Review of Essence Child

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Essence Child Review
By NAL Moderator on 27 July 2007


Pros: +Puzzles spectacularly presented +VERY professionally made +Great fun +Feature-packed +Brilliant level editor +Obviously took time and effort

Cons: -A little easy -A little short

By miles my favourite GameMaker game to date

As I said, my favourite GM game to date. It is laid out brilliantly, is an original take on a clichéd idea, and is great fun from start to finish (unfortunately only about an hour and a half). The four "land"s each get their own graphical treatment, which is always clear and lovingly created. The puzzles are slightly easy (although one or two may make you stumble, and the one during the credits seems to be impossible), but are always well made and laid out better than many commercial alternatives. For me, Essence Child is what GameMakering is all about, simple games with a mahoosive topping of fun. Congratulations, LEP.

snowyowl

snowyowl said 3 days ago

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The credits level is possible, but I don't remember there being a level editor. Then again, I haven't played this game in about 2 years, so that's not surprising.

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