Prototype Juan: A Tale of Two Mundos

Haven't had this much fun on a platformer since Celeste! BUY. THE. GAME!

Cute as hell artstyle, tight platforming. Greg suxs

Very cool game. The music throughout is charming, but i want to highlight the music that plays throughout the prototype areas: it is awesome. Can't go wrong for the price. I'm under the impression it's a one man dev team. Regardless, I am getting my enjoyment out of this and will see it to completion. This is a speed runner's game. When I looked at the top and saw how many lives i had, and that there was a timer, i was like, "oh ♥♥♥♥." I do not play games like this. But this is pretty dope. Random thought: I wished death resets were a bit quicker at first, then I came to appreciate the moment it forced me to relax for an extra second. YMMV: Controls feel a bit slippery to me, but I can't tell if that is typical of this type of platformer or not. It feels like it is built for speeding through and not stopping, which I am just not skilled enough to do. A handful of areas have slapped me down to the tune of 20 or so lives, but you end up earning more back from coins I believe (x5 at a time woot!). Stepping too close to a spike and dying as I am setting up to start a sequence had me cracking up. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ spiders. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ spikes. You need to be precise. It's fun. Highly recommended.

My first playthrough of Prototype Juan was enjoyable but I realized I was really loving it the second time around as a speed run. I consider myself more of a hot runner (reacting in real time) than a speed runner (methodically memorizing levels) so it was the game design choices that actually carried my speed run. No level memorization was needed as the environment already suggests where the player could go next in its branching paths with arrow icons and icons indicating whether items have been cleared in an area. This allowed me to just focus on murdering enemies, blasting through obstacles and maneuvering platforms. I believe that this is also the intended experience: Exploring and taking it slow during the first run and then going into a reactive speed mode the second time around. While Prototype Juan can be difficult in sections, it's extremely forgiving with its 999 base lives. However, most importantly for me, Prototype Juan does not overstay its welcome like many other similar games do. There's also a fun juxtaposition between 1-bit and 16-bit environments that becomes particularly comical when the soundtrack rapidly changes in one section. The whole game can be completed (100%) between 2 and 3 hours. As mentioned above, I strongly advise taking the time to do the speed run after beating the game. The only constructive criticism I can offer is that the controls could be tighter. For example, the attack button and the button held for running should be the same in my opinion. As it stands, the attack button is B on an Xbox controller and the button held for running is X. Apparently, it is possible to tweak the controls using Steam Input but I did not try. Dislaimer: I did receive a copy for review purposes free of charge from the dev. Thank you for the fun experience, Marty PixelRod!

This is my platformer game of the month! :) Very fair.

Im not normally a fan of platformers, but this one is a lot of fun. An absolute blast! Do yourself a favor and pick this one up

Juan heck of a game. Jumps smooth, Jokes smoother.

Very tight platformer. Excellent music and a lot of fun. Greg does indeed fart too much.