Teslagrad

 PlayStation 4
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 119 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 119
  2. Mixed: 46 out of 119
  3. Negative: 18 out of 119
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  1. Dal_ReviewedDat
    Sep 7, 2015
    7
    PS+ freebie for September 15

    From the months pickings this stood out as the only worthwhile game amongst. Teslagrad is a plat-former while not unique, it's a beautifully drawn and memorable experience. On the PS4 its fluent controls and ease of playing lures you in to the game until you hit the first boss, which is a nightmare, as is the 2nd. They are very very challenging, but    PS+ freebie for September 15

    From the months pickings this stood out as the only worthwhile game amongst.

    Teslagrad is a plat-former while not unique, it's a beautifully drawn and memorable experience. On the PS4 its fluent controls and ease of playing lures you in to the game until you hit the first boss, which is a nightmare, as is the 2nd. They are very very challenging, but there was enough going on beside the boss to make me pursue after 30 odd attempts and carry on the normal game mode.

    If it wasn't on PS+ would I buy it? Probably not, but had I, I'd have been pleasantly surprised by a well thought out plat-form based game that has lovingly been drawn and crafted for this gen. Sure, it's going to make you scream come bosses, but that's followed by satisfaction when you finally do it!    … Expand
  2. wesker2012
    May 13, 2015
    7
    Teslagrad starts off great with simple and relaxing platforming gradually getting more challenging. Over time, the puzzles become harder and harder. The puzzles never get too frustrating, but the bosses on the other hand are infuriatingly frustrating. Going through the same sequence over and over is just torture after awhile. Its a shame, because I was really enjoying the puzzleTeslagrad starts off great with simple and relaxing platforming gradually getting more challenging. Over time, the puzzles become harder and harder. The puzzles never get too frustrating, but the bosses on the other hand are infuriatingly frustrating. Going through the same sequence over and over is just torture after awhile. Its a shame, because I was really enjoying the puzzle platforming parts.… Expand
  3. drlowdon
    Oct 30, 2015
    5
    Teslagrad is an interesting 2d puzzle-platformer that is held back by its imprecise controls and over reliance on trial and error gameplay that, all too often, leads to having to try sections (the boss fights in particular) over and over again.

    Currently free on PS+ its worth giving a try but it has too many issues for me to wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone.
  4. Juras
    Mar 14, 2017
    5
    I thought this game is something familiar to Valiant Hearts, but it's just boring and frustraing in some places puzzle-platformer. Really mediacore game even no need to complete for platinum trophy.
  5. HaloFever
    May 23, 2016
    6
    Beautiful little game that is probably too frustrating for me to finish. Teslagrad has a nice look. The animation looks perfect, straight of out the old hand drawn cartoon films of my youth. Unfortunately, the game does not feel as good as it looks. The controls are squirmy and sometimes non-responsive. Back in the days of my youth, poor controls could be considered a hardware issue. InBeautiful little game that is probably too frustrating for me to finish. Teslagrad has a nice look. The animation looks perfect, straight of out the old hand drawn cartoon films of my youth. Unfortunately, the game does not feel as good as it looks. The controls are squirmy and sometimes non-responsive. Back in the days of my youth, poor controls could be considered a hardware issue. In modern times, poor controls are a choice. The teleport in Teslagrad, for instance, barely responds to my button press. Many deaths resulted from dud teleports.

    The poor response to controls are a shame because so many puzzles in the game require perfect button presses. The game is also poor at placing checkpoints. There are no lives, so each death resets you to the checkpoint. All seems fine until you reach the second boss and groan as you die on the third wave, knowing you will have to repeat the first two waves, again, and probably die during the second, again. Every special moment in this game is more than offset by every groan inducing death. My biggest gripe with this game is that it does not respect my time. There is nothing wrong with a nice tight, beautiful 1 or 2 hour experience. If Teslagrad was that kind of game, I would give it a 10/10.

    The truth is, I'm on the 2nd to last boss battle. It's a gauntlet of lasers, lasers, and more lasers. You have to hope teleport works, ledge climbing works, and jumping and choosing the right polarity works. And it needs to work for about 15 minutes straight. I remember spending an hour on the last boss battle in Guacamelee. That battle seemed like a cake walk compared to Teslagrad. It's quite possible I will never finish Teslagrad and all I will know of the ending is the YouTube video I just saw.

    I urge the developers to patch this game with a "playable by normal humans" mode. If they had made the game more playable at the outset, they wouldn't have had to resort to offering up Teslagrad as a Playstation Plus freebie. Even if my friends and family downloaded it for free, I hesitate to recommend this experience.    … Expand
  6. Nel
    Apr 2, 2017
    6
    great way to spend your time it is not a very long game, but the game is pretty neat and it has several fun elements to it, not anything revolutionary, but not bad either

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#77 Best PS4 Game of 2015

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Gaming Nexus
    Jul 1, 2015
    85
    You’ll need to refresh your 8-bit platformer skills to survive the tower in Teslagrad, but doing so is well-worth the effort.
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  2. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Apr 23, 2015
    80
    What we have here is a well made 2D effort, and explorers who aren’t tired of the genre will enjoy this one for its silent storytelling and magnetic puzzle mechanics.
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  3. Play UK
    Mar 1, 2015
    75
    If it had flawless platforming, reactive bosses, and a tighter difficulty curve, then we'd be head-over-heels for Teslagrad, but as it is, it's just a good little puzzle platformer that often frustrates. [Issue#253, p.66]
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