Adventures of Chris

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
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  1. Casual_Tap
    Oct 24, 2020
    8
    The Adventures of Christ is not a typical platformer! It is challenging in a good way. The unique mechanics and learning curve give me a sense of “im getting it. Just one more try!” The dialogues are fun enough to keep me reading without a skip.

    PS. Played it on Switch
  2. PositiveConcept
    Oct 24, 2020
    8
    Played on the Switch.

    Adventures of Chris is a fun romp through a Saturday morning cartoon landscape that captivates the imagination one's fondness for that bygone era of the 90s. This is in no way a bad thing. In fact, AoC doesn't heavily rely on pandering to nostalgia. Though I was personally reminded of my childhood during that time period (and in all the best ways), it didn't feel    Played on the Switch.

    Adventures of Chris is a fun romp through a Saturday morning cartoon landscape that captivates the imagination one's fondness for that bygone era of the 90s. This is in no way a bad thing. In fact, AoC doesn't heavily rely on pandering to nostalgia. Though I was personally reminded of my childhood during that time period (and in all the best ways), it didn't feel deceptive.

    When you boot up Adventures of Chris, you get a bit of backstory about where Chis comes from and what his lifestyle is like. He's just a nice kid that loves playing Super Nintendo! (I can relate.) Although the pacing takes a bit longer than needed to get to proper gameplay, once you get over that initial bump, the gameplay is riveting and the 2D hand drawn art style enticing.

    And that's what drew me to AoC--it's unique gameplay and art style. Reminiscent of those classic platformers of that bygone 90s era, there is an interesting mechanic where you can inflate and deflate like a balloon to get around and is your main means to explore the various levels. There is a nice sens of progression as you learn new abilities. However, the magic feels under-utilized and a major missed opportunity to interact with the environment in the levels. But the controls are responsive and you FEEL like a balloon, you know what I mean? (That was a joke.) But seriously, I didn't have any issues with the controls or gameplay and most deaths felt like the fault of my own. You also, at least in Story Mode, get to retry fairly quickly in each room a la Celeste or Super Meat Boy when you die or pop, so that's helpful to keep me engaged.

    Speaking of levels, you travel across the globe from the United States to Siberia to Japan, each region aesthetically designed appropriately to match our various real world cultures. The bosses also match the aesthetics in design, and it's really cool! As for aestheics, I can't think of too many indie games that go for the hand drawn art style (Hollow Knight and Cuphead come to mind) and I personally love it. While AoC isn't quite as strong on the art as something like Hollow Knight (frankly, some of the character and enemy animations could use more details and look less flat), I still adored the Saturday morning cartoon memories that came flooding back to me. But without nostalgia, does it hold its own? Yes, the animation is all very smooth and colorful. Just a bit of touching up could have made it stronger, but I know how these things go in small indie game projects.

    The music is FANTASTIC! Aside from the core mechanic of inflating/deflating and unique art, the soundtrack is perhaps my favorite part about Adventures of Chris. Some moments even reminded me of Final Fantasy Tactics' soundtrack and that is no easy feat to achieve. Regarding the story, I enjoyed it fine once the slow pacing eased up early on. It isn't the best storytelling or writing I've seen in a video game (the villain could be more clever and menacing, for example), but it still does its job well enough to keep me engaged. The humorous moments got plenty of laughs and chuckles from me, but I'm also a person who hasn't lost that sense of childlike wonder.

    And that's the thing that's great about AoC: Childlike wonder. As an adult, I got that sense of childhood imagination running wild coming on full force with my playthrough. The game isn't too hard on Story Mode and it doesn't waste your time. For an actual child, I think they would probably feel the same joy and wonder if not more so. (Children always need exposure to magical 2D platformers as far as I'm concerned.)

    My final thoughts: Both a child and an adult can be taken away to a land of pure happiness and joy with this magical 2D platformer. Adventures of Chris is a solid indie game and one I'm proud to have in my collection.

    8/10    … Expand
  3. VidGamingFather
    Apr 28, 2022
    8
    My Video Review is available here:
    https://youtu.be/0Wk8GyEYNMM
    Is Adventures of Chris the right game to be played by fellow Gaming Fathers and their families? There are many things that I like about the game - inventive story, sense of humor, system of skills and upgrades, variability of environment, good level design, optional level of difficulty, responsive controls and nice    My Video Review is available here:
    https://youtu.be/0Wk8GyEYNMM

    Is Adventures of Chris the right game to be played by fellow Gaming Fathers and their families? There are many things that I like about the game - inventive story, sense of humor, system of skills and upgrades, variability of environment, good level design, optional level of difficulty, responsive controls and nice graphics. There are also some things that I dislike - frustrating boss battles along with the inability to shoot vertically, lack of game modes - there is just a story, absence of dubbing and also absence of local multiplayer that would make the game more suitable for family playing.

    Pros:
    - story
    - sense of humor
    - skills and upgrade system
    - game variability
    - level design
    - optional level of difficulty
    - controls
    - graphics

    Cons:
    - some boss battles
    - inability to shoot vertically
    - lack of game modes
    - absence of dubbing
    - no local multiplayer

    In general, I have really enjoyed playing Adventures of Chris and I would not hesitate to give it an even higher score if there were local multiplayer and dubbed characters. Like this I am giving it Thumbs Up and VideoGaming Father’s Index 8 out of 10 - recommended!    … Expand

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  1. Worth Playing
    Dec 22, 2020
    80
    Overall, Adventures of Chris is a perfectly pleasant, charming and nostalgic trip for anyone who grew up in the 1990s. It plays well, it's colorful and charming, and it has an amazing soundtrack. Only an over-reliance on somewhat mean-spirited jokes drags it down, but that is largely ignorable. It doesn't do anything special or unique, but if you just want a relaxing little platformer to play, then Adventures of Chris has you covered.
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  2. GameGrin
    Nov 30, 2020
    80
    Adventures of Chris doesn’t break new ground in the 2D platformer genre. Still, it provides genuine humour, personality and variety in bucketloads, all while sending a few loving glances to the 16-bit era of videogames.
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  3. GameSpace
    Oct 27, 2020
    90
    My overall impression of The Adventures of Chris is very high. I love old-school platformers and there have been more of these popping up lately. They aren’t overly difficult or too easy to learn and play either. If you didn’t play games like this on Nintendo and Sega then you have no clue how hard games used to be compared to these. For $14.99 USD on Steam and Nintendo Switch, it is a bargain value for a good title. Have fun taking out giant spiders, bats, frogs, and other oversized creatures on your way to becoming the hero today.
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