RUN: The world in-between

Let me be clear, if there was a neutral score review option, I'd pick that instead. Also, I only played through the main campaign as of this review, so if there's something in the other modes that fixes all these problems, shame on me. Let me give some context: I LOVE me some platformers. I even 100%'d Super Meat Boy in middle school cause I'm a psycho. I can definitely feel the Meat Boy, Celeste and even Scourge Bringer influence in this. The controls are mostly great, though there are some oddities like slipping off of a walljump when it seems like you hit it just right, or how it sometimes feels like walljumps are inconsistent in their arc. But honestly, overall the controls are above average. I ALSO love my roguelikes. Isaac, Dead Cells, Slay the Spire, Risk of Rain, Balatro, you name it, I've probably played it. I clearly am not opposed to games relying on repeating content to a degree as long as it's done well and provides variety. Those things are not the problem. RUN is supposed to be a procedurally generated platformer, but what does that actually mean for the gameplay of RUN itself? Imagine if Super Meat Boy only had like 6 or 7 levels per world for 7 worlds, each level takes 10 seconds or less to clear, and you have to beat a random assortment of levels of the world you're in, and even some of the previous worlds levels. And you have to beat the whole group without dying to make a fraction of progress toward moving on to the next world. Essentially meaning you're going to be seeing the exact same platforming challenges over and over and over and over again, regardless of how many times you flawlessly completed them, and if you make a mistake, that entire group of patterns is forfeit and you gotta try an entire other random group of the same level patterns. In a precision platformer, a form of platformer reliant on dying multiple times to a challenge until you finally do it juuuust right. I hope this is ringing some alarm bells in your head. It took me a mere hour to beat the campaign, and even then it felt like one of the most padded campaigns I ever played. If it was just a string of levels that once you've beaten one, you've beaten it for good, I honestly think I would have beaten it in 10 min or so, and I would have had much nicer things to say frankly. I think there are multiple difficulties after normal, and MAYBE they provide more level variety, but honestly I was dreading the idea of continuing to do what I had been already doing for an hour even if it provided more difficulty, which is something I generally like. I just had enough. Look, the people behind this are clearly capable of making a good platformer, but it feels like a tiny tiny tiny tiny TINY game desperately trying to make itself look like its at LEAST a "short" game, to the detriment of its own fun and pacing. I genuinely would have gone on to the other modes to look for more content and ways to play if I wasn't absolutely worn out on just how repetitive the campaign was. I NEVER wanted to see those platforming levels again. I think this game is proof that these guys are capable of making great things, but MAN does the execution of this game's concept not work whatsoever. For me, anyhow. Lots of people seem to like it despite all this, so make of that what you will.

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Perfect duration, really cool if you like Celeste mixed with Meat Boy. Music is AMAZING !

arte muy bueno musica muy buena y la historia esta buena pero el juego se basa en reciclar todos sus niveles una y otra vez es bastante aburrido yo creo que trataron de hacer algo pero les quedo grande la verdad parece mas una beta por lo incompleto que se siente

Ce jeu est génial ! Un die and retry dans lequel j'ai ressenti très peu de frustration. Le jeu pousse à aller toujours plus loin, à apprendre de nos erreurs et de nos réflexes (dont les mauvais ne s'effacent pas toujours ^^"). A chaque réussite, ce sont des petites victoires vraiment appréciables. La récupération de souvenirs aide à plus de défi et c'est cool. En somme un super jeu que je recommande +++ !

I never thought a procedural generated precision platformer could work, but this is great