A Story About My Uncle

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 180 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 82 out of 180
  3. Negative: 19 out of 180

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  1. yazazuyo
    Aug 10, 2023
    8
    The story is beautiful. The game-play isn't that hard and the mechanics worked perfect.
  2. Suprizer
    Apr 22, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A fine little game with creative gameplay and a really interesting story that has a somewhat bad ending like my dear n-word we traveled half a continent to find our uncle and talk to him for 10 seconds or something. Ah whatever you don't play this game for the story anyway even those it has story in the title, gameplay is really nice give this one a go at least.… Expand
  3. renyw
    Dec 19, 2022
    9
    great great great great great great great great great great great great great
  4. bar0yka
    Dec 5, 2022
    7
    aşırı rahatlatıcı bir oyunn ve bunu yaparken hikayeyi de güzel aktarıyor ama belli bir yolu olmadığı içiin bazen naptığınızı bilmiyorsunuz bu 3 puana mal olur
  5. Danvie
    Oct 7, 2022
    7
    Игра без пафоса, но с большой душой, история про челика, который пошёл в волшебный мир по стопам дяди и зафармил тёлочку, мда, лав стори прям, но паркурчик под фонк зачётный.
  6. Gliphy
    Oct 7, 2022
    7
    Просто очень хорошая игра, не более. Атмосферненько, интересненько, но не более
  7. PublicNuisance
    Aug 16, 2022
    7
    First person platformers can be hit and miss but A Story About My Uncle was highly enjoyable for the most part. It had some annoying bits near the end but this was a minor nuisance. My issue near the end was that it became difficult to determine what chunks of ground and rock one could grapple to. I didn’t seem to have this issue before the ice caves level for whatever reason but it meantFirst person platformers can be hit and miss but A Story About My Uncle was highly enjoyable for the most part. It had some annoying bits near the end but this was a minor nuisance. My issue near the end was that it became difficult to determine what chunks of ground and rock one could grapple to. I didn’t seem to have this issue before the ice caves level for whatever reason but it meant a lot more deaths than normal. The windmills earlier were also quite finicky. Overall I liked the grappling system as it made me try to plan out a route before taking the first jump. There are also a decent amount of augments you get such as extra grapples; rocket boots; super jumps; and cores that recharge your grapple mid flight. All of this makes you strategize when to use them so you don’t run out mid flight. The story was at times basic but had some promise. You are searching for your missing uncle and need to explore this strange world to find him. My only complaint was that you don’t learn more about the frog people and their history. For instance you get a companion who deciphers glyphs for you but they don’t stick around long and there are plenty of glyphs after that point that I would have liked to know what they meant. The voice acting was very good. There wasn’t much music in the game to judge. The graphics were decent overall. It was never a stunner but had some good art direction. The only bits that I thought looked weak, even for 2014, was the fire; hair and the frog people’s feet. There were also some awkward transitions in the game where it loaded the next section of the game but only had a blank black screen. These transitions only took a couple seconds on my SSD but the first couple made me think maybe the game had frozen. I think adding a “loading” message would have been better. The ending seemed to be a bit flat and weak but I suggest waiting for after the credits when there is a post credits scene which ties things up nicer.

    I played A Story About My Uncle on Linux. It never crashed and I didn’t notice any bugs. The game saves at checkpoints. Usually I don’t like this over manual saves but these were spaced out well for the most part and weren’t a big problem. The game has a v-sync toggle; an FOV slider that goes from 60-120; three graphics settings; and three AA settings. I left V-Sync off as the game picked up my 144Hz refresh rate without it. Alt-Tab worked. The performance was very good. There were a couple bits where the frame rate dropped to 58 and 59 but these accounted for a total of about two minutes of my overall play time which was next to nothing. Typically the frame rate was above 80 FPS and was even over 100 FPS for a large chunk as well. I found that a keyboard and mouse worked great for this game which was impressive as platformers can be a mixed bag with them.

    Game Engine: Unreal 3
    Graphics API: OpenGL
    Game Version Played: Build 5188
    Disk Space Used: 1.3 GB
    Input Used: Keyboard and mouse

    Graphics Settings Used: V-Sync off; FOV 100; all high; motion blur off; 8x AA
    GPU Usage: 0-100 %
    VRAM Usage: 737-915 MB
    CPU Usage: 8-25 %
    RAM Usage: 2.2-3.5 GB
    Frame Rate: 58-144 FPS

    Overall I think A Story About My Uncle was a solid platformer. If you like games like Valley you should like this. The story and presentation were good and the game play was more fun then nuisance. It had some areas to improve but was still enjoyable. I finished this play through in three hours and six minutes. I think it is worth it’s current price tag of $16.79 CAD.

    My Score: 7.5/10

    My System:

    AMD FX-9590 | 16GB DDR3-2133 | XFX RX 590 8GB Fat Boy | Mesa 22.1.4 | Samsung 870 QVO 1TB | Manjaro 21.3.6 | Mate 1.26.0 | Kernel 5.18.14-1-MANJARO | AOC G2460P 1920*1080 @ 144hz    … Expand
  8. NfeKteD
    Nov 22, 2021
    7
    The story about my uncle is practically a 3d platform game, where the main mechanic is a "lightning" that pulls and swings you through the scene.

    If you like platform games, or ones that must understand how to pass a part, this is a game that might be fun for you.
  9. Fixil_CZ
    Sep 18, 2021
    6
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  10. Jirentix
    Jul 16, 2021
    8
    Atmosphere, The gameplay, the feel, the story and the finale are tremendous. If you are looking for parkour themed relaxing graphics, get it without thinking.
    Oh, by the way, I look for a lot of details in the game, so when I search for details, my game hours are usually long, but even though I searched for details in this game, it ended in a really short time.
  11. YigidOx2
    Mar 16, 2021
    8
    A game that tells you the story while walking around. I think the gameplay is pretty fun. Although the story is a bit complicated, it's nice to listen to in general.
  12. BeeSting1
    Jan 1, 2021
    6
    Great concept, but they didn't do enough with it.

    The Good: - The feeling of flying through the air and dropping a long distance feel realistic. The sound of the wind, the movement of the character's arms, and the speed lines in the corner of the screen help the effect. - The background music is serene, making the whole experience very relaxing - The jumping, grappling, and    Great concept, but they didn't do enough with it.

    The Good:

    - The feeling of flying through the air and dropping a long distance feel realistic. The sound of the wind, the movement of the character's arms, and the speed lines in the corner of the screen help the effect.

    - The background music is serene, making the whole experience very relaxing

    - The jumping, grappling, and boosting all feel very fluent. Most of the movement felt well within my control. Whenever I died, it didn't feel unfair, most of the time.

    - The environment was very beautiful, both inside the caves and out in the skies.

    - The game has a low price tag

    The Bad:

    - The game is very short.

    - Animations of characters are quite rigid, making them look very robotic, and the models look very dated.

    - Story is nice, but very shallow. No twists or turns, quite anti-climatic.

    - Too easy. The difficulty could have ramped up a bit more. Only in the last world did the game fully test your reflexes, awareness, and skill with the grapple.

    - Voice acting was very monotone between the father and daughter. There were times where they could have added a bit more emotion to their tone of voice.

    - They introduced a monster once in the game, then never brought it up again after. Perhaps this was for the better, since the "green light, red light" gameplay behind that section would have slowed the pace of the game down too much. But I felt they could have added different enemies, or obstacles to make the gameplay a bit more varied, and interesting.

    Note:

    This is an indie game, and the dev team was quite small. So perhaps a lot of my negative points can be excused for that reason. It's a cheaper game after all, and you pay for what you get. I feel if they had a bigger team work on this, a bigger and better sequel can be made. The concept is great, and if they did more with it, they can make something really special.    … Expand
  13. Benmemoyum
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    amazing............unexplainable, experienced
    It was the first time that such a game had drawn me in and it was an incident that surprised me.
    the game is simple and beautiful
  14. masterclock
    Sep 22, 2020
    7
    This is just a normal.its start pretty good but get boring in the end.there were a lot of holes in the story a lot of things that didnt get explained.graphic is good for an indie game .game play is a bit simple and get realy boring sometimes but sometimes it gets very good .
  15. kezzyhko
    Aug 2, 2020
    8
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  16. Luigichief
    Jul 8, 2020
    7
    This game has an interesting and unique gameplay. But that's the only good thing about him (level design is ok too). It is a good game to play while doing or listening something. Or just to really relax.
  17. ahrek
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    beautiful game. not extraordinary, but worth playing. kinda forgettable, at least for me.
  18. Hayter
    Jun 9, 2020
    7
    Люблю паркур игры, но, к сожалению, не так много их повидал. Эта была довольно неплохой и заслужила 7/10 от меня.
  19. bancandrei
    Jun 1, 2020
    7
    Somewhat good game with somewhat fun exploration and somewhat interesting story. Worth picking up for fans of indie titles
  20. Baltifru
    Apr 28, 2020
    7
    Overall a good indie game. The most interesting part in A Story About My Uncle is this sensation of freedom when you fly from one floating island to another: the maps are huge, and given the different features available (grapplin, jet-boots, power jumps), there are a lot of possibilites of going around the levels without always strictly following the indicated path.

    Although I liked the    Overall a good indie game. The most interesting part in A Story About My Uncle is this sensation of freedom when you fly from one floating island to another: the maps are huge, and given the different features available (grapplin, jet-boots, power jumps), there are a lot of possibilites of going around the levels without always strictly following the indicated path.

    Although I liked the game, I must point out several problems that made the experience a little less enjoyable:
    - there is no consistency in the interaction with off-track elements. Some of them jumped on and even hide collectables; some others, although seemingly at similar distances, are full of clipping problems when will make you slide down them when you try to land on them.
    - some bugs can get you stuck in walls or cliffs which you cannot leave anymore. Then you have no other choice but to restart from the latest checkpoint.
    - The scenario and storytelling are quite useless, and the end of the game feels unsatisfying.
    - Last, the game is short (3 hours long, probably less if you rush) and the play time is only artificially inflated by the presence of achievements, each of which will demand a certain investment of time, as they are not so straightforward.

    Good but not awesome.    … Expand
  21. Tomicsavo
    Mar 5, 2020
    4
    Overall, I don't recommend it because it's very short, it's get very boring early. I wasn't so interested in the final scene - which is by the way, not so satisfying - to get to the end of the game. The atmosphere provided by the story was good.
  22. Garybaldo
    Mar 3, 2020
    7
    Entertaining game that revolves around the concept of jumping and using a rope launched from your gauntlet to get to other places to jump from.
  23. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 12, 2020
    6
    Nice indie game with nice story but is pretty short and the gameplay is too simple.
  24. Tomle1202
    Jan 26, 2020
    7
    A Story About My Uncle is a bitter sweet adventure tale with interesting core gameplay, even if it may get stale in the latter half of the playthrough.
  25. ukoblacks01
    Jan 2, 2020
    7
    The best platformer. Story is good. If you love storyline games you should play this game!
  26. ReezeTheVampire
    Nov 7, 2019
    6
    A decent game that has no major flaws but fails to be worth talking about for any reason. The game looks nice, is relaxing to play, and has a story that exists but that's about it.
  27. Wweald
    Jun 25, 2019
    6
    Pretty cool plotline with pretty cool gameplay. Short as hell, it's decent.
  28. Hellsgop
    May 31, 2019
    7
    This game story is meh ı thınk thıs game lıke a movıe so my ratın ıs 7.30 or 7
  29. AouadMkh
    Feb 27, 2019
    10
    This is a great short game, well designed in every aspect. The gameplay it a lot of fun and the story is enjoyable.
  30. FUEGOITGRE
    Feb 16, 2019
    7
    This is a very good game with a creative movement mechanics. I think it has a short but instense story.If you like the games in those who explore the world, this is your game.
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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. 4P.de
    Apr 27, 2015
    78
    Quotation forthcoming.
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  2. IGN Italia
    Sep 14, 2014
    78
    A Story About My Uncle has got a nice concept, great controls and some nice level design, but it feels like a game that could have been so much better with more depth and polish.
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  3. Everyeye.it
    Sep 4, 2014
    60
    A good start for the Swedish software house, but the game lacks personality and the central part of the story isn't interesting as the incipit.
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