THERE'S NO TIME TO EXPLAIN
Available platforms: Steam, (Xbox 360 arcade?), other places around the nets (Newgrounds?)
Hey everybody, this is Nev with IIWYM here to bring you a...
*SUDDEN BURST OF STATIC*
I'm Nev, From the future! There's no time to explain, you need to not go through with this rev...
*Wall breaking noises, various sounds of screaming*
Huh... He's gone. Well, that was weird!
Anyways, on to the IIWYM review of There's No Time to Explain!
TNTTE, as I shall NEVER be abbreviating it henceforth, is at its core, a platformer with (Several) interesting "Gimmicks" though that is definitely a very bad term for it. Mechanics is probably better. In either case, depending on your view, it's a VERY funny platformer that hits that same sort of vein that can usually only be scratched by a good puzzle. Portal and Zelda games have traditionally filled this itch, but There's No Time to Explain futher! ON TO THE NEXT POINT!
You traverse the environment in the beginning with a sort of beam gun that works remarkably like a jetpack. The game has a rather realistic physics system... Or, rather... A PHYSICS SYSTEM. It works quite well, and probably 90% of the puzzles are about managing your momentum and making sure you are pointed in the right direction at the right speed. Finally, physics majors. Here's a game you can REALLY get behind! The puzzles are creative, and well done in general, though some of them get frustrating, and frustrating quickly. However, frustrated isn't bored! So there is that. This game did NOT bore me.
However, there are some weaker points. Some of the other traversal tools you get are disappointingly short, such as the shotgun, which you get early on. I was just having alot of fun with it when I was done with the section and was given back another gun. There's other tools as well, like a slingshot tool, an antigrav gun, and others. When do you get these, you might ask? Well... you know.
THERE'S NO TIME TO EXPLAIN!
All in all, I had an excellent time without having time to explain it. Or, not that much time.
*Time travel noises*
There's no time to explain! You have to give your review score now! This has gone on WAY too long, and has FAR too many time-related puns!
Ehh? Oh, alright then.
There's No Time To Explain gets a Buy it discount, for some rather frustrating moments and other minor issues, but is definitely worth your money and time for a good weekend's gaming.
This is Nev with IIWYM, so long!
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