Kick'n Hell

Its a very fun and challenging platform speedrunner focused game. I love the inclusion of various different skeleton characters to talk to! The soundwork on it is phenomenal, loving the soundeffects as you kick, fly, burn or get hurt. Its a hurdle to complete and even more difficult to master and shave of seconds on your scores. Thanks for the amazing Devs to also include me in the game, you might find me, if you look hard enough ;)

This game takes some time to get to grips with but when it clicks it just works. Give yourself some time to adjust to the mechanics and before you know it you will be flying though hell. When I finally make a jump work I get the same dopamine rush as if I would play a dark souls type game. I would recommend it if you are up for a challenge.

You can find my entire review here: https://youtu.be/Wm1xBGZNurY Kick’n Hell is one of those games that seem easy on paper but quickly reveals how deceptive that simplicity is. The core mechanic involves kicking brains to propel yourself higher through various levels of hell. The trick lies in the angles. Your camera perspective determines how far or high you bounce, and getting it wrong can send you flying into the void or back down ten minutes of progress. Once you grasp the physics, it becomes less about luck and more about precision. There are two difficulty modes, and I strongly recommend starting on apprentice. You’ll still struggle, but at least you’ll have checkpoints to ease the pain. Champion mode is one-life-only and not for the faint of heart. Both modes feature leaderboards, which surprisingly became a motivating factor for me. I’ve never really been into speed runs, but I was compelled to join the leaderboard, falling just 30 minutes short of the tenth spot on my second playthrough. Kick’n Hell combines pure frustration with unexpected fun. It demands precision and punishes mistakes, but it never feels unfair. I got angry, sure, but I also laughed a lot. The final section nearly broke me, yet I walked away eager to try again. If you're into short, competitive platformers that test your limits without wasting your time, this one has something to offer.

Great game! Very difficult, but it does not feel unfair (on apprentice mode at least)

Hell kicked my ass, but I kicked back!

With Baby Steps coming out just a short while ago, I gave this a shot since they gave me a key for it. Unfortunately it lacks a lot of charm, the mechanics aren't really enjoyable to me and the game is actually rather restrictive and almost like rage-bait rather than being a fun game. Failure is going to happen often in this game because you're basically doing gigantic leaps through the air but you have to start your jump backwards by kicking a squishy platform. If you angle it wrong, you won't make it and fall down and you go back to a checkpoint. Unfortunately falling down is poorly designed and you have to pause the game and go to "respawn" and then hit "yes" to go back to a checkpoint. That might not sound like much but try to imagine it in your head, doing that over and over again. Something like Baby Steps would never have you doing something like that and actually makes the failure a bit of entertainment to go with it. I rambled a bit so heres a summary. It lacks charm, it lacks engagement, it's not really well thought out and I found it to be rather shallow and boring despite the high difficulty. It's tedius, it's boring. It's not a horrible game, but it's just not a good one.