Set in a lush animated world full of jungles, temples, and mythological monsters, Indivisible puts players in the role of a girl who must traverse a 2D world, gather allies, and employ their aid in the strange turn-based battles that cause this game to be classified more as an RPG than its visual style would suggest.
HIGH Do I have to think of one?
LOW The second boss, with its sadistic attack patterns.
WTF A ‘No Country For Old Men‘ reference in a kid’s game, huh?
HIGH A jetpack and a grappling hook!
LOW Some of the caves stumped me for far too long.
WTF Does the ending mean what I think it means?
HIGH Landing a perfect spin dash on a boss.
LOW Cutscenes of this length feel out of place in a game like this.
WTF: THEY DON’T……NEED…….OXYGEN!
HIGH The first time a level pulls back and reveals its full form.
LOW Oh hey, you reversed the controls. How clever, how droll.
WTF I’m being chased by an eel?
HIGH Using a demon pig as a trampoline to escape a deadly pit.
LOW Dying repeatedly because my rabbit can’t grab a ledge.
WTF The dead animal sculptures that decorate the abyss.
HIGH Climbing onto a gunhorse for the flappy bird section.
LOW The enemy that knocked me off more plaforms than a Castlevania medusa head.
WTF The trick to beating the final boss is… something else.
HIGH The most bangin’ hub world theme in the history of hub world themes
LOW So. Much. Backtracking.
WTF “Gracing the fabric of leisure-time and blowing away human kind in a sea of heavy weave 100% cotton comfort”
Welcome to This Is Not A Review. In these articles we discuss general impressions, ideas and thoughts on any given game, but as the title implies, it’s not a review. Instead, it’s an exercise in offering a quick recommendation (or dismissal) after spending enough time to grasp the ideas and gameplay of a thing without necessarily playing it from A to Z.
The subject of this installment: Shu, developed Coatsink Games and published by Secret Lunch.
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