Freedom Planet

This game is SOOOOO GOOOODDDDD omg. It's basically like if Sonic had a baby with Megaman in the best way possible. The sprite work is beautiful and the amount of SOUL put into this is 10/10. Voice acting is great too!

I really love the characters and how they all play too!

In an era of soulless slop and ai this game takes you back to the good ol' days of gaming. 10/10.

Compared to the game's more polished sequel, Freedom Planet now feels a bit crude and unbalanced; most notably the game's cutscenes are a bit too long (they're skippable though, and there's a cutscene-less mode as well) and some bosses near the end are very hard (probably the reason lives are meaningless in the game). Still, the game is fun, challenging and charming with its can-do spirit and cutesy voice acting. Moreover, the game has one of the best videogame soundtracks of all time. The zones are engaging, there's replay value thanks to character-based differences (there are three playable characters), and for the most part the game's boss battles are fun. Freedom Planet started off as a Sonic fangame. It shows, but not to the game's detriment; I wouldn't even have thought of playing it in the first place had it not had a bit of Sonic in its genes.

If you go in expecting this game to be like sonic you will be absolutely dissapointed
Levels are long, platforming is not momentum based at all, and not being able to just jump into enemies like in sonic makes you want to either avoid enemies and just tank through them or stop and fight everything individually.
So again, it's annoying if you are going in expecting a game like sonic, which is why I don't get why people keep talking about this game like it is one. Only thing they have in common is wall running and how you curl into a ball if you hold down while running.
But if you want a fun little platformer-
you'll probably like it. Levels are fun, the power ups like Carol's bike is really awesome to use and while some bosses I feel like can drag on they are pretty fun to fight too once you figure their patterns out and the story is basically just a Saturday morning cartoon and it's fully voice acted so if you like those you'll like this game's story too.

Sonic inspired game with combat/. Fun, great pixel art for indie game.

Music is so good. Characters are cute. Gameplay is sonic

My first game to clear 100%. It was so freaking satisfying. I really like how fluently you run across those levels. There is also a lot to explore. Really recommend this game, especially to Sonic fans!!

Game looks inspired by Sonic games for the running, but it's so much more with a solid gameplay, engaging story, adorable characters and humor. I had a blast and wasn't expecting it to be this good.
I chose Carol the cat girl for my playthrough as her motorcycle is cool. It seems like once you pick a character you can't switch (even though dragon girl Lilac is the main protagonist). You're not always on the bike but when you are, it unlocks more attack patterns plus special animations for scaling vertical walls and grabbing ladders.
Most of the time you choose your path through levels packed with rewards, with those floating platforms, slides, flying flower buds that whisk you to new areas... The creativity shines through, making it fun just to explore. My favorite might be the casino level.
Enemies come in a great variety too. They're tolerable or tough depending on your difficulty setting, and you can choose to fight or dash past. Most bosses have a weak point to target with jump attacks, manageable until the late game. The real challenge piles up in the final 2 chapters, but then you should know your character's moves well.
I loved the cutscenes for the expressive facial animations and cute characters. Even as a pixel game everything feels vivid and full of life. Humor is everywhere, like the digging cat piling dirt to boost the king higher, the hilarious wake-up scene, or the adorable movie night moment.
Kudos to the Devs for crafting varied levels and pouring so much love into this gem. I'll grab the sequel when it's on sale.
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