Status Reset_Tears Jul 12, 2022
Oof, now here's a stinker. Pac-in-Time is an attempt to make a 2D sidescroller for good 'ol Pac-Man. Nothing wrong with that, but the instant I started playing... I wanted to stop playing. Pac-Man is very difficult to control in this game -- just moving around in general is a huge chore. Way too slippery, too bouncy, too unwieldy. You …
Read moreOof, now here's a stinker. Pac-in-Time is an attempt to make a 2D sidescroller for good 'ol Pac-Man. Nothing wrong with that, but the instant I started playing... I wanted to stop playing. Pac-Man is very difficult to control in this game -- just moving around in general is a huge chore. Way too slippery, too bouncy, too unwieldy. You need to figure out where to use items you collect in this game (making this kind of sort of a puzzle platformer), but all the items are clunky and not that intuitive. As for the levels, they're the sort where you have to find things (in this case, the scattered Pac-Man dots) and then find the exit, and it's all a great big pain. Go ahead and pass on this one.
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