ICEY
ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action+META game. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. “Alright, you caught me! This ISN'T really just a simple 2D action game, and you WON'T be seeing through ICEY's eyes… NOR will you learn the truth about her world.' says the narrator. “ICEY is a Meta game in disguise. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, 'Why? Why am I following his directions? Why can't I learn the truth about this world and ICEY's purpose here?' Fight against his tyranny, and uncover what's really going on for yourself! In fact, you can become ICEY, and let loose the shackles of your own identity. You are ICEY, and ICEY is you… if you want it that way. Feel free to keep hold of your own self, if you wish.
Steam User 10
Pretty short game, really fun cathartic combat but the story does go all over the place. Apparently a lot of players complain about hitstun which means they didn't pay attention to the tutorial, you can recover from hitstun instantly by pressing the jump button to recover a la kingdom hearts.
Steam User 8
Fun combat and fun story!
NOTE: PLEASE switch the narrator's voice to the Chinese dub before playing. It's the most expressive voice, and really ties everything together.
Steam User 6
TL;DR - If you enjoy The Stanley Parable and fast-paced 2D action games, this will be perfect for you. Be expecting plenty of 4th wall breaks and a shockingly brief amount of time to complete this title (I got all achievements and beat the game in a little over 4 hours).
Gonna' be honest, going into this game blind, I did not expect it to be what it was. I will keep this mostly spoiler-free, so no need to worry, I'm not going to ruin anything that you don't experience in the first 5 minutes of the game. That said, the appearance of the narrator completely caught me off-guard and it was only after a bit of playing did I realize what the game was truly going for. I will say, I'm not too crazy on a lot of games that break the 4th wall so heavily, but I didn't hate what was done here, so that's a plus in my book.
Now, I will say, this game plays so amazingly, I really wish they could have made it longer for that alone. It's so intense, fast-paced, fairly flashy, and the dash ability is amazing, both in and out of combat. Major proper to the battle designers here because they definitely nailed it.
The music and sound design were pretty spot on too, although I am not super crazy on the electro/techno/synth-y sort of genres on display in this title.
Also, I will say that I do enjoy the idea of the game's plot as a whole, but I do kinda' wish there was a bit more to one half of it. Not on the 4th wall break side of things, but the other plot. Keeping it vague for newbies, but those who have played the game should get what I mean.
All in all, I enjoyed this title quite a lot and definitely look forward to sequel, or another game by this crew that plays kinda' like this one. I highly recommend it if you want something to just sit down for an afternoon and blast through some enemies and a fairly short story.
Steam User 5
not completed game yet but this game is very fun to play and to find the extras of the game is a really nice addition game play is fun and simple combos are cool and the general design of the game is really nice and for the price this game is worth it
Steam User 5
I recently played it and i gotta say its a short but very nice time.
Steam User 4
I played this game with all achievements.
I don't know what to say about a 2D action game, I have so little experience with the genre. I don't know why I bought this game either, I guess it just seemed interesting. What I can say is that I absolutely adored this game. It was very approachable and easy to play.
I started this on easy and played through the game. Then I switched to hard difficulty, which is very uncharacteristic of me as I play only for story. Then I encountered the games hardest boss and dammit I beat it. It took a few tries but went down eventually. What a rush! But I will still continue to play on easy, this was a mishap and won't happen again.
On hard I played the game to 100% and it was great. I don't know what else to say about this game, especially as it is an experience. I don't want to spoil a thing. It is in numbers short but long enough, just perfect. It doesn't have to be longer. Please don't quit after you beat Judas, the game is not over, keep exploring. I'll leave a small hint at the end. It was the only thing I needed to look up to accomplish full game.
You can choose the voice-over language for the narrator. I started in english, but quickly changed it to japanese which I heard a bit when I watched some gameplay before buying. That guy was gold.
Definitely get this, I got it on sale for 5€, worth every penny(or cent).
Hint: You can go through some doors with the same button you do the finishing moves with.
Steam User 2
It's a fun game from start to end. It's pretty easy game but it is not about beating the game or gaining all the trophy's. It's about finding yourself just as Icey fines her self and learns to fight back against the true evil that always with you. People who told you what to do, what to think, and lead you down the path that isn't what you decided but path their pick for you trying to control your fate. Light is hidden within this game so play carefully and listening carefully. Icey best waifu in game so help her find the way! Also i recommend playing this game and enjoy it for the fun stuff. Nothing to dislike about this game then giving us waifu mat called Icey who is strong and cute. You will hate some parts or be lost but worry not i will lend aid if you asked me or google it up. xD Until then Icey signing out. Thanks for reading my review.