Light Fall

My feelings resonate with a few of the other reviewers who do not recommend this game. They put it more eloquently than I can, but here is my summary after only playing for an hour and deciding it wasn't for me: -The art is cute, but the design for the main character clashes with the world in a way that is unappealing. There is also misleading foreground and background design. -I don't enjoy the story-telling, as it felt I was being read a bedtime story. I'd rather get the story through the MC instead of a narrator. -The platformer mechanics are unique, but it wasn't...challenging? I didn't get past the first act (bc I lost interest), but it just felt like there was not going to be challenge progression. It seems I was right based off of other reviews.

a beautiful game with a unique gimmick, the story is interesting and the secrets and collectable are challenging, the game is also fun to speedrun

cannot change keyboard control keys , why ??? i hate that control

The only real thing I didn't like about this came was the riddle that was thrown at around mid game. Other than that this was an amazing experience.

I picked this game up on a whim and was not disappointed by the main playthrough. It's a fun platformer with a unique gimmick that allows for fun exploration and quick movement. The game has some secrets that are fun to try and find, but overall the main game is straight forward, simple, and quick. The art style is great. The asthetics and color scheme are really cool. The music is surprisingly really good. And also surprisingly, there is a little story. Nothing amazing, but interesting enough to read as lore is unlocked or to listen to after beating each level. There are some challenges in a speed mode that could be interesting for some. I didn't feel that the controls were tight enough for my taste, so I didn't mess around with this much. The asking price for what I got out of it is steep. For someone who really wants to master some challenging platform levels in a speedrun, you probably will get your money's worth. It seems like new speed run challenges get released, so it may continue to provide additional value. For me, I enjoyed it for what it is, and I'll move on.

Игра строится вокруг необычной механики — ты сам решаешь, где будет твоя следующая точка опоры. Поначалу это воспринимается скорее как любопытный эксперимент, но со временем втягиваешься и ловишь неплохой ритм Визуальный стиль — приятный минимализм, а саундтрек отлично качает напряжение в нужные моменты. К финалу игра начинает безжалостно выкручивать сложность, а финальный босс — это просто крик души. Сюжет, честно говоря, проходил мимо меня — он тут скорее фоном Из приятного: после прохождения залипаешь в режим скоростного прохождения, игра прямо создана для спидранов. К покупке рекомендую, нравки P.S. проходил на Steam Deck

LightFall has all the vibes of a flash game I would find on Kongregate, and I do mean it as a compliment. It's a platformer with stages, rather than one connected world; it has movement like you're constantly on ice, but it's easy to get used to it; there's plenty of small hidden challenges and lore so that's nice... But I do have to take offense at "The Ultimate Freedom" point of game description since that's just blatantly not true with how linear this game is. But hey, it's a nice four hours experience, I suppose. Man, I miss flash games.

If you like to go fast, tight controls, and multiple movement mechanics, then play this. It's pretty, the music is good, and tricky without being annoying. Good players can race through levels at insane pace, and rookies can take their time. The game doesn't force you to make a choice.

PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING. Part of the game involves being blinded by a repetitive flashing light. There is no warning for this in-game. If you are at all sensitive to light I highly recommend not playing this game. I mostly enjoyed Light Fall, however I can't recommend it. The game started out great, giving just enough feedback to let the player know what to do but not overwhelm them, slowly ramping up the difficulty. Controls were responsive, aside from some issues with how the character acts on walls. Other than that everything was going really well. Until Act IV. The timing in Act IV is way too tight compared to the rest of the game. You mess up even once and its pretty much over. Even just a half-second of leeway would have made it much better. I'm fine with difficult platformers IF they are difficult throughout or have a decent difficulty ramp. Straight up slapping the player in the face with an seemingly insane difficulty spike is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I get that the game is geared towards speedrunners, with options in game to help out with that. But it shouldn't hinder the average players enjoyment. Pros: Movement is fluid. Simple color palette and aesthetic. Responsive Controls. Cons: small part of the game involves being blinded by a repetitive flashing light in the middle of the game with no Photosensitivity Warning anywhere in game. Act IV ramps up difficulty quickly taking the game from relatively easy to frustratingly hard. Timing on Final Boss is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Character sometimes likes to cling to walls for dear life, other times struggles to even keep traction. Simple color palette leads to some foreground and background elements blending together making it hard to see. If you are a speedrunner or are a platformer aficionado that is okay with a little jank and a steep difficulty spike, then you may enjoy this game. I am neither of those so sadly I can't recommend it.