Review: Stela (Steam)
Stela is a cinematic, atmospheric platformer about a young woman witnessing the final days of a mysterious ancient world.
Pros:
- Gorgeous graphics.
- 3228mb download size.
- Steam achievements.
- Controller support.
- Graphics- Gamma slider.
- Puzzle platform gameplay.
- Two Button controls, grab and jump.
- Beautiful set pieces.
- 2.5D perspective.
- The gameplay is a mix of platforming, puzzles, and stealth.
- Powerful soundtrack.
- Fast loading times.
- It takes a lot of love from Limbo.
- It gives you a wide range of emotions and feels.
- The story can be interpretated.
- No voices spoke and instead, all communication is done by gestures and music.
- Constant checkpoints.
- Seemeless level transition.
- Satisfying gameplay.
- It’s just pure eye candy and at times feels like you are in a crazy screensaver art world.
- A lot of action in the back and foreground.
- Many weather types and night and day changes.
Cons:
- No graphic options.
- No tutorials or pop ups.
- It can be hard to see ledges or parts of the level you can interact with.
- Difficulty spikes.
- Checkpoints whilst plentiful can be far apart.
