Sally's Law Reviews

This to me has everything a good indie title should entail. The perfect length, short and snacky but not over in less than an hour. Unique visuals that do the most with a limited budget. Charming, non-bombastic music. Interesting gameplay (platforming and puzzling in this case) that does a lot with very little. A nice story with some emotional weight to it. And, to top it all off, a very sharp price. Clearly a passion project and 100% worth your money.

Sally's Law is a beautifully executed little game with a significant emotional impact! The game focuses on the father-daughter relationship of Sally and her dad. You'll be playing both as Sally and her father, gaining insight in why Sally is as lucky as she is. Sally's story gave me goosebumps and resulted in me calling my parents to tell them I love them. Solely based on that, I don't have any choice but to highly recommend it. The story is a big part of the game and the gameplay is not difficult at all. So, if you are not interested in narratives or if you are looking for a challenging platformer, this is not the game for you. If that's not the case, go for it!

I normally prefer easier games to relax after stressful office day. Yet this game was so easy and boring that it even annoyed me. I completed the game in 90 minutes, it felt like 9 hours. The story is the most repetitive story I had ever encountered. Imagine that you have to write an essay that is 1000 words long and you could only come up with 100 words so you repeat yourself with different sentences but actually the same meaning over and over until you reach the 1000 words. Story in Sally's Law is just like that. Gameplay is also nothing special. You play as Sally first. Sally moves by herself and all you need to do is jump when you need to reach higher ground. After playing with Sally you repeat the same level by playing as the father. As father your job is to remove the obstacles that would otherwise block Sally's path. Playing as Sally in the first part makes half of the game extremely easy and boring. Father part starts easy and gets just a little hard each level, but it is still easy in the end. The father part (removing obstacles from your daughter's path) was actually a good idea but they failed at the execution. It would have been a good game if we had played only as the father(or Sally part affected father's gameplay a lot more than it currently does) and if it had a better story than repeating "I left home" and "She decided to leave" 10 times each.

This is a fairly basic puzzle platformer, but you're here because this is one of those "games as art" games. The story intertwined with the mechanics weave an emotional tale. Definitely worth the hour or two it lasted.

This platform game blends challenges and cerebral engagement, like finding an oasis in a gaming desert. Sally, the protagonist, straddles the line between the mundane and the extraordinary. Each obstacle she faces keeps you on edge, much like watching a juggler with flaming torches. The gameplay is an acrobatic feat of rolling and leaping, and the puzzles are intricate labyrinths that are immensely satisfying to solve. The storytelling in Sally's Law is its true highlight. Through poignant flashbacks, the game creates a nostalgic, emotional journey, much like flipping through a cherished photo album. This storytelling forms an unbreakable connection with the player. Aesthetically, the game embraces minimalism over hyper-realism, creating a world as enchanting as a secret map. Basic shapes and colors blend like a painter's brushstrokes, forming an immersive and endearing environment. As you guide Sally through this mesmerizing adventure, you'll find yourself swept into a narrative that feels like a hidden chapter of your own story. By the time you reach the final scene, you won't just have played a game, you'll have lived a tale, leaving you with a sense of wonder and a heart full of cherished memories.

[b]PROS:[/b] + cute & relaxing platforming + touching story + nice character/level art + made me call my parents [b]CONS:[/b] - short game time - limited replayability - accidental double-jumping with Sally [b]Comment:[/b] I stumbled upon this quirky, lovely, casual platformer by chance. Considering the price and the cute visuals I decided to buy it. The gameplay itself is ultra simple platforming coupled with a twist - how you finish a level determines how it will be "replayed" with the second character. Although I did tend to mess up sometimes I did not find the game (or the achievements) difficult. Some of the jumps detract from reading the story though, as do a couple of English language mistakes. But the story is what makes the game worth it for me. Right from the beginning it grips your heart and squeezes. It touches the tipic of single parents but anyone who does not see their parents often can deeply relate. It is hard to say if I can connect with the story better because I'm older. And I do wonder what I would think of it if I was 12 again (or younger). Sadly, the writing got a bit worse by the end, repeating the same thing over ("she is courageous", "I was lucky"). Though I got the message of WHY it was worded like this it kind of feels like it could have been replaced by something else to make the ending a bit better. Do I recommend this game? Well, how could I not if it made me actually call my folks! It's cute, relaxing and makes you think about the parent-child relationships. Try it! [b]P.S.:[/b] About half into the game I had to write an SMS to my parents. We then spoke on Skype for 2 hours and arranged when I would come to visit... ------------------------------------------------------------------ [b]If you liked this review you can find more on the [/b][url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28638055-Subjective-Reviews-Corner/][u]Curator page[/u][/url][b] or in my [/b][url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/srcorner][u]Review Corner[/u][/url][b].[/b]

Sally's Law is a sidescrolling puzzle-platformer from Korean indie developer Nanali Studios. And it's a good one. This game tackles theme as old as time itself - struggle between different generations, relationships of parents and children, a conflict between passion of the young and caution of the elder. We are being told the story of Sally, a girl, brought up by single father, loving, but very protective of her. The plot unfolds as Sally journeys back to the home she left a long time ago pursuing her dreams. And during this trip she reminisces about her father, how she used to resent him for not being there for her in the past. But little by little Sally is starting to realize that her dad did his best to help her and support her, even when she didn't notice it. All the obstacles she overcame with such ease, all the pitfalls she avoided - he always been there, carrying her through thick and thin. Gameplay is a simple but solid puzzle-platformer, which doesn't open new horizons or revolutionizes the industry but does enough to differentiate itself from hordes of other platformers and to keep gaming process compelling. The brilliant thing about it is that gameplay mechanics are inseparably intertwined with storytelling and the big theme of this game. Playing as Sally you are rushing towards the end of the level, towards the future, whatever it brings. Playing as her dad, you watch over your girl, clearing obstacle on her way and helping her to get to her goal. This approach enhances the storytelling aspect immensely, allowing you to experience the message on both intellectual and emotional level. The game is rather short and I would not describe it as challenging in any way, not that it's a bad thing. Sally's Law offers solid two hours of game time full of puzzles that are just hard enough to make your cogs spin but neither of them will take you more than a minute to figure out. Same goes for platforming - it's relaxingly smooth and moderately easy. This game doesn't strive to be Braid or Meatboy, it's a game which knows what it is, knows what it set out to do and does it quite well. Animation takes after a certain plain but compelling style and music fits the general mood of the game, organically adding to the experience. As for the techincal part - controls are very simple and rebindable, basic graphical options, such as resolution, can be tuned in the menu and english translation seems alright. I noticed a few odd phrases, but then again, I'm not a native speaker myself, so that might have been a mistake on my part. The game runs smoothly on my fairly old PC, providing a good 60FPS performance you would expect from such a title. A couple of minor fps drops or hitches occured during my playthrough, but they are barely worth mentioning and didn't impact my experience in any way. There is a few things that in my opinion could been done better. Spawn animations and pauses at the start of each stage are unnecessary and disrupt the pace of the game. A one key bind to restart current stage would be helpful as well as ability to restart the whole level without going back to the main menu. The way the story is told requires you to shift focus from the gameplay to read text or risk missing a piece of the plot. Still, these are very minor issues that don't take away from the general experience. Sally's Law is a beautiful and bittersweet story about love and caring and forgiveness. If you're up for two hours of enjoyable platforming, puzzlesolving and sweet heartache, this game is for you.

Platformer with cute graphics graphics, decent story, and relaxing soundtrack. Levels and puzzles are on the easy side, but the game on the short side, with limited replayability after. Overall, decently priced for what it is, and a good game for a quick and relaxing break. 8/10

Nice lil game. A flaw I noticed is that it has absolutely no mouse support - you have to do everything with your keyboard, including going into Settings. But this isn't a big issue, since your keys are four: left and right to move, shift to (make the secondary character) sprint, space to jump. And Enter to start.. The atmosphere is relaxed and soothing, and so is the music (even though it can be repetitive if you're going to 100% this). There's sort of a tale in the tale :) It's impossible to talk about the plot, 'cos it would be a spoiler since the first chapter.. so, into the game, you play with two balls that are Sally and his father. They can perform the tasks written before and must work together to proceed into the game - I know that if you've been into Flash platformer/puzzle games this concept won't sound new to you but trust me, it's really worth it! You basically have to go through all the puzzles together, controlling the two spheres, and the story is really nice and lovely (although many reviewers said that this game made them call the father of their, this isn't my case but maybe I'm just too cold and dead inside).. plus, since the father can only go left and right and the daughter can only jump there's the need of some thinking. Anyhow, if you take this just as a game, it's easy. But as with all the Flash puzzle/platformers in which a relationship is involved between the two characters, here too (and here this part is greatly developed) you need to pay attention more to the story than to the game itself (which still is a game, you can die, it's not a visual novel). Later in the game, as I was saying timing gets important in order to make the two characters cooperate but overall it never gets "difficult". If you like these kind of games, play some of them on Kongregate ok, but play this one too :)

Because of my hectic workhours, I didn't speak to my dad in a month. But after I finished 3/4 of this game, I grabbed my phone and called my dad and talked for a couple hours. Thank you, Nanali Studios :')