It's always these awesome indie games that have such potential with their artwork, gameplay, and overall design that completely vanish and are never worked on again
Virtue is a 2D platformer where you play as an impulse traversing the human mind in order to become an idea. Aside from traditional platforming abilities (jumping/wall jumps), there's tons of exploration to be had as the game's own background will lead you to find secret items and hidden path ways while you use your willpower and tentacle to defeat enemies along the way. The artwork is very outlandish, being 3D models, but that being paired with the aesthetic scenery adds to the overall feeling of being inside a mind.
There wasn't much to say about the game being difficult as it allows you to keep spare health/willpower pickups as stored items, gives well placed checkpoints, and allows you to increase your overall health/willpower through secret collectibles.
All in all, I would recommend that if you find this review, definitely give this weird game a chance; it's just a shame that all indications point to the developer having abandoned the game (all links within the demo are no longer attached to anything)
Hi there! I appreciate the review, and the reminder that I need to go back and edit the links! I still hope to some day advance this style of game, whether that be with Virtue or with other projects. I'll post a few of my links over on your youtube comments!
This is very cool- haven't got through all of it yet but it's quirky and atmospheric and generally the sort of game a lot of streamers like to play. The intro was a nice touch and made me expect a walking (flying?) simulator, so it was a good surprise to get some platforming.
One thing I wasn't too keen on was the heavy reliance on a single background texture which looks like a cross between ancient runes and intestines (your screenshots show how prominent this is).
Minor criticism though, look forward to seeing more!
Ah, that's a good point! The tile map was one of the first things I made, so its simplicity is kind of a remnant of the learning process. I'll for sure take that into account as I continue to improve it! Thanks!
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It's always these awesome indie games that have such potential with their artwork, gameplay, and overall design that completely vanish and are never worked on again
Virtue is a 2D platformer where you play as an impulse traversing the human mind in order to become an idea. Aside from traditional platforming abilities (jumping/wall jumps), there's tons of exploration to be had as the game's own background will lead you to find secret items and hidden path ways while you use your willpower and tentacle to defeat enemies along the way. The artwork is very outlandish, being 3D models, but that being paired with the aesthetic scenery adds to the overall feeling of being inside a mind.
There wasn't much to say about the game being difficult as it allows you to keep spare health/willpower pickups as stored items, gives well placed checkpoints, and allows you to increase your overall health/willpower through secret collectibles.
All in all, I would recommend that if you find this review, definitely give this weird game a chance; it's just a shame that all indications point to the developer having abandoned the game (all links within the demo are no longer attached to anything)
My playthrough:
Hi there! I appreciate the review, and the reminder that I need to go back and edit the links! I still hope to some day advance this style of game, whether that be with Virtue or with other projects. I'll post a few of my links over on your youtube comments!
This is very cool- haven't got through all of it yet but it's quirky and atmospheric and generally the sort of game a lot of streamers like to play. The intro was a nice touch and made me expect a walking (flying?) simulator, so it was a good surprise to get some platforming.
One thing I wasn't too keen on was the heavy reliance on a single background texture which looks like a cross between ancient runes and intestines (your screenshots show how prominent this is).
Minor criticism though, look forward to seeing more!
Ah, that's a good point! The tile map was one of the first things I made, so its simplicity is kind of a remnant of the learning process. I'll for sure take that into account as I continue to improve it! Thanks!
love the way this game looks. i hope to see the full version one day
Thanks! I've got a lot of ideas for it! Right now I'm trying to get some traction for it in the community before I proceed
I like the visual style, very creative!
Thank you! :)
I value your feedback as I continue to develop VIRTUE! Please let me know what you think!