BETON BRUTAL

This is one of those instances, where I'd wish Steam review could be something else than binary positive / negative. I'm leaving a positive review for many reasons, but some of those reasons are beyond this game - I wish that indie games succeed in general and clearly this game has a passionate background, both in its making as for it's fans.
It's also very reasonably priced which means I think I got for my money's worth, despite me coming to an conclusion I won't probably ever finish this game.
So what's the reason for my ambivalence? Here's the thing - before going into this game, you REALLY need to ask yourself - do you have plenty of time to spare for a game that by design, doesn't respect yours - despite that I believe for many finishing it might be a rewarding experience.
If you're like me - average gamer, I'm in my 40s - I've been playing games since 80s, ever since Super Mario Bros and I can take on challenges when it comes to video games but still my time and energy for them is limited. Then you'll get much more out of this game, if you accept that the only first 300 metres of the 500 metres of climbing is for you - but the rest 200 metres isn't. The last 200 metres is for gamers who have time to play all through the night or have the willingness to try over and over again, hour after hour practicing.
I enjoyed the first 250 metres immensely, the atmosphere, the stakes in the jumps etc. Once I got to the point where there are bouncing pads, it was the first "red flag" so to speak - the game stops being a simple parkour game and becomes a parkour game with mechanics that start to feel bit gimmicky and the progress becomes much, much much more slower. I'd say even the general atmosphere of the world starts to change- first half of the game feels more "organic", like climbing some real place, but the latter half starts to feel like an designed obstacle course. Which it is, but you get my drift - first half, I'm not thinking the game world is an "obstacle course" but something else.
I loved the first 250 metres and for the 5 € price, the 3-4 hours that I got with that price were definitely worth it and that experience is why I'm going to leave a positive review.
At first I was quite heavily disappointed on how the game seemed to change on how it creates it's difficulty around the halfway point and I kinda understand that the developer needs to push the envelope. After reading other people's experiences, watching playthroughs regarding elements like the bouncy pads, "nails" on the walls, and jesus s. christ the sloped surfaces and the odd ice "boosting" surfaces - I just realized that I have plenty of other games to play and the last 200-250 metres aren't just meant for me, as a guy who has to work 9 to 5.
So in a way, Beton Brutal is like two games - the simple, beautiful game with wonderful atmosphere and hand-sweating jumps - and the second part is more about....well, still hand-sweating jumps with stakes but more repetition, more practice, more challenge that goes beyond what a gamer like me is willing to experience. I'm leaving this review for that first 300 metres but with that caveat - if you recognise yourself in what I'm describing here, please do experience this game but set your expectations so that for you, this climb isn't 500 metres - it's 300 metres and that way you'll get the most enjoyment out of this.
Oh and sneak button is your friend, especially with ladders. You can traverse fairly safely between ladders by using it.
The problem with the sneak & ladders however is that it's inconsistent mechanic. For example, you can "sneak" safely between single ladder elements that are next to each other but if you have a knee-high section of two ladders, suddenly this superhuman parkour protagonist cannot traverse between them. When in reality, it should be just even safer and easier to move between ladders if they are higher than a single step. There's a lot of small little jumps between ladder elements like this that with all the repetition isn't just all that fun.
Ladders would be a better mechanic if they wouldn't feel inconsistent. A little bit more leniency on sneak-traversing between ladder elements in regards whether their height would be great.

The movement and mechanics are easily some of the greatest ever introduced in a platforming game, buttery smooth.
The levels are very intricate and have plenty of short cuts to be discovered.
The falling in this game paired with trying to 100% the game made for the most soul crushing gaming experience of my life. I highly recommend for anyone who is interested in parkour and a high pain tolerance, because you will fall and it will physically and mentally test your sanity.

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Beton brutale is a 3d foddian game inspired by minecraft parkour.
The control are fairly simple to learn, but the different kind of special block and obstacle are the thing that will make it hard to master.
The map is really well made, Fall aren't usually too punishing and there is a lots of safe-ish section for hard part and easy section for transition with more punishment if failed.
The base game contain two map, and there is a dlc with an additional map that is also really good but more punishing.
I would highly recommend this foddian game as it's one of the best 3d one.

at its current price, this game would be easy to recommend with just he first map in mind. considering that there is a second free map, paid dlc on offer as well as an incredibly in depth map editor: this game is an incredibly easy recommend for foddian game fans. BETON BRUTAL is quite literally one of my favourite purchases on steam

this game is so goddamn hard, they're releasing like one map a year and it's still faster than i can complete them. 10/10

Minecraft parkour and beyond. Great movement game, comes with a level editor, leaderboard, replays, and lots of custom content.