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Zekava rated Aethra's Hyper Ball

Zekava rated a game 1 year ago
A downloadable game for Windows.

Fuck yeah, another expansion game from Katsis!

It's, well, a bit rough around the edges, eh? Pretty resource intensive for the minimalistic graphics, and the control scheme/gameplay seems like it would make a pretty decent "rage game" with the heavily momentum based movement sending you into obstacles that will instantly revert the game state (sans timer) to either the previous checkpoint or the beginning of the level, with checkpoints being doled out by the level designer and being rather few and far between on average. Great recipe for a Monkey Ball style Ben & Ed sorta game, but, well, it's not exactly what I'm looking for in an h-game, as I prefer when the "game" either doesn't get in the way of the "h" or is synergistic; in this game, in order to unlock the h images you must perform well at the game, and in order to perform well at the game, you must not only be focused (away from the porn), but patient... two things I'd avoid being requirements for an otherwise one-handed game, ya know? The "h" and "game" get in each others' way, and since I favor the "h", it is a rather frustrating experience beyond the seemingly intended frustrating experience of the actual gameplay - and I was not expecting that experience from the game's page before I purchased the game.

The issues I have with the game are largely fixable, though, and I do want to heavily encourage these sorts of games being made! I just didn't like being as frustrated as I was, mostly, so I was a bit disappointed.

Otherwise, I can't really complain: h-art is good, music is nice, menus are functional; even the controls/movement/gameplay are decently well made, but I just don't think they fit the game that I was expecting.