Creature in the Well - Out 6th September

[Retroid]

This is a Pinball/Hack and Slash which is pretty unique and It just looks awesome! (And that sound design!).

 

Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/app/852300/Creature_in_the_Well/

 

Xbox - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/creature-in-the-well/9p3swzzj1m4b?activetab=pivot%3Aoverviewtab

 

Switch - https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/creature-in-the-well-switch/

 

PS4 release is "probably 2020" according to the devs.

 

Trailer:

 

 

Dev Breakdown:

 

 

 

 

[Parappa]

Looks great but makes me want a new Shatter.

[MarkN]

Love the look of this. It's gone straight on my Steam wishlist, thanks (fairly high up if I could be bothered to edit it).

[Ran]

That looks great! Will definitely check it out at some point. Brilliant arkanoid like concept, I can't think of anything since Odama that's tried to evolve that sort of game (I just remember the ball with Odama, did it have any shared heritage?)

[Retroid]

Anybody get this? From what I've heard it's more of a puzzler than brawler... I'm so skint that I probably won't buy anything until next month.

[BadgerFarmer]

I have it but have barely had a chance to play it yet. I do like the visual style. There's no sign of any brawling, that's for sure. Each room has it's own set up of targets and balls to hit into them. Sometimes you need to make a specific shot or hit them in a particular order, somethimes while dodging hazards, sometimes within a time limit. Too early to judge whether it's any good or not.

[Meh]

It's the most boring game I've played in years. It has some good ideas, but there's just nothing really going on, from what I played.

[Mortis]

Played about half an hour - seems kinda bland despite the nice art style - batter x or y repeatedly until you get enough energy to open the door - repeat. 

 Don’t know if I can be arsed pressing on to see if it improves. 

[Max Damage]

Had to get a refund on this. It all just boils down to spamming X, aiming then pressing Y whilst dodging dangers. There is no need to keep the balls in play, it has no real relation to pinball. I did the first dungeon and decided it sadly wasn't fun, looks great but plays boring.

[Retroid]

45 minutes ago, Max Damage said:

Had to get a refund on this. It all just boils down to spamming X, aiming then pressing Y whilst dodging dangers. There is no need to keep the balls in play, it has no real relation to pinball. I did the first dungeon and decided it sadly wasn't fun, looks great but plays boring.

 

Yeah the reviews slated it for being easy but having decent puzzles later on... I really want to support the Devs but man, I was sick last month so my wages are shite. I'll probably miss out on this for the time being...

[BadgerFarmer]

I've finished this now. It does get better after the opening couple of levels, with some good challenges, especially the bosses. But overall it doesn't add up to much. For every room that's a decent challenges there's another that's a non-event, and it just never really does enough with the concept. Not bad, though.

[Muz]

Just started this on gamepass and I'm loving it so far. The music makes it a fairly relaxed but atmospheric game... I think I'm enjoying the fact that i didn't have to spend a couple of hours just getting through a tutorial and it's a fairly short experience which is exactly what I'm looking for