Flem

Very nice little game, though the final level is very painful. I would request that we have more practice given to us in an earlier stage for those awful 4 double spike things you have to dash through at the end. Those kind of came out of nowhere and made the experience pretty frustrating for that final level.

Too hardcore.. no extra health, no checkpoints.. and it was unplayable with vsync on.. It showed 900 FPS but the character moved 1 second later after I pressed a key.. vsync off, had 60 FPS and reacted to my key pressing much more faster.. funny..

Awesome platformer.

Pretty difficult, but highly enjoyable. Great soundtrack. Love the old-school pixel graphics.

Classic platformer with retro style graphics and an ''interesting'' protagonist. The game itself poses a nice challange with good music to go along. There are a few annoying moments where you die to see where you need to go or projectile spawning off the screen and falling on you. Overall it's a decent experience, however there are other games that are simply more memorable/better.

Really nice platformer. If you like hard jump'n'runs you should definitely play this.

I have never had so much fun playing with a booger.

Some of the levels were challenging, but nothing really felt unfair. The art style was wonderful to look at, and the music didn't get annoying at any point in the game.

I'll admit it was a little short, but if you enjoy racing against the clock, I strongly suggest Flem.

9/10 Would sneeze again.

This is a fun retro-with-love speed runner that might be frustrating for some but well worth playing! The difficulty is fair, like some of those great early games! You just want to keep on playing.
The art is wonderful, with scrolling backgrounds like in Sonic. The first level gives us places to walk through that give a story through these nice pictures.
The controls are very responsive! I also enjoyed the music.
It was great seeing the leader board to encourage you to keep trying to discover ways to beat others times just like in the old ARCADE games!
The only thing is that you may be frustrated. But why is that a bad thing? Just keep playing anyway, just like in the classics! We are too used to games holding our hand and not letting the player fail even a little bit that people forget the classics of how games used to be made.
There are infinite lives, so that should cheer you up :)
Go on, support indie games like this! They have more awesome in store!

Loved it! retro through and through

Great for Speedrunners, and also great for people like me, who enjoys casual gaming :D loved it!

Ahhh this game brings back memories. In short it's like playing Mario doing parkour. The difficulty level increases very quickly and it makes you want to finish the maps and beat your times. I caught myself playing non stop for a while trying to beat my times and get the gold achievements.

This game has nostalgic sounds and feelings to it, but should be great for new players as well.

Everyone should pick up a copy of this game, especially since it's on steam for such a low price.

A retro themed speed runner which all from Casuals to Pros can enjoy, Flem is an interesting, chirpy, level-based platformer with an occasional cold heart.

✓ Nice amount of levels with varying difficulties each with a good level flow for speed running
✓ Fast deaths, resets and a stable framerate ensure the game doesn't hold you back when you're speed running
✓ Challenging gold medal times keep the game challenging while remaining fair, realistic and achievable even for casual players
✓ Level by level global leaderboards to fuel competition
✓ Nostalgic platforming gameplay with interesting power ups providing some neat and fun areas
✓ Music fits the gameplay nicely and doesn't draw too much attention
✓ Has good controller support with easy to pick up controls


✗ Some levels have projectiles spawning off screen which make it difficult to dodge when they appear, this happens in the first set of levels and made me hate that certain type of enemy pretty quickly.
✗ Difficulty spikes throughout, nothing too huge until the Fall season where it seems to skyrocket at a certain point.
✗ The game doesn't teach the player much at all, the game is easy to pick up but there are some parts not so clear.
✗ Sound was rather quiet by default


~ Considering there are 40 levels over 4 Seasons and I’m towards the end of the third season (when writing this), I can say the game is rather short to play through. That being said, the game is highly re-playable and being a speed runner you'll be back improving on your previous times to get the gold medal or place in the leaderboards which will extend the games length by quite some time.
~ Visuals can be repetitive but it adds to the retro style
~ Doesn't make use of the analog stick - DPad only for movement. Having analog support would be nice but I don't believe it's required, I never felt like the Dpad was holding me back.
~ Keyboard controls are odd at first honestly but can be rebinded in the menu if needed.

Target Audience: Desperate speedrunners.

Summary:

Flem does attempt to be a speedrunner, but basic elements of level design and layout show a game that doesn't have the elements to appeal to its core audience. Leap of Faith gameplay combined with off screen projectiles can frustrate the player, while precision with jumping due to using the dpad with a controller for an example hinders the experience. Not enough variety occurs within the first hour and a half and made me want to play a game like JumpJet Rex for a speedrunner fix.


Gameplay Footage and video review: http://youtu.be/AKgJdI4SWhE

Lists:
Positives:

• The visuals pass in terms of at least being doable to a certain extent.
  
• The basics are there at least. The very basics.
  

• Control implementation is a problem, with only the dpad being available for the controller, in a game that needs precision.
  
• Level design includes leaps of faith and off screen projectiles that will frustrate.
  
• Not enough Variety leadss to boring missions.
  
• Weird spikes in difficulty curve happen and don't naturally teach and progress the player.
  
• Blending blue and green that naturally blend into each other makes it an odd choice for the base color of the protagonist, as he blends into the background. Green's complement, something like Magenta, would have made a lot more sense.
  
[*] Doesn't really offer anything substanial. Nothing new or interesting, or solid in nature.