The Adventures of Space Jade Demo

Platformers are designed to make your life a living hell ever since they were first invented and perfected. As such, you need a high dose of patience to get over difficult sections, as well as good reflexes and coordination skills to navigate the obstacles. Enemies are also a bother, especially those that attack you in the worst possible moments.

The Adventures of Space Jade is a cute 2D platformer with a space theme and quite the difficult levels, as well as a couple of flaws that contribute toward the overall stress factor. In essence, all you have to do is run around, jump over gaps and shoot or avoid the monsters trying to stop you. However, things are not as simple as they sound, especially due to the controls.

Story-wise, the plot is not the most complicated out there, and it’s not very well explained anyway. You play as Jade, a brave explorer who goes on a journey to find the source of immense power, in order to learn its secrets. Naturally, the trip there is riddled with dangers and foes, all of which must be overcome in order to reach your goal and unlock the mystic power.

The gameplay is what matters the most in such cases, because you only get mad if the game does not respond accurately to what you are trying to do. In this case, most of the elements work well, but there are some situations where you just cannot help but curse. As an example, the ladders are incredibly tricky to climb and jump off from, which is why you’ll often find yourself unable to make a particular leap.

Not only that, but the controls can be a bit too annoying as well, especially when you are trying to perform delicate moves. Thankfully, most of the game feels and plays alright, so you won’t be frustrated on a regular basis. The graphics look nice and the developers put a bit of an effort into the level design, which is always a pleasure to see.

In the end, The Adventures of Space Jade has the potential to turn into something a lot more popular, if some of the issues are fixed by then. Hence, with a tighter control scheme and a few gameplay fixes, the game might even become a fan favorite.