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 )

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.

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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Feist is a little oddball of a game. It's rather Limbo-like but fails to capture the same atmosphere that made LIMBO special.

Even so FEIST is not a bad game per say, I rather enjoy it. The art style is lovely, the music and ambience great, and the backdrop and environment is actually rather nice.

It's a fun little platformer, where you play a feisty little furball that's recently escaped a trap and is now trying to escape this strange forest that's filled with hostile creatures. The AI is rather good, and certain enemies will relentlessly hunt you down, and even throw you against objects to try and kill you. You actually use the same method to try and defeat them, as you can pick up sticks to use as weapons. Although they break after contact with an enemy. Or you can pick up pine cones, and small logs to use as projectile weapons. At the same time the most irritating enemy I've ran into is the fly, they'll relentlessly pursue you, and fire projectiles at you.
They're also rather difficult to kill as a stick won't kill them with one hit. It will bring them down, and then you can pick them up and actually use them as a weapon.
While extremely annoying to face you can use them against other creatures, especially the large murderous furballs. Throw a fly against them and you'll turn the two against each other, and you've done some damage to the large monstrosity. They are usually the bosses at the end of levels, so try with all your might to get past them.

The combat is entirely reliant on the games physics engine, and while it's not super complex it does a great job. Hitting enemies, moving boulders, and throwing objects all have decent velocity, impact and gravity attached to them, and without it the game would be horribly I feel.
The physics engine is also reliant on it, and you can move logs, stack rocks, or use these sticky plant seeds/pods to make little platforms.

So what's the main issue with FEIST? Well despite it being charming, and fun for a little platformer with physics based puzzles and combat; it's just too short. The game clocks in at 2.5 hours unless you've gotten stuck or died too many times. This makes it rather hard to justify the price tag of €15.

Add in that the game; while charming just doesn't capture you the way LIMBO did it makes it awfully hard to say whether it's really worth the price. Personally I enjoy the game, I actually find it somewhat relaxing. Even the combat is strangely relaxing. It's not intense, and the mood of the game; along with it's ambience and subtle music is rather soothing.

PC Gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3FtRpgto6c