Sanguine 2 I for one thought this was a phenomenal sequel to an equally phenomenal game. I remember playing the original Sanguine and loving the proverbial shit out of it! Funnily enough, I couldn't remember what it was actually CALLED until seeing this sequel!
I thought that the music and sound design in general was excellent. It felt like I was actually playing a legit retro platformer. A hybrid between Castlevania and some other platformer except one with an overworld map. Not Mario 3. But something! Actraiser? I don't think it was on the NES but it reminds me of Actraiser and that's always a good thing!
It's got a decent challenge with a reasonable difficulty curve that gives you time to learn what different things do. How to navigate, what pick-ups do what, how to find secrets, etc. All in all, I felt it was very fair and a good experience.
That being said, I do have one major gripe with the game and that's the controls. They're mapped in a perfectly reasonable way, that isn't the issue. The issue is that they're very 'loose' and floaty. Jumping puzzles are always difficult (for me anyways) and they aren't helped by slippery ground and ultra-floaty jumps. The intro level alone killed me several times due to the ludicrously narrow margin for error and the controls during the cave section. I'd be fine with everything if not for that!
It's a solid game that's a total blast to play, but it really oughta control a bit tighter ya know? I give it 3.5 out of 5 for now, but it can be easily improved to a 4 or a 5 with some tweaking of the controls. I'm glad to see one of my favourite flash games getting a sequel if nothing else! Keep up the good work.
Rambo Platypus, out.
