ICEY
ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?
ICEY is a action, female protagonist and hack and slash game
developed by FantaBlade Network
and published by XD.
Released on November 17th 2016 is available on Windows and MacOS
in 6 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Japanese and Spanish - Spain.
It has received 26,418 reviews of which 23,866 were positive and 2,552 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.00 GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics or better
- Storage: 6 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: OS X Lion 10.7, or later.
- Processor: Intel Mac
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics or better
- Storage: 6 GB available space
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TL;DR - If you enjoy The Stanley Parable and fast-paced 2D action games, this will be perfect for you. Be expecting plenty of 4th wall breaks and a shockingly brief amount of time to complete this title (I got all achievements and beat the game in a little over 4 hours). Gonna' be honest, going into this game blind, I did not expect it to be what it was. I will keep this mostly spoiler-free, so no need to worry, I'm not going to ruin anything that you don't experience in the first 5 minutes of the game. That said, the appearance of the narrator completely caught me off-guard and it was only after a bit of playing did I realize what the game was truly going for. I will say, I'm not too crazy on a lot of games that break the 4th wall so heavily, but I didn't hate what was done here, so that's a plus in my book. Now, I will say, this game plays so amazingly, I really wish they could have made it longer for that alone. It's so intense, fast-paced, fairly flashy, and the dash ability is amazing, both in and out of combat. Major proper to the battle designers here because they definitely nailed it. The music and sound design were pretty spot on too, although I am not super crazy on the electro/techno/synth-y sort of genres on display in this title. Also, I will say that I do enjoy the idea of the game's plot as a whole, but I do kinda' wish there was a bit more to one half of it. Not on the 4th wall break side of things, but the other plot. Keeping it vague for newbies, but those who have played the game should get what I mean. All in all, I enjoyed this title quite a lot and definitely look forward to sequel, or another game by this crew that plays kinda' like this one. I highly recommend it if you want something to just sit down for an afternoon and blast through some enemies and a fairly short story.
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not completed game yet but this game is very fun to play and to find the extras of the game is a really nice addition game play is fun and simple combos are cool and the general design of the game is really nice and for the price this game is worth it
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ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game, with fast-paced combat, stylish visuals, and a fun narrative structure. In it, you control the titular character, ICEY, a cyborg on a mission to defeat an evil AI known as Judas and to uncover the truth behind your existence. I would call the combat system a highlight, with fluid and responsive controls, combos and special attacks. And you unlock more of them as you progress through the game. But, then again, I am bad at video-games, so take that with a pinch of salt. What sets "ICEY" apart for me, and what first drew me to it, is its innovative storytelling mechanic. Throughout the game, you are guided by a narrator who provides instructions and commentary on your actions. You have the freedom to ignore the narrator's guidance and explore the world as you see fit. And in fact I highly recommend you do that. Someone might even teach you how hard game design is... or make you purchase another copy... idk To me, ICEY offers a blend of engaging enough gameplay, visuals which I personally really like, and an intriguing narrative structure. Think Stanley Parable but side-scrolling beat'em up and instead of you being a silent office worker, you're a badass silent cyborg girl that fudges shit up. Fun
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Icey is not an action game.I repeat. ICEY is not an action game! Your goal is not to finish the game fast as possible but to find where and how to break the "default" narrative. Game is pretty short, but you know that most people doesn't finish they games? Even this game tells about this in one of the ending. ICEY feels rather average. It’s a pretty easy to pick up hack n’ slash, with its difficulty being tied to its limited defensive options and sometimes unforgiving AI. The meta-narrative behind the game can lead to some interesting encounters and extras, but a lot of times it just ends up feeling like preachy messages on game design. The game is a bit on the short-side if you’re not into exploring, but uncovering every secret and extra boss presents a fun challenge, especially since some the better fights are not ones you’d encounter by just doing what you’re told
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ICEY is a fine video game, though not the 'metagame masterpiece' that some people may hope for or believe it to be. The visuals are fine (though not extraordinary), combat is well-paced and entertaining (though perhaps a bit too simplistic), and the 'story' content is moderately interesting (though somewhat heavy-handed and essentially not very novel). It is recommended to those who appreciate the genre (2D side-scrolling hack-and-slash) and an unusual story. Good but not great. A few side notes: 1) The game is moderately challenging, but I have not found it especially difficult or unfair. I played the game on normal difficulty, and I have old-man reflexes. I understand that some casual modern-day players may find it too difficult, but playing on easy mode and grinding currency for unlocking better skills should allow anyone to complete the game. Some people complain that you may easily get stunlocked by multiple enemies into a long recovery animation with little to no invincibility frames. It is not true. It can happen, but it's not common. Unless you do things very wrong, it mostly only happens with one particular type of exploding mob that purposely damages you while you are knocked down. It may also be an issue on some boss fights, but it is not gamebreaking. Once you learn to dodge and to heal yourself (the game has a damage-the-core/heal-yourself mechanic similar to Metal Gear Rising), you are good. 2) I can't believe some people criticize the game for being too short. Yes, the game is not especially long, but that's not a defect. The game's length is fine the way it is. 3) The game bears an eerie number of similarities to Nier: Automata. Enjoy, folks.
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Online players
10
Developer
FantaBlade Network
Publisher
XD
Release
17 Nov 2016
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