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July 24, 2022
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Time rewind mechanics are great. MegaMan X-like mechanics are great.
Cogen is not.
Cogen has the aesthetic of a classic fast action platformer and that makes the gameplay very jarring. The running feels slow, like you're moving through mud and the 3-hit combo is the antithesis of fast-paced, exciting combat. I don't know why these types of games ever use them.
The time reversing is a cool idea but it's annoying in practice. everything kills you in one hit, but no problem,you can just reverse time, right? No, you have a very limited amount of reversing and you have to use it to traverse the world and activate platforms. So if you've just used a time reversal to activate a platform, you'd better make sure to not even touch that tiny enemy with your toes or it's back to the checkpoint.
Wall slide and wall jumps are needlessly restrictive and the movement doesn't feel smooth in any way.
Cogen is not.
Cogen has the aesthetic of a classic fast action platformer and that makes the gameplay very jarring. The running feels slow, like you're moving through mud and the 3-hit combo is the antithesis of fast-paced, exciting combat. I don't know why these types of games ever use them.
The time reversing is a cool idea but it's annoying in practice. everything kills you in one hit, but no problem,you can just reverse time, right? No, you have a very limited amount of reversing and you have to use it to traverse the world and activate platforms. So if you've just used a time reversal to activate a platform, you'd better make sure to not even touch that tiny enemy with your toes or it's back to the checkpoint.
Wall slide and wall jumps are needlessly restrictive and the movement doesn't feel smooth in any way.