Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Feb 28, 2022

  leafyisgone
• gamedeal user

  Jul 15, 2022

  That one game that Leafy plays.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 27, 2022

  wish i had an uncle
• gamedeal user

  Oct 6, 2022

  Hey its that game from the background of commentary yt channels
• gamedeal user

  Oct 27, 2014

  4 out of 5 A Story About My Uncle is a first-person sci-fi fantasy platformer that focuses on simple yet enjoyable mechanics: run, jump, grappling hook, and rocket boots. The player is placed in the shoes of a father telling his daughter the adventure he had as a young boy in search of his uncle, an adventurer who had gone missing. The young boy came upon a intriguing mechanical suit that fit him and a launch pad that propelled him into a world full of wonder, intrigue, and a lot of floating rocks. The good: The environemt is really well-made and offer enough variety to let you forget that you are in caves 80% of the time. There were standard caves, dark menacing caves with glowing plants, ice caves, caves of floating villages, and caves of artifacts from another time. All caves were enormous, big enough to contain a whole city and then some. The art style leans toward cartoonish but fits quite well with the fantasy setting that requires a bit of suspension of disbelief (floating rocks, duh). The sound and music were well-done and serve the mood of the game nicely. The dialogue, though few, was quite decent and the voice-acting was excellent. And the mechanics are very polished and together the setting, the art style, the music, the sound, and the gameplay made up a very immersive experience. It is hard not to feel the pounding of your heart as you run, jump, grapple and slinghshot yourself through various terrain with incredible speed. The rush is there, but gravity never did forget you. I remember countless times where I miss the right timing to connect my grapple then look up as all rocks around me shoot up, the wind swoosh by. and everything fade to black. The bad: While the mechanics were quite good. There were definitely a few places in the game where I felt there could be more cues as to what can be connected with the grapple. In one instance I was supposed to connect to the stalacites on the cave ceiling to swing myself across, but no sound or environmental cues were provided. And I felt frustrated as I tried to super-jump myself across but inevitably fell to my miserable death every time. At another time, there were these glowing crystals where the player is supposed to use in mid-air to charge the grappling hook and further the swinging distance, but for a quite a few of them no matter how close I get no charging was possilbe. And so I had to plan my route not using them. Note that these frusrating intances are far and few in between, and the developer are still releasing patches, so I remain hopeful that they will be fixed in due time. final words: If you are looking for a neat game you can enjoy in an afternoon, and the idea of being Tarzan swinging in fantastical caves intrigues you, then consider "A Story About My Uncle." It is an atomoshperic, narrative-driven experience that takes you away to a different world one swing at a time.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 12, 2014

  A really nice little game, that doesn't overstay it's welcome. Essentially a first person platformer with a grappling hook, a jetpack, and a simple story. Worth a look.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 18, 2023

  Ah yes, the Leafy game.
• RoNiNjA57

  Aug 7, 2023

  Such a beautiful game! Among the indie gems!
• gamedeal user

  Feb 10, 2015

  [Edit: Maybe I just suck at 3D platformers more than I realized. So keep my warnings of "difficulty" in perspective. If you're decent at 3D platformers, you'll be fine. I don't want to scare anybody away from a great game. Anyway, on with the review.] It's possible this was the most difficult game I've ever completed-- with more deaths than I care to contemplate. [Update: okay, I probably died more in Ori.] Of my listed 18.4 hours, I'm sure there was some idling there-- but not more than a few hours. I also like to explore, enjoy the beautiful scenery, and take things slowly. I never claim to be super-skilled at 3D-platformers, but this really stretched my abilities. It was easier for me once I switched from a controller to keyboard+mouse, but I'm not much of a console/controller person. Thank God the devs toned down a notoriously difficult section; I'm not sure I would have made it. But the important part is that I persevered because I loved the game: it had charm, a good story, superb graphics, and usually fun gameplay when I wasn't on the verge of a rage-quit. ;-) There's really nothing like flying through the air like Spiderman with a jetpack. You really have to try it. Some folks probably won't find it overly challenging and kudos to you-- but don't be surprised if it takes some real work and repetition-- I'm not sure why this game is put in the "Casual" genre. Some of the difficulty can be alleviated at times by finding an optimal/alternate solution. So if you find yourself stuck, look for an alternative approach instead of assuming the game is broken, unfair, or just poorly designed. It's not-- it's probably you. If you're looking for cheap achievements-- look elsewhere. They are all actual *achievements* in the true sense of the word-- and I earned none of them...and that's okay with me. I'll let the whizzes take on those challenges. Other than the occasional clipping issue, I only encountered one bug (which actually made one section of the game slightly easier as it turns out). So all-in-all an excellent effort from Gone North Games-- let's support them and hope they make more!
• gamedeal user

  Sep 13, 2023

  I FINALLY FOUND IT! So you know that game commentary YouTubers would put their background as gameplay? Well, this is it.