The Deer God

I played for more than my current playtime when I first bought it. It's bad. The gameplay is boring and doesn't seem to have an objective. As long as you don't get instakilled by the spikes all over the place, there's nothing to really keep you from just running to the right. There are powerups you can obtain by doing simple puzzles but I didn't need them to get anywhere except a few out-of-reach platforms with collectibles or food. The powerups aren't necessary for combat either because you can just stunlock everything and your health regenerates very quickly. The overall feel of the game doesn't really fit the aesthetic they were going for in my opinion. Speaking of aesthetic, I don't even think the game is pretty, which is pretty much the only selling point. The pixel art is fine, but all the sprites have only a couple frames of animation to switch between. The environments use a fake voxel effect for 3D. It works sometimes, such as in the caves, but most of the time it looks like crap. The nice, crunchy pixel art is all smeared with blur and bloom effects. I can't tell if the level design is handmade or procedurally generated. It doesn't have any of the benefits of either. I feel more like I'm looking at someone's papier-mâché diorama than playing a game. It's probably suitable for keeping a small child entertained.

Good concept that's poorly executed. I really liked the idea behind this one, but what you get is a monotonous and repetitive side scrolling action game that has very little variety to the gameplay. You play as a deer and whilst you can attack creatures, it's often far wiser to simply run and jump away from them as fast as possible. The combat is very simplistic, you bash things until either it dies or you do. The platform elements are perhaps the best aspect of the game and there are some tricky jumps to time, but the puzzle elements are poorly thought out and executed, Some aspects of the game require you to be an adult deer before you can jump to them, which leads to you becoming stuck at points if you've died and become a baby deer. Likewise there are moments where there are so many enemies in your way on all of the jump points that it is impossible to progress without dying and hoping that the enemies are spaced out differently when you come back. It's a simple and cute concept, but very little is actually explained to you. I still for exanple haven't figured out the purpose to the baby deers. They are cute additions, but add very little to the core gameplay.

忘了什么时候白捡的游戏，玩不明白

很好的游戏，上次玩是1几年手机玩的破解版，现在也算是还了愿(。・ω・。)。boss强度合理，像素风但极佳的美术设计（算不上精美，但可以说是有别一般的意境）ヽ(✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)ノ。总体游玩感受良好，后程的乏力明显，全是在为成就和打boss一直赶路，不过全英文的文案对于理解还是有一定难度哈\(￣︶￣*\))

"I feel that The Deer God simply failed in both gameplay and effective story telling, with the main problem being that gameplay and story didn’t at all seem in sync. It’s as if different teams developed each section and somebody haphazardly tried to merge them into a single experience. If you want to play a good 2D pixel art game, with a main character that’s an animal, that also successfully told a mysterious and oddly deep tale – try Full Bore instead." 3/10 Full review at https://darkzero.co.uk/game-reviews/the-deer-god-pc/

This game gives me a feeling that I can't quite describe. Thesoundtrack completes the experience as you embark on an epic journey. The gameplay is smooth, although boss fights can be confusing when you fight them for the first time. 10/10 experience. Never bored whe I play it again.

very fun game with a good story line