What I have learned playing Feist thus far: The forest is full of treacherous beasties, but if you manage to seize hold of a dazed giant bumblebee, you can use his backside to fire stingers at the other treacherous beasties. If you find yourself unable to scale some high terrain, find some things hanging from trees which resemble giant, hairy testes, and hurl them at the side of said cliff-face (they're sticky) to help you traverse said terrain. And whatever you do, DON'T anger the gigantic, furry porcupine men...'cause gigantic, furry porcupine men will ♥♥♥♥ YOU UP.

Some even more surprising things which I've learned playing Feist thus far: It is entirely possible for someone to make a game which superficially "looks" a bit like Limbo, and somehow make that game very nearly as GOOD as Limbo without replicating its gameplay too slavishly. You can, for example, add quite a bit of "combat" to said game, whilst still replicating the highly believable physics and logical puzzle-solving of a game like Limbo. Even more amazingly, you can make this new game seem oddly FRESH, in spite of the fact that it owes so much to not only Limbo, but indeed many a 2D, side-scrolling puzzle-platformer before it. And all that's required to pull off this amazing feat is an extraordinary level of talent and an all-too-obvious "labour of love" work ethic evidenced only by the most dedicated of "artists".

SO WHY IS THE VAST MAJORITY OF ♥♥♥♥ ON STEAM NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS THIS?!?

Well, that's a question I simply cannot answer. But by supporting game developers as talented and hard-working as this, maybe we can turn that trend around. My only regret is that I didn't buy the soundtrack at the same time as the game, 'cause it sounds like JOHN ♥♥♥♥ING CARPENTER...oh man, me and my first-world problems...

Verdict: 9.5/10.

i really wanted to enjoy the game ... here are the pros and the cons

pros :

- good art style
- music is good
-gameplay is good too
-i really like the "boss" fight
cons :

- the game is way too short for his price i played 2 hours for 13,49 $
- the game is a little bit repetitive

conclusion : feist is not a BAD game but its not good either , i feel like i havent finished it . most of my time on the game was a little bit boring except the "boss" fight who where really good !

you migh like the game , but personnaly i didnt ( sorry if there are some grammar mistakes , its because im french )

Feist is annoyingly hard to play. Trying to beat next checkpoint for ten or more times is a usual situation. Opponents appear ouf of nowhere. They fast, or tough, or attack in mass. And usually they are ridiculously precise in shooting.

On the opposite, for you, world's low gravity creates so much of a challenge itself that throwing or shooting becomes a frustrating experience. Consider the fact that you need to catch a fly of your own size and hold it to be able to shoot its stings. Just to discover that it can shoot only at most useless angle. And the fact that to catch the damn thing, you shoot beat it half to death first. Spending a whole damn minute trying to jump and hit it with a stick. Dodging those very damn stings like crazy. And the fact that if you release the fly, which easily happens when you're hit, or have accidentally thrown it away yourself (due to struggle with controls, but as an adult you pretend that you did it intentionally), it shakes off and joins enemies surrounding you to take its revenge.

So, it makes close combat the best option. Which means running around with a stick. Which you need to find (strangely, beating it before taking is not required). There's only one little inconvenience with a stick. It breaks down after a single hit. And nearest supply of sticks is left a couple screens ago. And is pretty limited (of course it is! hey, what did you expect? we're in a forest! what, do you think sticks will just lay around under you feet?). And, running back there usually rewarded with an immediate couple of spears in your sorry back (who would think that caterpillars are so impressive in throwing?).

Considering that your hero can take only around 3-5 hits, it makes combat a mix of chaotic running and jumping, counting much more on lucky circumstances rather than skill. The fighting takes around 95% of play time, and there's almost no other things to do. So, after first 1.5 hours of gameplay, I'm rather irritated than having fun.

For me, apart from bizarre visual style, there are no reasons to prefer Feist over a ton of other games, unless you're Dark Souls fan or dying over and over again is an integral part of your pleasure.

Limbo-esque art + sound, plentiful physics-based platforming. Lots of combat. Vicious AI enemies.

Feist is an amazing look at what can be done when a developer puts their heart and soul into a game. I knew within the first ten minutes I would really enjoy what Feist had to offer and I was right.

Much like the Indie hit 'Limbo', Feist plays with shadows in a unique way. But the game uses color in all the right places, which adds a lot more depth and life to the world.

You play as a little creature and you must venture out into the dark forest, defeat your foes, and problem solve your way to freedom. As to not spoil any of the gameplay or story beats (as the game is short coming in at about 2.5 hours as per the developer), here is a 10 minute slice of early gameplay.

https://youtu.be/B2P_En_kXsM

I know the time seems short but this is an experience, the art direction, character design, sound production, all combine to create a wonderful lively world.

Overall, Feist takes you on a journey you soon will not forget.

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