The Swindle (Computer)
Official GBAtemp Review
Product Information:
- Release Date (NA): July 27, 2015
- Publisher: Size Five Games
- Developer: Size Five Games
- Genres: Steampunk, Stealth
- Also For: Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game Features:
Review Approach:
Hey guys, Ericzander here and this is my first video game review as part of the GBAtemp team. I'm going to be making my reviews in video format. I have a method to how I judge games, which I list after the video.
I ranked the game based on the combined total of the following categories:
*Music* How memorable and great was the music? --/10
*Story* Was it thrilling? Cheesy? Or non-existent? --/15
*Level-Design* Were the puzzles challenging without being frustrating? Was the layout amazing or sub-par? --/10
*Replay Value* Do you feel the urge to come back to play this later? --/10
*Controls* Did the controls feel natural or clumsy? --/15
*Graphics* Were you utterly blown away from the graphics or cringe while looking at the art? --/5
*Appropriate Difficulty* NOTE that a high score does NOT equal a high difficulty. If a game was too hard, then it receives a lower score than one that had an appropriate difficulty. To get a perfect 10, the game needs to have just the right amount of difficulty. --/10
*First Impression* What was being conveyed at the start of the game? --/10
*Immersion* Was a tear shed? Did you feel a personal connection to the story? --/15
*Overall* Total score. --/100
Please feel free to leave suggestions for how I can do reviews in the future!
Verdict
- Wonderful music that really sets the tone of the game.
- Impressive level designs that are never exactly the same from game to game.
- A ton of replay value.
- Very immersive. Every time you fail, it affects you.
- Controls can get sticky. It gets marginally better when using a controller.
- Very sharp spike in difficulty early on as a losing streak can end up snowballing into making the game nearly impossible.
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