I'm really impressed by Lost Socks.
First impression was amazing, but the more I play, the better it gets...multiple paths, weapons, enemies, tasks to complete, powers....it's an audiovisual orgy, always smooth as silk.
I get the same vibes I got playing at arcades back in the days.
The game also doesn't mess around...it gets hard really fast but it's always fair.
Stages length (so far) is perfect and let you memorize the tricky parts to fulfill all the tasks.
Really well done, can't wait to sink some serious hours in this (looks to be pretty long).
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As for variety in Lost Socks....believe me, you won't be bored.
I'm not at least, and I just finished a 2 hours session replaying previous levels.
Later on for example there is ice covering jump pads that you may or may not want to use (different paths and some are traps) and gears that if shoot at (or not) change fundamentally the level layout....so you will have to be VERY precise in what to shoot at...bashing the buttons madly is not an option anymore especially if you aim for a particular task.
I finally unlocked the Serpent gun, dripping with venom that evaporates enemies.
It's super hard now....to reach the shadow world you have to break all cages and even get the high score achievement almost anywhere.
The serpent weapon really helps (I just 3 starred a bunch of levels that I thought impossible before) and I finally found where the hell some cages were hidden (yes there are secrets routes later on).
I didn't know this was a dev first effort.
I find it hard to believe.
The game would be at home on a PS4 or a XBOXONE.
And while at first I found the socks idea a bit weird for my tastes I must say the characters have a lot of personality.
Some enemies are pretty memorable too...at least I know I hate some of them with a real passion.
Almost 3 am here playing...I must sleep.
