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• gamedeal user

  Jun 25, 2014

  I usually don't write reviews in English, but I feel like it could be useful to some, so here we go. Unlike the other reviewers (judging by the hours they've put into it), I've actually beaten the game. So you can believe me when I tell you it's tough. Really tough. The difficulty is fairly reasonable in the first zone, but from the second zone onwards, your patience is going to be tested a lot. So if you're easily frustrated, skip the rest of this review and go find another game, because you're going to pull your hair out until you're hairless in every zone of your body. Hell, you might pull someone else's hair out too. But anyway, first things first: the gameplay. The main concept of Volt is fairly simple: you're a battery, and your goal is to escape from a factory, so you can live in freedom rather than being destroyed. This is easier said than done, however, because you can't walk. All you can do is swing (using a limited supply of electricity beams) and jump (using a very limited supply of energy). Some variations and complications are introduced in the game, but most of the time, you're going to be swinging through a level and solving platforming puzzles. And I must say it mostly works quite well. The swinging and puzzle-solving is entertaining, it is implemented in a variety of ways to avoid being repetitive (across different levels at least), and it has some nice highlights in it. The boss fights, for example, are well done and pretty memorable. But the gameplay isn't Volt's only strong point. In fact, if you ask me, it is not even its strongest point: that prize goes to its atmosphere. It probably doesn't suit everyone's taste, but I really like the minimalistic, high-contrast industrial environments, and I really like the music as well. It varies between ambient and minimalistic techno or trance (whatever you wish to call it), which fits the visual design of the levels really well and sets the right tone for the game. I personally preferred the more energetic music from zone 3 onwards (as it makes for a more uplifting atmosphere), but the ambient was pretty great as well. Unfortunately, however, even though Volt is, in my view, a good game, it is far from perfect. Most crucially, it can become very frustrating at times. The levels have no checkpoints, and they are pretty long (in comparison to Super Meat Boy, say), so there are plenty of levels you're going to have to spend a long time in before finally beating them (over half an hour). Add to that imprecise controls (as is to be expected given the physics-based gameplay, but better design might have alleviated the frustrations a bit) and some questionable level design (a puzzle on the end of a difficult long level, where you will inevitably die a couple of times), and the result is that unless you're some kind of Buddha, you're going to cry in agony multiple times. All in all, I do recommend Volt to some gamers, but I certainly don't recommend it to everyone. If the main concept appeals to you, if the atmosphere suits your sentiments and if you like a challenge, you could do worse than buying Volt. It's very cheap, after all, and it offers about 15 hours of gameplay (although it must be noted that you're going to be stuck in the same levels a lot of the time, making the game pretty repetitive at times). If you're easily frustrated, however, you should avoid this game at all costs. 7/10
• gamedeal user

  Feb 21, 2016

  Usually I call games like this "short casual stuff fitting for a short-brake". Well, in that, Volt is neither short nor quite fit for naming it "casual". And I'd better read some books in my short-break, than enraging myself with another try to beat a level there. Volt is getting "mixed" ratings - on Steam and everywhere else. There are many negative reviews on this fine concept, and, alas, those negative reviews have solid ground for "not recommending" Volt to normal players. Sadly, but, with all obvious advantages Volt have, it is not quite rewarding game, unless you're a very hard-headed fan of over-the-head-difficult-puzzles, seeing the ultimate reward in solving yet-another-riddle. Volt starts very intriguing, presenting quite nonstandard hero - a battery in some technical mazes, which can move itself only by two beams, which works like net of Spiderman. You catch a moment, shoot or release a beam, taking acceleration of this shift to push yourself forward, to the "exit" door. And that goes on and on, the levels quickly getting more and more complex, you have limited amount of beams to make your way through, and you gotta be careful too, for there are very treacherous grounds everywhere... And further you go, the more obstacles you'll meet. And after some time you'll meet your top. The level which you can't beat even in hundred approaches. And there you're asking yourself - what am I doing here? What's the purpose of this lifeform to exist on Earth? And so on. And you don't find answers. To summarize that topic, Volt - is a puzzle game using some basic laws of mechanics, with very decent layout and very sophisticated levels. But it does not have a fleur of great games like World of Goo or Limbo, it is much more tough than Cut-the-Rope and similar projects... It is pointlessly cryptic and hard for the majority of players. With all that, it is adequately priced, so I set thumbs up button. If you catch it on some sale or in a bundle, do not hesitate to give it a shot. Maybe it was made right for you. Mark 6.7/10. Interesting approach in puzzle games, with only one real downside - it is punishing much more than rewarding. Other than that, it is fine.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 13, 2016

  Pretty puzzle game. The graphic match the idea of a "living battery" who wanna stay alive perfect. Also the habitat create a good atmosphere to be part of an electrifying world full of electricity. Mit Gutschein um €0,50 gekauft
• gamedeal user

  May 5, 2017

  I didn't like this game. I'm not saying it's bad. Actually I really like the idea behind this game. But 14 levels in I quit the game and left it minimized to get all cards. The gameplay was just so frustrating to me that I just couldn't go on. I just couldn't stand the helplessness of the movement system. Losing momentum and not being able to do something about it(apart from just restarting the level) simply rubbed me the wrong way. I know that it's a completely subjective thing and thus this review is pointless, but I just needed to put this out here.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 15, 2014

  It's difficult not recommending Volt, the gameplay is solid, and while I feel it's a bit more choppy that I would like it's still very satisfying when you nail some tricky, optimized maneuver. Basically, it's fancy Cut the Rope. You extend lazor grapple beams, and cut them by dragging scross the beams. Additionally, you can bounce off the group, which leads to some pretty fun fall-jump-swing-cut-swing portions. The only thing that's really frustrated me so far is no explaination of new elements. There's a -short- tutorial explaining the basic rope mechanics and then nothing so even if you're doing well you'll run into something new you don't know how to work with, and usually you have to experiement a few times before figuring out how to deal with it.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 8, 2023

  trash
• gamedeal user

  Jul 25, 2023

  🔥 Fine 🔥
• gamedeal user

  Apr 15, 2014

  Volt. The Name of the Game where you swing a Battery around to free himself from a Factory before it's crushed or zapped to pieces. I bought this game on gut Instinct. (Plus I love to support Indie companies in anyway I can whether it be through a showing during one of my Youtube videos, Or just writing them a message saying How much I loved the game.) Upon writing this I have reached level 15 in the game and the difficulty as stated as started picking up but the game Is so cool in its own way from the chosen graphics to even the way to make some leaps of faith when swinging back and forth (of course avoiding getting cut up by buzzsaws or getting electricuted to death by yellow charged floors and ceilings) This game is simple to control and just alot of fun for $5. Not the greatest game on the market, but one game to just help you unwind and really relax playing. (Of course maybe a couple spots you could be using a certain word or two from its rising difficulty.) Definite Buy for me, and I hope it's one for you too!
• gamedeal user

  Jan 27, 2021

  Gameplay is unforgiving and having no achievements in game doesn't motivate to finish the game. Developers mentioned adding achievements in 2014 and after 6 years there's no trace of it. Doesn't matter that the game is cheap because it's the type of game that'd feel rewarding only with achievements in it for me. There're plenty of other types of games with same price or even free to play that are more enjoyable than this. And now instead of adding achievements or other features mentioned back in 2014 developers decided to make 2nd part of the game. I've tried to complete the game for 3 times but it just wasn't rewarding for me. I stopped at around 20 level and got bored. Maybe this is Your type of game but it's not for me and I can't see any good points in it so I can't even recommend it.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 4, 2014

  Just get Volt off of an Apptore (Google, Apple, etc.) and play it on your phone and/or touch-capable device. It is not worth playing on a PC/Mac UNLESS you have a tablet or similar device that will work with this game on a PC/Mac.