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Title: Swaps and Traps
Genre: Action, Indie
Developer:
TeamTrap
Publisher:
TeamTrap
Release Date: 12 Feb, 2018
Minimum:
English,Turkish,French,German,Russian,Simplified Chinese
I dig puzzle-platformers, but what excited me even more about this fun game was the fact that it was deveoped by the people I know.
A long time ago, in a game jam (a game development event) far, far away, my team happened to be working at the desk next to TeamTrap's, the team that developed Swaps and Traps. The devs probably don't know about it, but it was exciting for me to watch them literally from the corner of my eye, while they were working hard on the very early prototype of Swaps and Traps. It looked like something I'd enjoy playing. I didn't know them by then but I got to meet their awesome team later on. Years went by, and one day, they decided to take the game mechanics of the early prototype and turn it into a more sophisticated platformer. I played it around the time it was released, first quarter of 2018, and this review I'm writing now is mostly based on my notes and what I remember from the experience.
Swaps and Traps is a challenging platformer with a unique mechanic. The way you see the world changes as you make progress. Sounds corny, right? But I mean literally. You need to collect some keys, and every time you pick one up, a part of your viewport is distorted. The world remains the same, but the way you see it is messed up. Left becomes up, right becomes down, up and down are right and left, and many other variations. You are not sure which way to go. Also, there are a bunch of traps. Be prepared to die. A lot. Swaps and Traps is not a piece of cake. Your neck will hurt from tilting it to the sides. You will get annoyed, angry and confused. But don't worry, your struggle will be rewarded soon enough with sweet victory and a bunch of achievements, even some for failing!
It's fair to say that I enjoyed the overall experience. I liked the challenge. I liked how the swapping mechanics were used brilliantly in level designs. I liked how the traps spiced the challenge up. The levels are well-crafted and tested; everything is neat and well-polished. Voice acting of the characters and their scripts are pretty entertaining and helps distract from the stress of falling off an edge or getting squished under a giant and heavy whatever.
If you are looking for some tough challenge, I'd definitely recommend Swaps and Traps.
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