Buy Life Goes On

A really underrated game :(

This game is a puzzle game with a great twist, where you must “use” as many knights as it takes to achieve your goal! Dem golden chalices *_*

The different approach the developers have gone with to make a puzzle game is really refreshing and enjoyable, and
for me to say that is something cause I hate puzzle games normally ><

A really fun game and the graphics are really nice to.

7/10

Life Goes On. 9.5 / 10

A Hilarious 2D Puzzle Platformer - where Good Sir Knight has an infinite number of respawns - and you will Need the carcasses in all sorts of physics experiments to Find the Holy Grail....

Short 9 hours.... just right

Who thinks of something like this? Who sits around a table and says, "Let's make a game where you use corpses to progress?" I mean, if you pitched it to me, I'd tell you it's a silly idea. But someone did it. And it works - quite well.

I am really enjoying Life Goes On. So far, I've spent around 3 hours with it, and I've finished a third of the game. You will finish it quicker, but I am a completionist so I'm trying to get the fewest deaths and the fastest times, and man, let me tell you it's not easy!

The concept of the game is actually quite sound, and the execution is pretty good. In Life Goes On, you need the corpses of humorously, randomly named characters to succeed. It's not necessarily the corpses of your failures (although it certainly can AND WILL be...) - sometimes you need to strategically die to buzzsaws, spikes, and other such things to trigger traps and switches so you can open a door, turn off a flamethrower, get to a higher area, or just finish the level.

The game only has one button - jump. (and of course, directional pad) There's no attack, or anything else. This doesn't get too boring though, because the graphics & music are quite nice. Also, the levels and challenges are varied enough that you aren't focused on the fact that you are just hitting jump the whole time.

Speaking of levels and challenges, they are relatively easy to complete, but difficult to master. The levels are relatively short, most under a minute and a half, so you move through them pretty quickly, and they feel differing on the types of puzzles involved. There are three 'worlds' total. The game itself is pretty forgiving, because you have unlimited knights, but you can replay each level to try and get the best rating on both time, minimizing your deaths, and finding Jeff.

Jeff. What do I say about Jeff? You'll meet this adorable looking fuzzball, wander over to pet him, and he'll eat you. Yup. You heard me. In every level. And just when you think you're safe... HE'S IN THE CREDITS TOO. Sorry. You'll have to learn to love Jeff.

Don't forget about Jim. Who's Jim? Well, each time you die, the knight that spawns is randomly named (the name shows up at the bottom of the screen). Jim is quite prolific and has at least 40 family members (some variant of Jim or James), that have a random chance to spawn when you get a new knight. There's even an achievement for wiping them all out. Trust me, I'm working on it. Eventually, you'll take care of the problem at the source. There's an achievement for that too.

All in all, I highly recommend Life Goes On and think that if you like puzzle or platforming games, this is a must-buy, even at regular price (which I feel is quite reasonable). My only complaint with the game is that it is quite short, and I would have liked to see more out of it. Regardless, it will not disappoint.

It's kind of depressing.. Like sending lambs to the slaughter. I spawn countless knights, and just.. Run them to their demise. I don't even try to win the level with the least amount of deaths I can get. I just.. I just let them die. Sometimes I even mark the entire level with bodies. I'm a monster.. A Tyrant..

10/10 would slaughter the masses again.

puzzle game where u solve puzzles with ur own dead bodies.

Be wary of trap: try grandads corpse.

Soooooo much fun! Great puzzler, and hilarious concept: you have to kill yourself (often multiple times) to finish the level. Definitely is replayable because there are achievements for getting the levels done fast, with few deaths and/or getting eaten by an adorable critter on every level. Even the credits are themselves a level with achievements. Seriously well-crafted game.

Repetitive

Not interesting enough

The challenges are ok

I was asked to check out Life Goes On for my first impressions video series. I'm very glad I was as it's a very imaginative puzzler that I've continued playing in my off time as a result of enjoying it so much. The game has a much needed sense of humour about things (since otherwise you're just commiting mass puzzle solving murder) and is a lot of fun. The puzzles themselves vary a bit in terms of difficulty but once you get a grip on the mechanics I don't think you'll ever get frustrated to the point of giving up. New mechanics get introduced with each new location you visit also, such as being able to freeze your knights or make them levitate.

If you're curious to see it in action my first impressions video can be seen below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwCP5i124_U

As someone who frequently dies in video games, this game is wonderful. Dying is expected, necessary, and actually fun in this game. It's simple to understand, but solving the puzzles efficiently is challenging enough to make it fun without being ridiculously difficult. Life Goes On is definitely a game that everyone should try.

Interesting mix of platforming and puzzle gameplay. You know you got something special when I couldn't exit the game until I finished every challenge on the first 20 levels. Still itching for more.

Edit: I just finished the game and I can say for sure it's a must-buy if you love puzzle games and platformers. Most of the puzzles are on the easy side though, but there is still some challenge to be had here with some of the optional objectives. Absolutely love the music!

Life Goes On reminded me a bit of The Swapper but instead of creating clones you're creating dead clones. See the resemblance ? Well, they're clones, but not in a traditional way. Each knight is given a random name to make you think you're dealing with other persons here. But they don't fool me. It would've been nice if every now and then a knight would get different equipment. Then, and only then, will I get the illusion that I'm dealing with different persons here. But it's not important, so let's just drop it.

Anyway, you have to use your dead clones to make it past the levels. See spikes but can't cross ? Just jump in the middle of it and you'll be able to jump on that guy's head with another knight. The game starts with basic puzzle platforming but halfway through becomes more difficult when it throws other puzzle elements your way. It never becomes frustratingly difficult, as long as you pay attention. I got stuck in a level or two and in hindsight they were actually very obvious. So it also depends on the person eventually. The game isn't very long and you should be able to finish it in 2-3 hours max, depending on if you want to earn all of the available medals.

The graphics aren't great, they are actually pretty simple but they get the job done. I personally thought it lacked a bit of personality. The voice acting is also very basic, with only a scream whenever a knight dies. The music on the other hand is better than expected and I enjoyed it very much.

The last 2 levels of the game (the true last level and the credits level) are the most impressive levels and it's unfortunate that the other levels are so static in comparison (even if some of the puzzles are harder). If there ever will be a sequel I sincerely hope they'll make use of more platforming, just like those last 2 levels. Or maybe a combination of both, who knows ?

Life Goes On is an enjoyable puzzle game and if you liked The Swapper I'm pretty certain you'll have fun playing this one, too.

[Rating: 75/100]

As the trailer suggests, this game is a humorous cross between puzzle platformer and lemmings, where you take advantage of the deaths of your predecessors to progress through the different levels.

With an unlimited number of knights at your disposal, you control one until it dies, then another, and so on, and on each try to die in a way that your corpse will be of some benefit to your next knight. But doing well at a level means using fewer knights (wouldn't want them to die in vain, right? ;)

Progressing in the game uses more of your puzzle skills than your platforming skills, and for considering you will only be using 3-4 buttons, the game gets surprisingly complex.

Completing the various levels and achievements feels reasonably satisfying, and it can be amusing to overcome any obstacle by throwing numerous knights at it in various ways.

The game contains several references to other games, most of which I found quite amusing, but more than anything else I found myself laughing out loud at many of the messages describing how varyingly successful I had been at the end of each level.

Very charming and clever, amazing soundtrack. Recommended to anyone.

This game, while perhaps a bit morbid in the sense of building a bridge to your objective through the stabbed, exploded, impaled, burned and eaten bodies of your knights, is brilliantly executed. Simple enough to jump right in, and there's no problem that can't be solved with more dead knights, of which you have an unlimited supply.

Very fun game with some very entertaining puzzles. Great graphics, fun gameplay, challenging and provides a few chuckles here and there. Would recommend to anyone.

A very interesting take on the 2D platform puzzle game. Instead of trying to not die, you strategicly die to use the corpses of your fellow knights to make bridges, press buttons & trigger traps so that one knight may complete the mission. The gameplay is straight forward but doesn't lack it's complexity (especially later on in the mission list). Each mission has a time goal, life goal and a chester goal (finding a monster in the environment which will eat the knight and then sleep) which adds a lot of replayability as it isn't easy to hit all of these on the first attempt. The music & art makes for a humorous game which partnered with the gameplay is well worth the price.

One of the best mechanics is the "name" of the current knight which is usually pretty crazy (i.e. High Royal Knight Sir Edward The Grey) and gives each knight a bit of uniqueness and adds to the humor of these prestigious knights being used as sacrafices to trigger traps and make human bridges. Anyways, long story short - it's worth the price for sure and isn't quite like anything I've ever played before - which is a good thing!

I saw this before release and knew i had to give it a try. Knights dying their way to Victory!

Pros:
This game is a nice balance between casual play and thinking. I never felt like rage quiting any of the puzzles.
There are plenty of great humorous moments in here.

Cons:
A bit short, I was having so much fun and then it was over.

Other Thoughts:
Now, if only their were more levels to find creative ways for knights to die for Victory.
Perhaps adding a workshop for user puzzles would bring more play value to the game.

Fun and clever puzzles, a great overall tone, but a rather lackluster asthetic. I enjoyed it immensely and would recommend it to any puzzle platformer enthusiast.

my first review, because: don`t let this game die unnoticed!
this one is brilliant!
its almost like a 2D-Portal - funny, clever, motivating!
we need more games like this.
I need more games like this ;-)