- Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Projection: First Light follows Greta on a puzzle-platforming adventure through a mythological shadow puppet world, as she embarks on a journey across cultures meeting legendary heroes.
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Grave, earnest, plot-driven and warm.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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COGconnectedLillian KingOct 202080/100As long as you don’t run into any major bugs, the most frustrating gameplay elements are the finicky controls, and if you don’t understand the intricacies of the plot, you might get bored waiting through the cutscenes. Despite that, Projection: First Light is worth picking up: it’s a stunning visual display with unique gameplay that usually succeeds in elevating its concept. Also, it’s fun to play. It’s pretty. I liked it.
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PC InvasionAndrew FarrellSep 20208/10There might be some issues here and there, but this is a perfectly enjoyable puzzle-platformer with great pacing and enjoyable shadow platforming.
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KeenGamerKira LaibOct 20208/10We all were making shadow puppets with hands early in our childhood. Highlighted back during PAX, Projection: First Light has already showed a lot of potential using the light and shadow as a mechanic for platforming. Eventually you have a whole world of shadow puppets in front of you and you can freely play around with creating your own shadows.
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Nintendo LifeStuart GippOct 20204/10Let's be clear – this is no disaster like Gleamlight. This is a well-crafted, carefully designed and fantastic-looking game. It's just such a damn shame that the central shadow-casting mechanic is so fussy, so irritating and so downright broken that we can't recommend it without the strongest of caveats. It's very clear that the developers put their heart and soul into Projection: First Light, and that effort deserves to be recognised. Unfortunately, we suggest you recognise it from afar. We don't think that a patch alone could solve this game's problems, and if there's ever a Projection: Second Light, we'd be surprised.
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GameByteLara JacksonOct 20205/10Projection: First Light started out as one of my favourite indie games of the year so far, but with a game-breaking bug in the mix, it’s sadly going to fall short of what I initially expected to score it. Hopefully the bug will be fixed soon, but for now, it unfortunately has to be reflected in my score.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Sweaty Chair, Shadowplay Studios
- Publisher
- Blowfish Studios
- Released
- September 19, 2019
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Unity 2019
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 2 ratings.
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