The latest game from Strange Scaffold (developers of "El Paso, Elsewhere"), I Am Your Beast is an action packed addition to the first person speedrun genre. The player run speed is really fast, and makes the game feel absolutely breakneck at points. I'm not sure exactly how, but it seems like there are some aim-assisting features built into the game to make sure that close misses still hit. Its done in a way that makes you feel like a much better shot than you actually are, without being super noticeable or distracting. The game's primary gameplay loop is: kill a guy -> pick up his gun -> shoot it until you run out of ammo -> throw it at the next guy -> take his weapon -> etc., in a way very reminiscent of Superhot. The constant switching between weapons keeps the gameplay feeling super fast and frantic. I also really enjoyed the sections in between the levels where I got to hear from the protagonist, Harden. None of these story sections have majorly important plot points. Instead, they serve as charming little in between moments to catch your breath, and the individual lines of dialogue are written and performed very well. The only part of the game I really didn't like was the challenges. The challenges are alternate ways of beating levels, which could have worked quite well. In practice they end up being very irritating because there is no time pressure to complete them fast. This makes it so the best way to complete them is to go slowly, which is less fun to me. (9/10)

The latest game from Strange Scaffold (developers of "El Paso, Elsewhere"), I Am Your Beast is an action packed addition to the first person speedrun genre. The player run speed is really fast, and makes the game feel absolutely breakneck at points. I'm not sure exactly how, but it seems like there are some aim-assisting features built into the game to make sure that close misses still hit. Its done in a way that makes you feel like a much better shot than you actually are, without being super noticeable or distracting. The game's primary gameplay loop is: kill a guy -> pick up his gun -> shoot it until you run out of ammo -> throw it at the next guy -> take his weapon -> etc., in a way very reminiscent of Superhot. The constant switching between weapons keeps the gameplay feeling super fast and frantic. I also really enjoyed the sections in between the levels where I got to hear from the protagonist, Harden. None of these story sections have majorly important plot points. Instead, they serve as charming little in between moments to catch your breath, and the individual lines of dialogue are written and performed very well. The only part of the game I really didn't like was the challenges. The challenges are alternate ways of beating levels, which could have worked quite well. In practice they end up being very irritating because there is no time pressure to complete them fast. This makes it so the best way to complete them is to go slowly, which is less fun to me. (9/10)