Illusoria Review : Generic Puzzle Platforming for Basic Bitches (Steam PC Gameplay)
Channel: LIFE RPG
Date: 2017-06-25

Illusoria is certainly not one of my favorite Steam games. Buggy and clunky controls, samey nature of most levels, and a true lack of purpose soured the experience and review of Illusoria for me. Illusoria could be a very enjoyable game with some very unique mechanics, but the generic first half is a major turn-off.

I struggled to find much to cling onto to get me through Illusoria. If you enjoy difficult games, you'd be better served to find a game that has it's controls completely on point. Illusoria is not that game. You can't control yourself in the air, but moreover sometimes your character will jump to his death for no discernable reason.

During my Illusoria gameplay I experienced everything from non-responsive controls, to jumping into spikes for no discernable reason. This turned what could've been a wonderful trip to a fantasy-land and turned it into a frustrating nightmare. Steer clear of this stinker!

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Illusoria is a 2D platformer game that recalls all of those platformers that emerged during the nineties. Games such as Flashback, Heart of Darkness or Another World.
Illusoria is a game where players can immerse themselves in a fantasy world full of wonderful characters and terrible monsters. A place where death lurks past every corner and where patience and expertise will be your best allies.

The Prophecy has been fulfilled, and the Puppet Master has emerged from the void; a being capable of corrupting the worlds he encounters with its mere presence, turning living beings into abominations that attack and kill everything within reach while he gains power.

As Keeper of the Flame, you must protect the kingdom of Illusoria, its inhabitants and Amelia, its empress. To achieve this, you must acquire the power of the Guardian throughout your adventure in order to defeat the Puppet Master and his host of monsters. Time is against you and the Empress is counting on you.
Features and Gameplay:
The player will have the chance to play at his own pace throughout the story and as your power increases so will your combat prowess. The main skills include running, crouching, rolling, climbing, clinging to ledges or making leaps of different lengths depending on the accuracy needed for the jump.

Progressing through the story the player will learn how to toss fireballs, create flaming shields for protection against enemies or lunge at enemies while engulfed in flames. But until then, you will be vulnerable.

The game lets the player choose between rushing through the levels or stopping to discover more about the history of Illusoria and its inhabitants through a system of notes and scrolls that the player can collect throughout the adventure.

The game’s HUD, reduced solely to the text boxes during dialogues, has been removed for a better immersion into the world of Illusoria.

During the loading screen, you will see your character progress on his journey across Illusoria in an illustrated map that will be revealed as you complete the different areas of the game.

The game also starts off at about a 1 or 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 in difficulty, but quickly moves to about a 9 in mere minutes with way too unforgiving of a platformer timing and key press requirement. Add to this, the game requires too many difficult jumps in succession rapidly with no save points in between you wind up with a super frustrated player repeating the same section of your game 100 times. I consider myself a pretty patient gamer, but this game is wayyyyyy too unforgiving in certain spots. Add to this the game not offering full controller support and having bugs like telling you to hit "start" when you play the game with no controller even plugged into to read the notes you collect and the frustration mounts.

I really wanted to like this game.. but ugh, I just cannot. My score for this game is a 35% and I don't believe many people will get much value from this game at the current $10 price tag, especially considering how unforgiving the game is demanding 3 key presses at the same time in certain spots all at exactly the precise time or you'll die and have to repeat yourself back to the last save point. Rinse & Repeat until you finally rage quit feeling frustrated beyond belief. That is NOT "fun". 

I hope the developers work to improve this game and add full controller support and make the game not have such a steep learning curve with such unforgiving jump timing, and perhaps I will re-evaluate this game in the future. It shows promise, it really does. -Zaxtor 99