Gravulse Reviews

Short Portal knockoff that made me angry >:(

I think I actually hate this game... Level 25 is a buggy, unfair, pile of garbage, but the main issue is that none of the mechanics consistently work the way they are intended to. Instead of creating unique, thought provoking puzzles to boggle the mind with the interesting concepts behind most of them, we are forced to go through jump pads that don't always have the same strength or orientation somehow, abysmal platforming with lead shoes and terrible jump timing, horribly precise timing elements that are near impossible with the clunky controls, and a game that wants to pay homage to Portal, but is probably closer to the initial alpha that one of the valve developers programmed into their TI-84 in Pre-Calc...

This is an excellent game so far and twisting perspectives make a challenging puzzle. I have had mega frustration on some early levels trying to complete it, seeing the solution but jumping to progress ends me up in the soup again and again. Ahhh ! MUST...COMPLETE...Noooooo, splosh. This is a good sign of a compelling game, thus far. Anyway, being left handed, I am somewhat frustrated with not being able to use the left,right,up,down keys which to a lefty is natural on a keyboard. WSAD is not natural for me and its taking me time to get used to the lack of key mapping. It would be good if the cube, once picked up, would become partially see through so I can see where I am going. I got mega frustrated on level 25 after failing soooooo many times, but persistence won the day after all once I found the correct way to complete it. Well done devs. Recommended.

Look for the Russian version of the review below. The game has very little in common with "Portal" series. The only thing you can hope to enjoy in this game is puzzle solving, because the environmental storytelling simply does not exist in this game. Nor any story telling, for the matter. At least no story is being presented during the first minutes of gameplay. Considering the other issues like hard coded controls (and according to the messages by the developer, the controls are here to stay), no ability to change resolution, and chunkiness of camera movement, this game can cater to you only if you are interested [i]solely[/i] in puzzles. Если не учитывать текущую скидку, то, добавив девять рублей, можно купить Portal 2 — игру с сюжетом, отличным саундтреком и красивыми уровнями, в которой, спасибо поддержке мастерской, можно найти головоломки любой сложности. Удалил, не найдя возможности изменить управление (разработчик на форуме говорит, что намертво прибитые кнопки уже навсегда), как-то починить странное поведение камеры, которую почему-то сдвигает при смене гравитации, или хотя бы поменять разрешение. Если вас интересуют [i]исключительно[/i] головоломки, можете попробовать, может там и что-то интересное: я до них не добрался.

I really like the game, the dev is kind and the levels are well done, a bit frustrating the fact you cant run and need to do all over again if you mess up something in the level but the rest is very nice! The game itself kinda reminded me of magnetic: cage closed, without the story. edit: the game becomes more frustrating as time goes on while not getting harder at all. It introduces a bit of new objects, but also adds the repeat mechanic: a level where you see a button, and get the cube for it near the end, forcing you to repeat the level all over again (without any way to do it faster). It also makes you pay more attention to the different switches, making you repeat the entire level if you miss one or softlocking you in some weird area, forcing you to restart manually. This might be why many players leave the game before reaching the end, that can be seen with the achivements getting rarer even if you get them just for completing the new mechanics level. All of these look like they were added just to make the game feel longer and don't really add up to the fun. The game is still pretty fun, but it really feels like a WIP, i'm pretty sure the playermodel is the unity default capsule as you slide very easily from edges.