Super Meat Boy Forever

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5.2

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  1. ClinOton
    Jan 12, 2021
    10
    Initially I reviewed Super Meat Boy Forever an ill informed gut reaction to the auto runner title, prideful, tunnel vision, disrespectful 1/10. As in the BBC mid 90s Pride and Prejudice Miss Elizabeth so eloquently states her changed opinion of Mr Darcy “My feelings towards you are Quite the Opposite”...as are my feelings towards Super Meat Boy Forever Quite the Opposite.

    Scoring a game    Initially I reviewed Super Meat Boy Forever an ill informed gut reaction to the auto runner title, prideful, tunnel vision, disrespectful 1/10. As in the BBC mid 90s Pride and Prejudice Miss Elizabeth so eloquently states her changed opinion of Mr Darcy “My feelings towards you are Quite the Opposite”...as are my feelings towards Super Meat Boy Forever Quite the Opposite.

    Scoring a game a 10/10 to me implies that I personally love a game not that it’s perfect. The world 4 boss is evidence that this is not a perfect game. The pressing down repeatedly to punch and dying in the middle of a hoard of Dr Fetus clones when I can’t even see myself is the lowest part of the game.    … Expand
  2. ThePootisBoi
    Dec 25, 2020
    10
    Im seriously upset people are mostly hating on this game because it doesnt have the same gameplay style as the original game, i get its been a while since the original game and people really want a proper sequel but come on dont hate on a spin off just because a sequel didnt come out yet, the team put so much work into this game and i had an amazing time with it. Due to the game havingIm seriously upset people are mostly hating on this game because it doesnt have the same gameplay style as the original game, i get its been a while since the original game and people really want a proper sequel but come on dont hate on a spin off just because a sequel didnt come out yet, the team put so much work into this game and i had an amazing time with it. Due to the game having randomly generated levels sometimes you could be hit with sudden difficulty spikes which can get frustrating. The change from a proper platformer to an endless runner gives the player way less ways to beat levels which means you cant be as experimental as the original game and do insane shortcuts with the insanely fast physics but aside from these two issues everything else about this game is perfect. The chunks are well designed and challenging, the art and animation for this game is amazing, the bosses are an insane improvement from the original game and the extra content the game has along with the level generator gives this game insane replay value. Unless you just really hate endless runners for some reason, you should get this game for how charming and fun it is.… Expand
  3. jijigri
    Dec 26, 2020
    10
    I'll say it, it's better than the first Super Meat Boy. Way more replayability, insane level-design, unique warp zones, amazing soundtrack, better story... Give this game a try.
  4. Edtor
    Dec 28, 2020
    10
    I've had a ton of fun with it! Never played the original unfortunately. The darkworld gets very challenging.
  5. anderstheguy1
    Dec 30, 2020
    10
    Don’t believe the lukewarm and negative reviews. This is platforming heaven. So many inventive mechanics, ingenious level design. Hours and hours of content. It’s better than the first one. Get used to the new controls. Stop crying that it’s not the same as the first one. It’s a lovingly crafted game and you will love it. The dark world! Wow! If you loved the challenge of Celeste’s harderDon’t believe the lukewarm and negative reviews. This is platforming heaven. So many inventive mechanics, ingenious level design. Hours and hours of content. It’s better than the first one. Get used to the new controls. Stop crying that it’s not the same as the first one. It’s a lovingly crafted game and you will love it. The dark world! Wow! If you loved the challenge of Celeste’s harder levels, you will f%#*ing love the dark world! Well done Team Meat!… Expand
  6. Anzipex
    Dec 30, 2020
    10
    Great sequel. I don't understand why some people don't like it. I enjoy it, I'm very glad that developers did their best and brought something new. The same mechanics as in the first game could be step back
  7. Kombukeqi
    Jan 14, 2021
    10
    I. I just cannot understand. They are saying this is not the sequel they are waiting for and they say that it disappointed them, saying that it is a cheap runner trash game. they... why?

    As i pointed out why it is good, i was bombed with over 50 downvotes. Seems they just can't see why. I will explain in detail. and this time i will try avoid insult toward others. First of all. Most    I. I just cannot understand. They are saying this is not the sequel they are waiting for and they say that it disappointed them, saying that it is a cheap runner trash game. they... why?

    As i pointed out why it is good, i was bombed with over 50 downvotes. Seems they just can't see why. I will explain in detail. and this time i will try avoid insult toward others.

    First of all. Most people become instantly disinterested or dissapointed as soon as they discover that it is an auto runner, thinking it cannot be good. Because mobile autorunners are typically trash. this type of people often didn't even played the game, or played, but instantly quit as soon as they discover it is an autorunner. This is wrong, because for me it is very different from other aurorunners, it is more like a platformer in which you run automatically. It is definitely not a cheap mobile trash-type game. This is main the reason of hate toward this game, and also the most senseless one. Play it first. it is good. This game is not like what they thought. It is not like typical moblie autorunners.

    The second reason is that they think it disappointed them as a sequel and it plays differently. They said it took away anything that made it so good. For this, I would say it is a completely worthy sequel. For me, reducing the controls make it possible to add more gimmicks. it also make the game fair and balaced instead of just being hard like the first game. (the first game is still fair and balanced, just too hard for my taste) I would say it's level design is even better than the original. The original has saws and a lot of hazards. just a lot of them. Forever has far more mechanic and things that made up some very clever level designs. The original, while you had control, is purely skill based. While Forever is a faster-paced auto runner, it added puzzle element that require you to think in order to beat. Procedurally generated levels doesn't made it any less good, in fact, it is not actually generated: It's levels are a in fact a bunch of smaller hand-crafted levels linked together procedurally. It is still has good level designs. like the original. it is a completely worthy sequel, with different, but still amazing platforming challenges. It is the change in genre that made it so good and unique, but it simply doesn't fit in many people's taste. It is a brave choice, i like it, but good changes doesn't always make people happy. It indeed has nearly everything that has made the original so good, and much more.

    Another reason they hate is because the music is different. I don't have much to say about this one, but for me it is perfectly fine.

    The animated cutscene is no doubt perfect. there's no argue. The animation is far, far better than the first one with far less violence, grosteque or vulgar humor, and much more cuteness and heartwarming moments. Nugget is awesome.

    The different mechanics are also amazing. especially the dimension spiders in the other side.

    This is my opinion. you can disagree but i have said all i can say. For me it is simply amazing. I admire their hard work. Thanks you, Tommy. for giving us such a good game.

    A tip to those negative reviewers: never write a review again in your life. Those wrongful reviews will only turn people away from this gem. I mean no offense, but you guys are seriously wrong.

    "Wow, it's amazing how you can turn brilliant first game with simple yet challenging mechanic into this utter garbage. "

    Garbage? Wow. Really. Very intelligent to call this game a "garbage".

    "It is so obvious that this game is planned out to be a mobile game. "

    Maybe, but this game is too high for mobile standards. this would be heaven for mobile players if this was coming to mobile.

    In conclusion they are wrong. This game is perfect with almost nothing to nitpick.    … Expand
  8. ElCabesa
    Dec 19, 2021
    10
    10/10 IMO. Tommy nailed it.
    It's fun, replayable and it has a really smart level design.
    C'mon, give SMBF a chance. Super Meat Boy is my favourite game ever, and I do love SMBF also. Trust me :)
  9. pgerhard
    Jan 6, 2021
    9
    As others have pointed out, yes this game is different than the first one. If you want to try something new, just as hard as the first one but with still the same fairness in difficultly (if you died you screwed up, it’s not the game’s fault) then try SMBF. I thoroughly enjoyed coming back the SMB world, yes it’s an auto runner, but I had no stereotype against it, the game is built aroundAs others have pointed out, yes this game is different than the first one. If you want to try something new, just as hard as the first one but with still the same fairness in difficultly (if you died you screwed up, it’s not the game’s fault) then try SMBF. I thoroughly enjoyed coming back the SMB world, yes it’s an auto runner, but I had no stereotype against it, the game is built around the concept of auto running, adding countless other and new mechanics in the process. Try is with an open mind, control-wise this isn’t a sequel but a cleverly crafted spinoff. However, this is a sequel in the real sense of the word, something that follows in the step of the first one, but takes a new direction. Boss battles are great and tough as nails. I’m still stuck at boss 4 and hope to update the review as I progress. Give this game a try and if like me its style fits your preferences in gaming. You will truly enjoy it.… Expand
  10. Qtoots
    Jan 7, 2021
    9
    Super Meat Boy Forever, even though I have my issues with it, is still fantastic. It’s what I wanted out of a meat boy sequel and more. It’s worth it even for the cutscenes alone. And I haven’t even scratched the surface of this game! Absolutely check it out.
  11. Peaceduke
    Dec 25, 2020
    8
    As a fan of the original, never expected to enjoy SMBF this much, but it's really good. Main downside - sudden difficulty spikes or uneven difficulty due to procedural generation - sometimes it's even harder to A+ first world levels than the last. It has a lot of nods to the original, bosses and cartoons between the worlds are absolutely incredible (bosses here are BETTER compared to SBM),As a fan of the original, never expected to enjoy SMBF this much, but it's really good. Main downside - sudden difficulty spikes or uneven difficulty due to procedural generation - sometimes it's even harder to A+ first world levels than the last. It has a lot of nods to the original, bosses and cartoons between the worlds are absolutely incredible (bosses here are BETTER compared to SBM), soundtrack and general vibe are very SMB-like. Autorunning kinda limits the movement but at the same time provides new challenge. Overall design is well-thought, controls are mostly on point, never unfair. Not a masterpiece like the original, but nice treat for the fans.… Expand
  12. Bwnez0
    Dec 27, 2020
    8
    A brave sequel that dares to change its classic formula. Would’ve liked to have seen some more worlds and boss fights however, but it’s refreshing to play through new levels every play through, even if I would’ve preferred more memorable handmade levels instead. The music also isn’t as good as the original game but gets the job done. Despite all this, I’ve already clocked more hours intoA brave sequel that dares to change its classic formula. Would’ve liked to have seen some more worlds and boss fights however, but it’s refreshing to play through new levels every play through, even if I would’ve preferred more memorable handmade levels instead. The music also isn’t as good as the original game but gets the job done. Despite all this, I’ve already clocked more hours into this game than the first one so don’t make the mistake of thinking this is just a mobile auto runner because its much deeper than that and feels like a good evolution to avoid the lazy sequel habits, even if I very much believe if it’s not broken don’t fix it.… Expand
  13. slippers4xmas
    Jan 3, 2021
    8
    SMB was a rock-hard, but rewarding, take on the Super Mario formula. Newsflash - anyone who enjoyed the inspiration first time round is now OLD. Bits stop working right, we get twinges in muscles... twinges. It's not fun getting old. Neither is playing SMB over 40. This game, although not like the original,FEELS like it, and without the debilitating pain that came with 20 minutes of play.SMB was a rock-hard, but rewarding, take on the Super Mario formula. Newsflash - anyone who enjoyed the inspiration first time round is now OLD. Bits stop working right, we get twinges in muscles... twinges. It's not fun getting old. Neither is playing SMB over 40. This game, although not like the original,FEELS like it, and without the debilitating pain that came with 20 minutes of play. Good enough game, this is, and comfortable to play. Well done Devs!… Expand
  14. Bensilva
    Jan 5, 2021
    8
    Rating the game for what it is, without comparing it to the first game, it's a lot of fun! In fact, it's the only autorunner I've ever played that is fun, with insane replayability. The way the levels are built is interesting, giving the game a sort of a "puzzly" element. A perfect game for the Switch!
  15. D3f3n3str4t10n
    Jan 11, 2021
    8
    While definitely different than the first Super Meat Boy, this game certainly lives up to the wait! Super Meat Boy Forever is by far a worthy sequel to one of the best and most influential indie games of all time. Meat Boy, Bandage Girl, and Dr. Keith Fetus return! During a picnic, Dr. Fetus kidnaps MB and BG's baby daughter, Nugget. It's up to our favorite cubed heroes to **** him up!While definitely different than the first Super Meat Boy, this game certainly lives up to the wait! Super Meat Boy Forever is by far a worthy sequel to one of the best and most influential indie games of all time. Meat Boy, Bandage Girl, and Dr. Keith Fetus return! During a picnic, Dr. Fetus kidnaps MB and BG's baby daughter, Nugget. It's up to our favorite cubed heroes to **** him up!

    While the auto-running nature of the game might understandably be a turn off for many, The levels being built around this method of movement, plus the new methods of transportation now at Meat Boy and Bandage Girl's disposal more than make up for it. Apart from the standard running and jumping, you can now punch while airborne to give yourself a speedboost as well as attack enemies and obstacles. You can also dive down to the ground and slide to duck under low-hanging foes. Not only does this make things much more hectic at times, but it also opens the gate to TONS of ways to cheese levels. It's incredibly satisfying to struggle with a difficult section, find out you can boost over a wall, or skip half the level if you dive in just the right spot, and tell the level to go **** itself. I will say that, on the Switch version, sometimes when I press the button to jump or punch the game just...won't do it. This is only a problem for my Switch on this specific game, so I will have to place the blame on it. It makes ****ing up a particularly long chunk that much more frustrating.

    Wait, chunk? Yes, that's right. Levels work a but differently this time around as well. Instead of 20+ levels each world with a tiny challenge, worlds have 6 levels with multiple small Meat Boy levels strung together to make a big one. Don't worry about having to beat them all in one go, as there's a checkpoint after each one. These levels, called "chunks," are semi-randomly determined by a seed that's generated when you start your save file and can edit at will. Fortunately, there IS still a system in place that attempts to string certain chunks after others to maintain a proper difficulty curve. However wonky that my be. Sometimes I'll struggle on the very first chunk of a level then breeze through the rest.

    Chunks still have their own fair of issues, at least on the Switch version at launch. Most of these issues have been found, addressed, and already patched on the Epic Store version but according to Team Meat on their Discord channel, Nintendo's approval system for patches takes quite a bit, but it's the version we got so it's the version I'm reviewing. Some chunks just...don't work right. Some can softlock you if you aren't careful...and sometimes even if you are! Team Meat estimate there's at least 6,000 different chunks you can encounter in the game, so there were bound to be a few buggy ones, but straight up forcing you to leave, retry, or even skip a whole level? I can't excuse that. Some chunks also have messed up Par Times. Just like in the first SMB, if you beat a level under a certain time you A+ rank it and unlock the Dark World variant. Since levels are much longer this time, the timer saves each time you beat a chunk and resets when you die. However there are a few sections in the game where you can do everything exactly as intended, while boosting as much as possible, and still turn up a few seconds short. Sometimes even more than that.

    This game introduces a new rank however. S rank. Beat a level under par without dying once, and the level icon will turn gold as well as help you unlock hidden characters. Again, this feature has already been added in the EGS version, but there's no Quick Restart button. Meaning if you're grinding out S Ranks, you have to pause the game, quit to the world map, and reenter the stage just to try again. This also means you'll be hearing the same part of the music over and over again, and while Ridiculon did a bang-up job with the OST, it's not something I'd want to repeatedly listen to the first 10 seconds of on loop.

    As mentioned previously, unlockable characters return, but don't get your hopes up too much. Other than a few characters I won't spoil, there are no characters from other Indie games this time around. Instead, it's characters from this game, as well as Meat boy and Bandage girl in character-themed skins. These you can find through Warp Zones, collecting pacifiers (this game's version of bandages) beating levels, etc. Aside from one, they all control and play exactly the same as well. Bit of a bummer, but understandable since the levels would basically break completely if a character could double jump, or get a massive boost, etc.

    I won't go into much else as to avoid spoilers, but I really don't need to anyway. It's pretty much just what I described, but stretch throughout 6 worlds, both light and dark variants. A short game, even shorter than the first one, but a great time nonetheless. It's something I'll be picking up and playing for days to come! Thank you, Team Meat!    … Expand
  16. Elite_Institute
    Mar 5, 2022
    8
    "When all is said and done though, the autorunning and randomisation will be a huge turnoff for many people. In fact, if this wasn’t a meat boy game, I would probably have ignored it completely. However, that is a huge mistake. It may not feel like Super Meat Boy, but the game is a real gem. I just hope it is popular enough to encourage the developers to release more content for it down"When all is said and done though, the autorunning and randomisation will be a huge turnoff for many people. In fact, if this wasn’t a meat boy game, I would probably have ignored it completely. However, that is a huge mistake. It may not feel like Super Meat Boy, but the game is a real gem. I just hope it is popular enough to encourage the developers to release more content for it down the line. The is one meat that you will definitely want to beat."

    https://theeliteinstitute.net/2020/12/30/super-meat-boy-forever/    … Expand
  17. Succ56
    Dec 27, 2021
    8
    Great game. It unfortunately has to live up to its predecessor which is probably why this game has such mixed feelings. I will only judge the game by itself. The cutscenes are absolutely gorgeous and the story is good. Its also a pretty difficult game but if you are just playing the game for the first time, do not go into dark world immediately and instead, focus on finishing the levels inGreat game. It unfortunately has to live up to its predecessor which is probably why this game has such mixed feelings. I will only judge the game by itself. The cutscenes are absolutely gorgeous and the story is good. Its also a pretty difficult game but if you are just playing the game for the first time, do not go into dark world immediately and instead, focus on finishing the levels in light world then finish the levels in dark world so the difficulty curve will not be as great. There is a patch coming soon that will change the difficulty slightly and will change some chunks. Mostly the tutorial chunks. A chunk is a small part of a level that generates by seed. The game does have some flaws like some tutorial chunks getting ahead of themselves and causing players to get stuck on those chunks because they don’t know what to do. This is getting changed in the patch coming in a month. There are some levels in the game that are very very long, mostly the last world in the game. Some with par times about 3-4 mins long. I’d say a minute and 30 to about 2 mins is a good size for a level. A+ is no longer the highest rank you can get in a level, it is now S ranks which means beating the levels par time and beating the level deathless. This is where the difficulty of the game mostly lays. I don’t like the fact that this rank exists because this goes against what meat boy is which is trial and error. Sure, there are still deathless achievements like oak boy and vaccine girl but they do not count towards a full completion which is 726%, S ranks do. The music is also top notch and ridiculon knocked this one out of the park. Overall, I’d say definitely give this game a chance and don’t trash on the game because you cannot run or it’s because it’s an “autorunner”… Expand
  18. MinePlay512
    Jan 2, 2021
    7
    Maybe it would have did well if they did more if they can. Good game, but it disappoints a lot because the 1st game was great.
  19. dfq
    Jan 1, 2021
    6
    I played through the first Super Meat Boy game multiple times and reached 106% completion and I must say that after having played through Super Meat Boy Forever I'm disappointed.
    After first starting up the game the controls immediately felt noticeably limited in comparison to its predecessor.
    I don't necessarily think Super Meat Boy Forever is a bad game. I think it's a polished average    I played through the first Super Meat Boy game multiple times and reached 106% completion and I must say that after having played through Super Meat Boy Forever I'm disappointed.
    After first starting up the game the controls immediately felt noticeably limited in comparison to its predecessor.
    I don't necessarily think Super Meat Boy Forever is a bad game. I think it's a polished average game.
    What I don't understand is why they had to make the game an autorunner. If the only reason is to make it successful in the mobile community, I believe they've made a huge mistake. Now that the released game doesn't come across as very good, the mobile community won't even hear about it. I consider it a massive failure.
    Sure, now it's different from the first game, but it didn't have to be. People obviously liked it, so why change it in a way that's going to change everything people liked about it?
    They should have made this a spin-off title, like Super Mario Run for example and additionally, with more effort put into it, they should have made an even more challenging version of Super Meat Boy, polished it a little bit and call it Super Meat Boy 2 or Super Bandage Girl or something along those lines instead.
    Now that I've beaten the game, I don't feel the same replay value that I've felt after beating the first game, which is a tragedy in itself, as this game has generated levels and would in theory have an even greater replay value.
    What's bugging me most apart from the autorunner mechanic, is that the game feels like they've put a lot of effort into it, but it didn't work out in the end.
    To all the people still considering to buy this game, hoping it will still feel like the first Super Meat Boy: I wouldn't recommend buying or playing it, as I've had way more fun with other autorunners like Bit Trip Runner.    … Expand
  20. JackMcloed
    Jun 16, 2023
    6
    Just got fooled into buying this game on sale. Bought it immediately because I thought it was a Super Meat Boy game... It's kinda one, I guess. Definitely not what I was looking for.
  21. Blak1508
    Dec 27, 2020
    5
    If the are going to use the same title of the game you would expect it to have the same fundamental mechanics, that is not the case with SMBF. A better name would be Super Meatboy Run. It’s basically a runner without totally free movement that made the initial platformer so enjoyable. I did not read the other reviews people had posted and I wished I did, I feel that I was misled. NotIf the are going to use the same title of the game you would expect it to have the same fundamental mechanics, that is not the case with SMBF. A better name would be Super Meatboy Run. It’s basically a runner without totally free movement that made the initial platformer so enjoyable. I did not read the other reviews people had posted and I wished I did, I feel that I was misled. Not really what I thought I was paying for. I would have just gone back to one of the other 100 runners out there but I wanted a MB game. It’s not bad for what it is but def not what I expected. I hope this helps others and that someone reads this, it would have helped me. I’m very disappointed, wish I could get my money back.… Expand
  22. geoxd88
    Jan 14, 2021
    5
    Although it pains me to give such a score for a game that has super meat boy on its title, i think the developers made a mistake here. This is not a sequel to super meat boy, it's a spinoff and it really feels like a step back from the original. Of all the possible improvements they could have made to the original, they chose to remove control and mechanics and turn the game into a nonAlthough it pains me to give such a score for a game that has super meat boy on its title, i think the developers made a mistake here. This is not a sequel to super meat boy, it's a spinoff and it really feels like a step back from the original. Of all the possible improvements they could have made to the original, they chose to remove control and mechanics and turn the game into a non replayable auto runner. But why? who asked for this? why did you have to call this super meat boy...? The clever level design and fluidity is still there, but the feeling you get playing this game is completely different, for me in a negative way. Anyway, I trust this won't be the last we see from meat boy… Expand
  23. Wences
    Dec 26, 2020
    5
    The original game made me fall in love, but this one has been a huge disappointment. I bought it instantly without previously reading anything about the game (the developer and editor seem to know that they haven't done very well when they haven't given much information and haven't advertised it either). That's why the surprise has been very unpleasant. Due to the auto-run, scenarioThe original game made me fall in love, but this one has been a huge disappointment. I bought it instantly without previously reading anything about the game (the developer and editor seem to know that they haven't done very well when they haven't given much information and haven't advertised it either). That's why the surprise has been very unpleasant. Due to the auto-run, scenario design, random scenario generator errors and absurd difficulty peaks, I constantly have the feeling of being in front of a poor mobile spin-off. The animations and cinematics are really good, but the base is not. If you come looking for a worthy successor run away, if you are a fan of auto-run and look for a challenge maybe you like it.… Expand
  24. mordred666
    Jan 7, 2021
    5
    expected a successor to meatboy, but found this auto-runner instead.
    Im a bit disappointed, for an auto-runner its just a mediocre game at best, nothing special.

    and then its 16€ !!!!!! on the switch, come on... for an autorunner ...really?
  25. Vash0125
    Dec 31, 2021
    5
    Super Meat Boy Forever is a piece of **** and a disgrace to the legacy of the first game
  26. CowpieMike
    Dec 30, 2020
    5
    The art style is great, and music, while very different in tone from the original soundtrack, is serviceable for this kind of game. But the real Meat, as before, should be in the gameplay.

    For those unaware, SMBF creates levels based on designed chunks, these parts each reminiscent of the original Super Meat Boy. For this reason, parts of each level feel like the original, with the    The art style is great, and music, while very different in tone from the original soundtrack, is serviceable for this kind of game. But the real Meat, as before, should be in the gameplay.

    For those unaware, SMBF creates levels based on designed chunks, these parts each reminiscent of the original Super Meat Boy. For this reason, parts of each level feel like the original, with the requisite difficulty you've come to expect. But the use of these chunks in world building has a couple problems; the algorithm they use for construction is allegedly tailored to your experience, which means if you enjoy higher difficulties but aren't as good, you're forced to restart your save file and just play consistently better. This also means if you do choose to restart, you're still going to encounter some of the same level 'pieces', which makes it feel a lot less fresh on a new world.

    The levels are also longer with built-in checkpoints, which means that going for better scores is now a slog; you have no option to restart a level (other than going back to the map), and sometimes collectibles will randomly spawn at the end, meaning if you 'miss' a single jump and pass the checkpoint you have to restart from the beginning (after watching the now-unskippable end animation). Bear in mind that the story mode itself is really short, so a lot of the content you'll experience will be in replay, as the devs intended, or the Dark World, which are harder versions of the regular stages like in the original. But some of the Dark World difficulty is this time artificial. They're inexplicably triple the length of a regular stage - which removes the satisfaction of completing a tough chunk, as you need complete 9 more before the game saves your progress and there's no indication of whether the next will be easier or harder. It turns Dark World stages from a fun test of mechanics to an exercise in attrition fast. There's a reason the toughest levels (the Warp Zones) in the original were, at most, 3 stages long. To boot, each Dark World stage unlock is still tied to obtaining a good score in its Light World counterpart; bringing me back to my first point.

    Bosses are also a lot more grating in this version. While in the original they felt like a 'reward' for reaching the end of a stage, the general design of staged bosses doesn't translate well to the autorunner format - annoyingly since these are the only static levels, and thus should have had the most polish to them. They also introduce button mashing to the series. And for a final gameplay aspect, they removed the unique mechanics from unlockable characters (except for one joke character), instead making them all reskins; reskins as rewards for completion, which the game encourages, and, to segue back to design; about 2/3rds of which are just Meat Boy and Bandage Girl in different costumes instead of actual new characters. As well, while the general art feels more polished and the cutscenes are certainly cleaner and well-animated, the longer level design means fewer levels per world and fewer worlds in total. For those that enjoyed the variation in the original's archetypes this comes off slightly disappointing. Not to mention as well that the music style isn't too good at capturing the same themes as the original - light country music for the first chapter, which again thanks to checkpoints is going to involve a lot more death than your standard tutorial level. This means the themes are negligible at best and grating at worst.

    While it is somewhat entertaining, it isn't for the same reasons as the original. The precision and tight controls carry over, but the level design suffers for its gimmick and the procedural generation, ironically, wounds its replayability.    … Expand
  27. GemCam
    Jan 5, 2021
    4
    I was a big fan of the original Super Meat Boy, and when i found out the sequel was launching, only a week before launch, i got pumped to dive in on launch day.
    However, this does NOT resemble the original, for worse. The switch over to auto-run was a big back step for the series, resulting in a game that feels like you are simply trying to follow an intended path, rather than having    I was a big fan of the original Super Meat Boy, and when i found out the sequel was launching, only a week before launch, i got pumped to dive in on launch day.
    However, this does NOT resemble the original, for worse. The switch over to auto-run was a big back step for the series, resulting in a game that feels like you are simply trying to follow an intended path, rather than having control and choice in how to approach a level. The levels themselves are generated on a per chunk basis, meaning the levels are longer, but can be far more droll, repetitive, and nonsensical. On the more positive side, the controls and responsiveness are tight, the cut-scenes and music are fantastic, and some of the intuitive level mechanics are very interesting and fun, as well as there being a lot of them. Unfortunately, the unlockables are sub par, the bosses are fun but limited, and the levels do not feel like individual levels, but rather stacks of shiny scraps taped together to form a messy whole. This leaves the experience feeling very empty after a quick play through, and the desire to race the clock just wasn't there for me. If you are a fan of minimal button, mobile-like games for everyone, then the very reasonable price tag will make it worth it for a few hours of fun. But for the hardcore gamers out there looking for something unique like the original Super Meat Boy, this just isn't it.    … Expand
  28. SD3K
    Dec 24, 2020
    4
    Huge disappointment. The auto-run completely kills this game. You can't change direction at will, and you can't adjust your movement speed in any way. The respawns are MUCH slower than the original and slow down the game WAY too much each time you die, and due to the procedurals generated levels you will die a lot. I totally regret buying this game, and thanks to Nintendo's return policyHuge disappointment. The auto-run completely kills this game. You can't change direction at will, and you can't adjust your movement speed in any way. The respawns are MUCH slower than the original and slow down the game WAY too much each time you die, and due to the procedurals generated levels you will die a lot. I totally regret buying this game, and thanks to Nintendo's return policy I'm stuck with it. If you absolutely must try this one out do yourself a favor and wait for the Steam version so you can get your money back when you're inevitably as disappointed as I am.… Expand
  29. Mavi
    Dec 29, 2020
    2
    I am really sorry but this game doesn't deserve rating more than 2/10. They took everything that was fun in Super Meat Boy 1 and removed that. This game is an autorunner with like 3 inputs. It feels like a mobile game (and most of the development was probably aimed at those). The first game was about precise jumping and about the finishing of the level, now there are checkpoints throughI am really sorry but this game doesn't deserve rating more than 2/10. They took everything that was fun in Super Meat Boy 1 and removed that. This game is an autorunner with like 3 inputs. It feels like a mobile game (and most of the development was probably aimed at those). The first game was about precise jumping and about the finishing of the level, now there are checkpoints through the level, making it too easy that even a 3 year old would sooner or later finish it. The two points are for the visual style and the smoothness of the gameplay.… Expand
  30. pez
    Jan 1, 2021
    2
    In Super Meat Boy you're rarely not running so it doesn't seem so bad, but it's worse than it seems because you usually can't turn around without walljumping. Combined with the reasonably high level of difficulty this is incredibly frustrating. It feels bad to keep dying because the stupid level puts a hazard right in the way of the path you're forced to take because you're so constrained.In Super Meat Boy you're rarely not running so it doesn't seem so bad, but it's worse than it seems because you usually can't turn around without walljumping. Combined with the reasonably high level of difficulty this is incredibly frustrating. It feels bad to keep dying because the stupid level puts a hazard right in the way of the path you're forced to take because you're so constrained. And in many cases, you have very little flexibility to adjust your timing for the next attempt. I'm not saying the idea couldn't have worked, but as executed the levels are absolutely unfun.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 37
  3. Negative: 4 out of 37
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    May 17, 2021
    55
    The idea of a randomly generated auto-runner just seems at odds with the legacy of Meat Boy itself. [Issue #51 – March/April 2021, p. 30]
  2. Shindig
    Mar 10, 2021
    80
    Super Meat Boy Forever is no doubt going to be a controversial game, especially among Super Meat Boy purists. But its new ideas bring a world of new possibilities for precision platforming challenges and sheer level design creativity. Dying over and over again in an effort to master the precise jumps and perfect timing each level demands rarely feels as good as it does in Super Meat Boy Forever.
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  3. WellPlayed
    Feb 10, 2021
    70
    Super Meat Boy Forever is a sequel not afraid to shake things up, but in doing so it fails to capture much of what made the original so amazing.
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