Toyland Tussle

Хороший боссфайт. Впервые вижу такую геймплейную идею: "один босс на всю игру, но он реально крутой"

The controls and physics are a bit weird, and there's only one boss, but this game captures the magic of Cuphead almost perfectly. It genuinely feels like the dev lifted a boss straight from Cuphead.

Toyland is a visually excellent game and just about perfectly captures the art style of Cuphead and the source material of it. However this game does come with its issues as I feel the great execution visually makes people oversight the other parts of this game. At a price tag of 3 dollars, it feels too expensive to just have one boss and needs some more polish. Like previously the game looks great but even that has issues. It can be difficult to differentiate projectiles from the static parts of the level. It is also difficult to tell at what point does a projectile become untouchable when passing through the floor. The dash ability also suffers from blending in making it hard to tell where you are. Hitboxes are confusing for this game as even with the boss you have to just to hit them as you can not stand close using the lock feature because it will just make you run into the boss. It is still difficult to tell what parts of an attack would hurt. The controls in this game are inconsistent and limited. Whether keyboard or controller the game makes it a struggle to play with limited controls and only have two types of controls Classic and Looney. Even with those two options using both types of device or setting still requires you to have your positioning be complex with inputs being in weird locations such as with keyboard if you use WASD you have to use Z to shoot when it is right below A which is used to go left. With either device players will most likely have to use more fingers than expected when playing and they can not change them to anything else. For menus controls are much different as with a typical Xbox controller you have to use B to select but when in game it swaps from what you would expect. I do like some of the mechanics but they are turned into liabilities when trying to use them with how you are forced to play. With the controls being unusual and the unclear implications from the visuals gameplay is greatly impacted but there is still more issues even with the pros. Jumping is confusing as if you start moving left or right while in the air it keeps you going in that directions. The boss attacks are very fun and enjoyable regardless of the faults as the projectiles work nicely together making you have to think whether to act now or wait till later to move from one spot to another or when to jump or use dash. This game may be visually well executed but that does not make up for its lacking in gameplay and design and I believe it is not worth the 3 dollar price tag currently unless major improvements come along.