MFGG - Mario Fan Games Galaxy

Review Information

Game Reviewed	Fate, by Willsaber
Review Author	FoxGuy
Created	Jul 1 2014, 1:27 AM

General Commentary and Game Overview

Not too shabby for a first title; however as with many first attempts this is no exception to critique.

Pros	+Has a story +Interesting use of flat colors/silhouette +Simple controls
Cons	-Dialogue is a bit weak -Threats felt empty, even more after fighting the final boss -Lacking in the sound department -Static movement -Unpolished presentation

Impressions

Gameplay 5 / 10	You play as a defective/enlightened Bob-Omb whose trying to uncover their origin effectively disobeying his/her mission of killing Mario (suicide bomber.) The levels almost play themselves at due to their simplicity. In regards to that your horizontal movement is static, no acceleration, from start to stop. An area to polish, furthermore your jump height is static in the notion that holding the jump key has no effect whatsoever on the height/acceleration/velocity of your jump. The story is simple too the point of compromising dialogue. "My patience wears thin" is one of the lines I guessed correctly and even then the bosses threats felt empty since he does virtually nothing to stop you. The difficult plays a large role in this, the only thing that happens is your brothers kill themselves to defeat you. The final boss himself is a let down, after a few attempts you'll defeat him with considerable ease making the guy nothing more than a bag of words without meaning.
Graphics 6 / 10	The use of flat colors and pure black (silhouette) is certainly something we don't see often. The art style is unique but ultimately no technical feat. There also happens to be a glitch when you try to go backwards after you pass into the "real" world.
Sound 4 / 10	Some describe the lack of sound effects/music as a good thing to add to the emptiness and feeling of loneliness. However others like myself are inclined to disagree. Essentially the author didn't do wrong with incorporating a few sound files but there was also room to polish this department as well.
Replay 3 / 10	This game almost plays itself. Once you beat it I'm uncertain you'll play it again. The only reason I did was to see what happened if I decided to "do my duty" which results in a premature ending. I don't think Mario is dumb enough to stand there and get blown up by a Bob-omb. Even then would that even kill him?

Final Words

This is certainly one of the more unique games I've played on MFGG. However this is a first game and subjective to some improvements. Despite this score it's certainly something to take a look at due to its original concept, albeit poorly executed.

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Comments

	Willsaber Jul 4 2014, 12:00 AM
What do you mean no acceleration? Check again, because it is there (if you're saying I should increase it, I can), although you are right about the jumping. Also, if you check the comments you will find the latest version which has an option to turn on the music. By default it is off, but in the title screen clicking on the sound icon will enable it.

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