SYSTOLE

SYSTOLE, an indie game with a story to tell. It’s a 2.5D platformer with a great atmosphere, that just starting to surface. It’s still in early stages of development and there are some things to iron out here and there, but right now, from what we got to see, it’s coming along quite nicely.

Like in a lot of cases, the protagonist wakes up in a strange place with no recollection about how he got there or who he is; or in this case, what it is. SYSTOLE is about a little robot who ventures off into a strange and inhospitable place of megalithic proportions.

Although the story’s beginning isn’t all that original, what follows, in terms of ambiance, what you encounter and discover, sets SYSTOLE on its own path. The game could benefit from some visual polishing in terms of textures and fine-touches to some of the design elements but overall, it looks quite nice.

SYSTOLE’s gameplay pace seems that of a casual platformer and up to a certain point, it is. However, the little guy has a few tricks up its mechanical sleeves. Using magnetic abilities, he can latch onto or propel himself off of various objects or structures. It’s this simple mechanic that you’ll be using throughout the game, but it’s a lot more difficult than you think.

In some cases, jumping from one place to another requires a bit of skill and others even more so. The game comes close to being a precision platformer; you’ll die a lot of times if you don’t time jumps correctly and move fast.

To wrap it up, SYSTOLE is a solid little indie. It looks nice, it plays very good and there is a lot of depth to it and I’m sure the finished product will have a lot to offer. If you want more information about it, the detailed kind, stop by the SYSTOLE Kickstarter page to show your support or to drop some feedback.