StandPoint Reviews

This game is great, one of the better indie games out there. If you liked portal, you'll like this.

very good game. i first played it at minecon in the indie zone and it was very fun. you should buy this!

Just brilliant. A very fun, extremely interesting, upbeat puzzle game about gravity manipulation. I felt happy just by getting into the game and hearing the music play.

This is a platforming game, and those who expect a puzzle game may be disappointed. While the navigation of the death tunnels does require new insights and different ways of looking at things, the amount of agility required to execute the changes of perspective in a small amount of time may frustrate those who aren't veterans of the platforming genre. Then the level names start to sound all too apt: Denial, Anger, etc. The progression of the game covers the five stages of grief, and you learn more about the narrator's tragedy by finding secret alcoves. The theme seems appropriate, as it requires a massive change of perspective to move on from loss. I will admit, though, that at times the journey seemed endless, and I wished each level were 25% shorter. Gamers experienced in platformers may enjoy the interesting way that you rotate the world around you by changing your Down. Previous ways of doing things are no longer possible. To advance, you must find a new StandPoint.

I tried twice to get into this game and I just couldn't do it. Controls feel clunky, viewing angles feel unnecessarily restrictive given the core gameplay demands that you look in every direction, gravity switching rotates your viewpoint making it difficult to react quickly... the narrative is barely there, and generally feels more distracting than interesting. The sound design is all a bit uncomfortably tinny. The visuals are ugly and uncommunicative. Even as a lover of first person puzzle games and high concept / low production value indie auteur pieces like this, I was unable to wring any enjoyment out of this piece. I could sense that some real passion went into this, but I don't think it was enough to carry the project anywhere interesting.

As is, the game is a mess. Visual and aural attack on your senses. Mechanically it's but after an hour of being bombarded by the audio and the odd choice of weird textures while doing what is virtually the same puzzle over and over I have quite enough. I appreciate what seems to be a solo dev effort but this needs a lot of work to be approachable. I know it's an older game but it does not seem to be at 2015 levels either.