PERSPEkTIVA

Breakout-style games are a dying breed lately, mainly because the modern gamer is interested in other things at the moment. Open world experiences and sandbox games are demanded nowadays, which makes it a bit more difficult for indie developers to provide. However, people are still susceptible to any kind of fun game as long as it features the right ingredients.

PERSPEkTIVA is an Arkanoid/Breakout clone that features a couple of twists as well, although it is rather unfinished and buggy at the moment. However, if you enjoyed the simplicity of the old arcade games, this should definitely spark your interest. It’s not as complicated or as colorful as most games in the genre, but with enough work and dedication, it could surely turn into something a lot better.

To begin with, you have two special powers that can be employed during the action. One of them allows you to change perspective and view the action from a camera mounted on the ball, which is actually not that helpful anyway. The other is a bit more random, in the sense that it can either slow down the ball if you hold the button down, or inspire a random direction to it with a simple tap.

As mentioned above, there are some bugs and inconsistencies that can make it difficult to concentrate on the game properly. Hence, it can happen that one of your special abilities doesn’t work, or that you are suddenly left with two balls instead of one. The paddle multiplies itself as well, although it doesn’t function correctly, which confuses the player even more.

As far as the visual quality is concerned, the game is as simple as it gets, with only one color decorating the entire game and nothing out of the ordinary in the background department either. The lack of variety can mess with your mood, especially since you’ll die a lot and have to reset. Thankfully, at least the soundtrack is interesting, although it’s not as brilliant as it should be to make up for the rest of the game.

All things considered, PERSPEkTIVA is not as fun as it could be, considering the potential it has. The bugs and the lack of diversity make it difficult to enjoy the game for longer than a few minutes, which is quite the shame, especially since a few background scenes or different color schemes would make quite a difference.