Freedom Planet

I enjoyed this game from some independent game designers who obviously really enjoyed Sonic. It was fast and fun and very enjoyable. I just wish the story was a bit more together as it just seems there are missing plot points, unexplained things and the like within. Still, it was nice to have a story that was much better than Sonic fighting Dr. Robotnic or Eggman with only the slightest story being presented. I just wish they could have made the game without the character select so you can just play the entire game at once.

The story has this alien called Brevon taking over a kingdom as he has apparently crashed on this planet that seems to have a bit of history and it almost seems as if it is a sequel. Well he brainwashes the prince and his plans are in motion as another alien is shot down prompting Lilac the dragon and Carol the cat girl to investigate. It is at this point you choose your character and I went with the dragon girl. I will play it again and choose Carol and see how different the game is from her perspective or what changes there are so while I prefer one adventure with alternating levels, this does add a bit of replayability to the game.

The game is a faster version of Sonic the Hedgehog. You know that most of the levels in Sonic if you blazed forward at full speed in most levels you were going to be in for a bad time. This game seems to want you to be able to blaze ahead and not have to worry about sudden death. It is made by people who enjoyed Sonic as you have sections where you have springs and such, but I feel it is enough of its own thing as to stand out.

So, I thought this game was rather fun as it is nice to play a game that is relatively short these days. I mean, some games take a guy like me a long time to win since I am working so much. To get done with something after only four hours, kind of a breath of fresh air. There is a second game too, so I will probably give it a go as well, from the looks of it, looks like you have an overworld map so I am interested to see if there are more story elements in that one.