I like my zombie apocalypses, though i can be a bit particular about it. Non of that 28 Days Later stuff for me, i want to see the classic slow walking stumbling rotting corpses kind of zombie world, and Deadlight captures that world perfectly and does so in 2D as well!

So it's a 2D platformer. You're character starts out being cut of from his friends and needs to find a way out of the building he is in which is being swarmed by zombies and find a way to reunite with your fellow survivors. By climbing up ledges, jumping over gaps from platform to platform to rooftop, dragging crates and throwing switches to activate traps and open up passage ways you make your way through a very convincing post apocalyptic scenery thanks to some nifty looking graphics and a gloomy atmosphere. And a honorable mention for the stylefully done comic cutscenes by the way. You are far from invincible so you will have to rely on your wits by staying high of the ground and luring any potentially dangerous zombies in to traps. You do get a melee weapon and a gun, but as with most zombie survivors ammo is scarce and you can only swim a fire-axe so many times.

On the gameplay side everything is pretty solid. I did here some complaints here and there that the controls aren't all that great or responsive and it makes you miss a jump and fall to your death, but i have to say i haven't had any problems with that really. I might have messed up a couple of times here and there but checkpoints are never far away so repeating your action isn't all that big of a deal.

Is the game perfect? Well i wouldn't say that. It's good and i've enjoyed it but as many have mentioned it is a bit on the short side. You'll be through it in between 4 to 5 hours, depending on the collectibles like diary pages and id-cards you went out of your way looking for. You can however unlock some extra like artwork and making of videos so that is a nice extra for those who really liked the game. Next to that i have relatively some minor complaints that didn't let me enjoy the experience completely. Now the story isn't anything to write home about, it's fairly straight forward, but that's fine. I've even enjoyed reading some of the diary pages which i found were quite well written. But when your character starts talking it just changes things. The voice acting is overdone and makes him sound like a cheesy action hero, not at all fitting to the writing. I even think that all the writing of the diary pages and the collectables like post cards have been done by a completely different team then the dialogue writers.

But as i said, minor gripes on a otherwise good title. Definitly recommend it. Although i will say that i find the full price a bit steep so i suggest to wait until it comes by on sale. I've scene it pop up for $3 or so on occasion.

I like my zombie apocalypses, though i can be a bit particular about it. Non of that 28 Days Later stuff for me, i want to see the classic slow walking stumbling rotting corpses kind of zombie world, and Deadlight captures that world perfectly and does so in 2D as well! So it's a 2D platformer. You're character starts out being cut of from his friends and needs to find a way out of the building he is in which is being swarmed by zombies and find a way to reunite with your fellow survivors. By climbing up ledges, jumping over gaps from platform to platform to rooftop, dragging crates and throwing switches to activate traps and open up passage ways you make your way through a very convincing post apocalyptic scenery thanks to some nifty looking graphics and a gloomy atmosphere. And a honorable mention for the stylefully done comic cutscenes by the way. You are far from invincible so you will have to rely on your wits by staying high of the ground and luring any potentially dangerous zombies in to traps. You do get a melee weapon and a gun, but as with most zombie survivors ammo is scarce and you can only swim a fire-axe so many times. On the gameplay side everything is pretty solid. I did here some complaints here and there that the controls aren't all that great or responsive and it makes you miss a jump and fall to your death, but i have to say i haven't had any problems with that really. I might have messed up a couple of times here and there but checkpoints are never far away so repeating your action isn't all that big of a deal. Is the game perfect? Well i wouldn't say that. It's good and i've enjoyed it but as many have mentioned it is a bit on the short side. You'll be through it in between 4 to 5 hours, depending on the collectibles like diary pages and id-cards you went out of your way looking for. You can however unlock some extra like artwork and making of videos so that is a nice extra for those who really liked the game. Next to that i have relatively some minor complaints that didn't let me enjoy the experience completely. Now the story isn't anything to write home about, it's fairly straight forward, but that's fine. I've even enjoyed reading some of the diary pages which i found were quite well written. But when your character starts talking it just changes things. The voice acting is overdone and makes him sound like a cheesy action hero, not at all fitting to the writing. I even think that all the writing of the diary pages and the collectables like post cards have been done by a completely different team then the dialogue writers. But as i said, minor gripes on a otherwise good title. Definitly recommend it. Although i will say that i find the full price a bit steep so i suggest to wait until it comes by on sale. I've scene it pop up for $3 or so on occasion.