Published: 27 Aug 2024
- Developed and Published by: Edmund McMillen
- Released on: 2017
- Genre: Precision Platformer
- Rating: 2.5/5
- Originally written: ~30th December 2023
A ‘spiritual successor’ to Super Meat Boy, inasmuch as being another tough as nails tight 2D platformer where you expect to die a lot. The unique innovation is the semi-open world design where each level flows into another as opposed to being discrete segments, and numerous collectibles and hidden areas scattered about.
Unfortunately, despite 106%‘ing Super Meat Boy, I’ve ended up bouncing twice from The End Is Nigh. Its a combination of factors, movement feels more restrictive, ledge grabbing can be inconsistent, a larger emphasis on puzzles being all about ’timing’, and the game itself is wrapped in a grey and melancholic “why bother?” attitude compared to Super Meat Boy’s relatively colourful and upbeat attitude, encouraging you to persevere. The End Is Nigh does the opposite, and so it makes it a lot harder mentally to work through.
