Decent and solid game
posted by Carvin (MASON, OH) Dec 4, 2008
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Drawn to Life is decently fun game, with a decently interesting story and decently interesting concepts to back it up. Yes, decent is the one word review, but I've got at least 1800 more characters.
Drawn to Life is a platformer at the core. At this it is iffy at best. The controls are kinda clunky, the levels are not too creative at the core and some levels leave you with not enough 'fighting' options. Some levels do give some very nice platform options though, such as a double jump or float that work quite nicely.
But, that isn't why you play this game. This game revolves around the idea that you draw and create everything. It has a pretty nice compact sprite editor which you use at least once in each level and after; usually more. The sprites you edit may only be in that level, but some go throughout the game. Nintendo (both DS and Wii) thrive on unique ideas, so this is not by any means the greatest of those, but it is fresh and enjoyable.
The story aspect contains a myriad of characters, none of which get enough screen time it seems... even the main characters. More dialogue would have been nice. In addition, there are plot hooks and threads never developed. The ending is also fairly somber with many loose ends open to interpretation. I was surprised, given the key audience.
In the end, this is a good grab from Gamefly for the couple weeks you need to beat it, though if you only are renting one game, I wouldn't bother.
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