with controller compatibility and unresponsive controls, which can hinder the gameplay experience.
- The music and sound effects may become repetitive or unsatisfying for some players, detracting from the overall enjoyment of the game.
- gameplay13 mentions
- 62 % positive mentions
- 15 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The gameplay is highly praised for its tight controls and innovative movement mechanics, particularly the rocket jumping and dashing, which create a challenging yet rewarding experience. Players appreciate the seamless restart after deaths, allowing for quick retries and skill progression through increasingly complex levels. Overall, the combination of deep movement mechanics, clever level design, and engaging visuals and music contributes to an intense and enjoyable platforming experience.
“The movement mechanics are perfect; the rocket jumping and dashing are so tight that you never feel cheated by the game when you die. You're just annoyed by your own failure and mistiming. There is a 1:1 correlation between your skill and your success in this game. Each progressive level builds on skills learned in the last, and I went from dying an embarrassing amount of times to impressing myself with some of my artful sequences in later runs.”
“The rocket jumping mechanic is unique and provides opportunities for a lot of interesting maneuvers.”
“Almost everything about it is fantastic, from the deep movement mechanics to the clever level design, pleasant aesthetics, and music that does a great job of keeping you engrossed as you're replaying the same levels again and again.”
“To describe a typical later-level gameplay session: you will start a level and 10 seconds in, you will die, but then you will instantly restart (it doesn't belabor the process with any real delays). You will get 15 seconds into the level and die, and so on and so forth until you beat it.”
“The gameplay can feel repetitive as you find yourself dying repeatedly in quick succession without much variation in the experience.”
“Using rockets to jump/boost you through the level forces your brain to adjust to the non-traditional movement mechanics.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their vibrant colors, incredible detail, and a well-executed 2.5D art style that enhances the overall experience, especially in VR. While the game runs smoothly even on older hardware, some users noted that the antialiasing could be improved, but the variety of graphics options allows for customization. Overall, the visuals contribute significantly to the game's engaging atmosphere and replayability.
“The visuals are vibrant, and the game runs like greased lightning (even on old graphics cards, I would imagine).”
“The graphics are amazing too with incredible detail and care taken to make the backgrounds and foregrounds look stunning, and I absolutely love this 2.5D style.”
“Almost everything about it is fantastic from the deep movement mechanics to the clever level design, pleasant aesthetics, and music that does a great job of keeping you engrossed as you're replaying the same levels again and again.”
“Antialiasing is FXAA only, and it definitely reduces the aesthetic quality of the game, though it still looks very nice overall.”
“Other than that, the graphics options given are respectable, offering you the ability to turn on or off ambient occlusion and depth of field, as well as a generic 'quality' selector which gives you six options from 'lowest' to 'ultra' (points for granularity).”
- music6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The music in the game is characterized as engaging electronic tracks that enhance the gameplay experience, particularly during boss levels, creating a lively atmosphere that keeps players invested. While some players find the soundtrack repetitive over time, many appreciate its ability to complement the game's visuals and mechanics, contributing to an overall enjoyable ambiance.
“Music is electronic, but it's not mindless EDM--it buzzes with personality, especially during boss levels, and I found myself bopping along even as I failed again and again.”
“Apart from the most important aspect (the gameplay, which is stellar), the visuals and the soundtrack are awesome; I usually mute games, but didn't find myself doing that here.”
“It has a great soundtrack and the game has a great atmosphere all around.”
“The music gets old very fast.”
“The music is kind of boring, and the sound effects are just not satisfying to hear.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization is generally solid, allowing for good performance even on lower settings, with users reporting that high-end graphics cards can handle ultra settings without major issues. However, enabling Vsync leads to significant performance problems, which raises questions about its necessity in gameplay.
“Even on lowest settings, the game still looks quite nice, and my GTX 760 keeps up with ultra just fine, with no glaring performance issues outside of the mentioned problem with Vsync.”
“Vsync causes massive performance problems; though in a game like this, I'm not sure why you'd be using it anyway.”
“Even on the lowest settings, the game still looks quite nice, and my GTX 760 keeps up with ultra just fine. There are no glaring performance issues outside of the mentioned problem with vsync.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users express frustration with the emotional impact of gameplay, particularly during boss encounters, where unpredictable mechanics lead to challenging and often exasperating experiences. This unpredictability can detract from the overall emotional engagement with the game.
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its immersive atmosphere, enhanced by a captivating soundtrack that contributes significantly to the overall experience.
“It has a great soundtrack, and the game creates an immersive atmosphere all around.”
“The atmosphere is incredibly engaging, drawing you into the world with every detail.”
“The combination of visuals and sound design creates a hauntingly beautiful atmosphere.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game offers significant replayability through secondary goals that challenge players to complete levels within specific time limits or with limited resources, allowing for varied playthroughs. Additionally, the inclusion of friend and global leaderboards encourages competition, further enhancing the incentive to replay levels.
“Even once you've managed to get through the levels, which past the first world is quite a task in its own right, there are secondary goals to finish within a certain amount of time or with a limited number of rockets used. Thankfully, both don't have to be completed in the same run, which adds a great deal of replayability. You can also compete against other players' best runs with both friend and global leaderboards.”
“The variety of challenges and the ability to approach levels in different ways keeps the game fresh and encourages multiple playthroughs.”
“With numerous unlockable characters and upgrades, each playthrough feels unique, making you want to dive back in for just one more run.”
