This Is Fine: Maximum Cope

Movement and combat feel too imprecise and slow, even with the 20% movement speed upgrade. Things like fall damage feel bad, and when you get the upgrade to remove the damage, the long fall damage animations still exist, which makes the upgrade feel underwhelming. The hitboxes don't line up well with the attack animations, so often times when you're hitting something, it doesn't quite line up how you expect, and you have to get used to that. Maps feel very samey. Despite the achievements, I copied my save from the demo, and continued it on this one, so I did give it a fair shot. I think the game has a lot of potential, but it's too simple.

I think this game has a really funny premise, and I want to like it, but it hasn't got the polish needed to be a top-tier metroidvania. The fact that your healing items don't replenish at save points and have to be separately purchased, the slippery movement that continues too long after you let go of the direction of movement and start an attack, and that there is little motivation for the player makes it hard to get started. Additionally, I made it to the first boss, and got incredibly frustrated; she has two minions by her side, but can also seemingly be attacked directly (flashes when hit like she is taking damage). After nearly 10 minutes of hitting her while one of her minions was alive, I just gave up and turned off the game. If she can't be killed while her minions live, there needs to be some indicator. If she can be, she's just too much of a sponge to be worth the time and effort.

Prawie 90zł za grę, która jest na 4h (i tak sztucznie rozciągnięte!) to jakiś żart. Pomysł, grafika, muzyka, animacje spoko. Poziomy puste jak "nasza klasa" przed odłączeniem wtyczki

Works fine on steam deck

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-- Gameplay This Is Fine: Maximum Cope is mainly a metroidvania, but I would describe it as a very light one. While the game does give you new powers and lets you return to previous areas to collect extra items, those collectibles never really affect the main progression. The classic metroidvania feeling of unlocking a new ability, revisiting an old area, and discovering an entirely new path forward is mostly absent here. The structure is very straightforward. Each new ability obtained after defeating a boss simply unlocks access to the next door in the central hub area, leading to the following stage. Because of this, there is very little reason to revisit older locations unless you want collectibles or completion percentage. Combat is simple but functional. You attack using the hat in all directions, while dodging mostly comes down to jumping or creating distance from enemies. It never becomes especially deep, but it works well enough for the type of experience the game is aiming for. Healing is handled through coffee cups that can only be refilled at coffee machines using coffee beans collected during exploration. Unlike many games in the genre, resting at checkpoints restores only your base health and not your healing items, so managing coffee becomes an important part of exploration. -- Art Style and Presentation The art style and animations are solid overall, with several genuinely funny visual moments throughout the game. The developers clearly leaned heavily into early 2000s cartoon aesthetics, and in many ways they succeed. That said, one animation style in particular became very uncomfortable for me, the walking animation that uses heavy smear frame effects. I understand why it was implemented and how it helps reinforce the chaotic and anxious tone of the narrative, but visually it can become exhausting to look at for long periods of time. Personally, I often found myself looking around the character rather than directly at them while moving because the effect strained my eyes. Some players may not have any issue with it, but for those sensitive to that type of animation it can noticeably hurt the experience. An accessibility option to reduce or disable the smear frame effect would have been greatly appreciated. -- Story and Atmosphere The narrative does its job without doing anything particularly exceptional. The game slowly explains the background of each area while your shoulder angel and shoulder demon constantly try to influence your decisions and perspective. It is entertaining enough to keep the adventure moving, but it never reaches the level of becoming emotionally impactful or especially memorable. The music and sound design were a bit inconsistent for me. There were multiple moments where the soundtrack felt too quiet or almost nonexistent, and several sound effects lacked impact compared to the actions happening on screen. -- Exploration and Level Design The puzzles are fairly simple overall and never become too demanding. Exploration is encouraged through hidden secrets and collectibles scattered around the map, though again, most of them are optional extras rather than meaningful progression tools. The map itself is well designed. It gradually fills out as you explore, marks rest points, and becomes even more useful after purchasing pins from vendors that reveal important locations such as shops, puzzle pieces, and coffee machines. Fast travel between checkpoints helps reduce backtracking time, although if you choose not to teleport you can revisit areas to farm coffee beans from enemies in order to purchase more healing items or vendor upgrades. Each zone has a distinct visual identity that reflects different stages of the protagonist’s life, which gives the environments more personality and keeps the adventure visually fresh. Enemy variety is surprisingly good. Even if the attacks themselves are relatively basic, the designs help prevent encounters from feeling repetitive. Bosses follow a similar pattern, visually interesting, but mechanically simple. -- Performance and Difficulty One area that noticeably disappointed me was the loading times. Whether entering a level, teleporting, or simply transitioning between rooms, loading screens often lasted between 4 and 9 seconds. Considering the game’s visual style, scope, and relatively small environments, I expected significantly faster transitions. In my opinion, room changes should have stayed closer to 2–4 seconds maximum, with only major world transitions taking longer. Difficulty is fairly casual overall. The game is clearly designed as a more relaxed experience rather than a highly demanding metroidvania challenge. -- Length The main story can be completed in roughly 2.5 hours, while going for 100% completion takes around 3.5 hours depending on exploration. -- Final Thoughts This Is Fine: Maximum Cope is a decent metroidvania-style adventure that works well as a short casual experience, though it never truly stands out in any major way. The humor, visual style, and overall presentation are enjoyable, but several aspects like the shallow progression structure, inconsistent audio, uncomfortable smear frame animation, and loading times hold it back. Personally, I would recommend picking it up during a 30–40% discount rather than at full price, especially considering the short length. Also, it is important to go in with the right expectations, this is not a deep or highly interconnected metroidvania. It feels much closer to a lighthearted meme-inspired platforming adventure with metroidvania elements.

fun and wild adventure, just make sure to top up on coffee

A bit on the short/easy side, but competent. (Disclaimer: KS backer)