Ikarus Parkour

[hr][/hr] [h1]Intro[/h1] Ikarus is a fun game for both average gamers and pros of the genre. Personally I don't think that the "casual" difficulty is as "casual" as it suggests. It's fun and nice, but it has one major problem which I have to point out [h1]The problem - Unreal Engine 5's optimization issue[/h1] At certain points of the game, my fairly new gaming PC was screaming like Jet fighter engine despite the game running on high graphics instead of ultra. The game went from 60+ FPS to -20 FPS just so that the PC would cool down from UN5 bad optimization. I even set the graphics to their lowest settings just to keep enjoying the game, but to no avail :/ That just sucks, because for the price you can get it on a discount, it's quite nice. [h1]Nitpicks[/h1] Now for the nitpicks that grind my gears [h2]These annoying small platforms.[/h2] This is the kind of game AVGN would review and say how annoying these platforms are for demanding the player to be exactly precise with their jumps and all that $h1t. Sure you can get used to them somewhat and it's not like they're all over the game, but when you come across a section that requires precise timing to jump on some wall, and then wall bounce to a mattress that you must be on the edge of that it to reach a ledge or a ladder to grab on - it's like "bro, I figured you puzzle, how are you demanding this high level of precision? it's not like the casual gamer will do it under 10 minutes, yea know" Just change the naming of the difficulty from "casual" to "normal" - that way it will match the game's general difficulty for any other player that doesn't take the harder difficulty. [h2]Some useless lore[/h2] This whole shtick with the tower and the many climbers that died on the way, writing their final goodbye in a letter is meh. Also, how do you get away from putting assets from other games like Portal and Minecraft is beyond my understanding, but it's like.... "okay, what's the point of it" ? [h1]The good[/h1] In all honestly, the game ain't bad, it's just that UE5 really hurts the fun of the game and your PC turns to a fighter jet. The controls are nice, and the game's aesthetics is that 2000s kind of vibes with a little bit of Mirror's Edge futuristic dystopian vibes. When you get into the groove of the game and try to "speedrun" some sections, it can be really fun. [h1]P.S[/h1] The clouds level are fun, the last section of the main game's level ... is straight up annoying.

グラフィックは（dlssやtsrに対応）美しく、音楽や操作感も抜群でした。 特に、どこへ向かえばいいのか迷うことがほとんどないレベルデザインが素晴らしかったです（イージーモードでプレイ）

[h3]上へ上へ登るパルクールアクション[/h3] 塔のように高いステージの中をOnly Upのようにひたすら登っていくゲーム。 操作性が非常によく、ハシゴ、壁キック、ジャンプ台などを駆使してどんどん登っていくのが非常に気持ちいい。 登るルートはほぼ一本道だが、あえて分かりづらく複雑になっており、どうやってここ登るんだ？とか、一旦下に降りちゃうけど大丈夫か？という瞬間があって非常に楽しい。 何より、カジュアルモードではセーブがちょうどいい感覚で用意されているので、落ちたら最初からやり直しという嫌な体験をせずに済む。これが最高。 画面も明るく出来るのでBeton Brutalのように陰鬱で辛い時間とは真逆の体験が出来ました。 難点なのは、重力、加速系のギミックの仕様がよくわからないこと。毎回挙動が異なり、触ってみるまでどうなるかわからない。 そして、追加ステージの1000mが信じられないほど手抜きなこと。 追加ステージは、楽しかった本編の850mが嘘だったかのように退屈で、ただ立方体を登るだけです。Only Upのような見た目の変化やギミックも何もありません。 本編は2.5hほどでクリア。追加ステージは30分で終わったのでやらなくてよいです。 本編に関しては非常に面白いゲームだったので非常におすすめします。

If you're like me, you bought this because you can't get enough Mirror's Edge and need another fix. This plays a bit differently but largely maintains the vibes, particularly in the art design and music. Wall runs and slides have been replaced by environmental modifiers like springboards and low gravity jumps. There are two stages to conquer here. The tower level is a bit more of a maze or puzzle that often requires you to slow down and analyze your route to advance. The cloud level is more about flow state and forward momentum and is definitely my preferred of the two. The vibes are immaculate and it reminds me more of ME1's dlc courses. I didn't want it to end! The game is short but has a price tag to match. All in all it's a nice, challenging little excursion for people who can't get enough first person platforming. Vanja has proven their chops with this game and I eagerly await their next one, Panline.

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Es un juego interesante ya que el creador ahora mismo está desarrollando el que tiene pinta que puede ser el sucesor espiritual de Mirror's Edge, Panline; pero no hay que confundirlo con estos. Ikarus Parkour tiene dos mapas, ambos consisten en hacer realizar saltos más o menos precisos para ascender en una torre. El primero, la Torre de Ikarus, es lo que considero la campaña, más auténtico, con secciones muy chulas, saltos casi imposibles, cambios de sentido, etc... y nada de saltos repetitivos; con un buen apartado visual, con un control al estilo CSGO diría, y que considero que está muy bien, me gustó de principio a fin y recomendaría por lo menos pasarse este mapa. El segundo mapa es Las Nubes, tiende a ser algo repetitivo, con varis secciones repetidas o muy parecidas, con un apartado visual simple, ya que las superficies están construídas con bloques iguales; en este mapa el control recuerda más a un mapa de parkour de MInecraft, de hecho mientras me lo pasaba me estaba dando la sensación de estar jugando a Minecraft con un pack de texturas realistas. Éste mapa está bien si quieres alargar un poco la experiencia, pero máximo una hora diría, ya que es bastante sencillito.

Very cool game, a bit laggy sometimes to me, but find a workaround with lossless scaling and a dedicated gpu for it. Now game is 100% enjoyable on oled monitor

Stunning, incredibly satisfying. Cannot wait for Panline.