Overview: Skiing game.
20241123:
I tried this demo today. I played the blue route of the first level several times until I unlocked the black diamond route. Then I played the black diamond route once.
Setup: Xbox controller. The game detected my steering as screen steering, but that was likely a perception of how their tutorial was designed. However, as indicated by the game, it's available to change in the options. I immediately changed it to left/right steering which is more intuitive to me.
Steam Game Time: 40 minutes
First Impressions:
I went for trying to unlock the black diamond route of the first level and this challenge was somewhat fun. What I didn't like about the game was that it was third person with a fixed angle. This meant that there are times the camera angle reveals the path ahead that wouldn't be known to a real skier and sometimes it fails to reveal what would be in sight of the skier. I feel like a first person skiing game or third person with camera behind the player is much more representative of how one reacts to the elements. Of course there's a beauty to the way it's done here. I acknowledge the beauty, but gameplay is what keeps me playing.
I did like the use of checkpoints through the run, but again the camera angle was such that avoiding crashes requires a combination of trial-and-error and memorization.
Aesthetically, the landscape view was pleasing to look at - in particular the fluffy snow all around combined with the look and feel of the skier traveling through it.
After running the black diamond route of the first level, I had my fill of the game, even though the demo had more levels to offer.
Demo Rating: 3.0 out of 5
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (PC) (Demo)
Relevant Links:
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Steam Store Page)
20241123:
I tried this demo today. I played the blue route of the first level several times until I unlocked the black diamond route. Then I played the black diamond route once.
Setup: Xbox controller. The game detected my steering as screen steering, but that was likely a perception of how their tutorial was designed. However, as indicated by the game, it's available to change in the options. I immediately changed it to left/right steering which is more intuitive to me.
Steam Game Time: 40 minutes
First Impressions:
I went for trying to unlock the black diamond route of the first level and this challenge was somewhat fun. What I didn't like about the game was that it was third person with a fixed angle. This meant that there are times the camera angle reveals the path ahead that wouldn't be known to a real skier and sometimes it fails to reveal what would be in sight of the skier. I feel like a first person skiing game or third person with camera behind the player is much more representative of how one reacts to the elements. Of course there's a beauty to the way it's done here. I acknowledge the beauty, but gameplay is what keeps me playing.
I did like the use of checkpoints through the run, but again the camera angle was such that avoiding crashes requires a combination of trial-and-error and memorization.
Aesthetically, the landscape view was pleasing to look at - in particular the fluffy snow all around combined with the look and feel of the skier traveling through it.
After running the black diamond route of the first level, I had my fill of the game, even though the demo had more levels to offer.
Demo Rating: 3.0 out of 5
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (PC) (Demo)
Relevant Links:
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Steam Store Page)
Date/Time
Saturday, November 23, 2024
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