About This Game WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ERSATZ"It’s the immaculate sound design and tremendous freedom of movement that makes Ersatz so satisfying to play."- Rock Paper Shotgun"If you're a fan of seriously good music and challenging platformers, stop right now and go get it. It's very simple to get into, difficult to master and it's a damn treat for the ears." - Gaming On Linux"...Out of every game I've reviewed on this channel and probably every game I will review, this has got to be one of the most overlooked, under rated and underappreciated of them all."- The Hidden Chest"For a game made by one person, ERSATZ is one of the most polished games I've ever played!"- Peppage_____________________________________________________________________WHAT IS ERSATZ?ERSATZ is a speed focused, hardcore Action Platformer with Rhythm elements. Featuring a multiple genre Original Electronic Soundtrack which dynamically builds and changes based on your progression!Run, Jump, Slam, Slide, Dash & Survive your way through 8 varied and increasingly intense levels, in multiple modes & playstyles, starring tricky level hazards and enemies and even tougher bosses.Use the unique dash mechanics to move as fast as you can, trying to chase down that elusive 'S' rank. Learning the game is simple, mastering it is not..._____________________________________________________________________Original Soundtrack by game's creator, with genres including:House, Trance, Synthwave, DnB, Techno & More!_____________________________________________________________________Also Inlcuding:TYPE BETA & TYPE GAMMA: Unlockable alternative playstyles with their own times & gradesJOURNEY MODE: Try & complete all 8 levels as fast as you can. Do it in under 60mins for a special reward. For experts & speedrunners!INFINITE MODE: Infinite dash energy, go wild and set crazy times on the mode's own leaderboards!SYNTH RUSH: Challenge any individual or ALL of the bosses of ERSATZ against the clock!STEAM LEADERBOARDS: See how your times stack up compared to other players all over the world on Windows, Mac & Linux (viewable in game!)VIBRATION: With full controller support. Feel your controller vibrate to the beat!Design, Art, Animation, Programming & Music all by Paris Stalker (that's me!). 7aa9394dea Title: ERSATZGenre: Action, IndieDeveloper:Paris StalkerPublisher:Paris Stalker, ALL iNRelease Date: 13 Sep, 2017 ERSATZ Download Game Hacked A very challening but equally rewarding game once you master the beats of a level. I really enjoyed playing this, the soundtrack is a treat and really helps you time the characters movement. Only critism would be I found it pretty hard in some of the boss fights, but the overwhelming joy of defeating them is great!. OMG I LOVE THIS GAME!!! It's a music styled platformer with charming and fast-paced level design, the game itself it easy to play and difficult to master, it's made especially to make you rage, with a stopwatch and a grade at the upper right corner which tests u how good u are at this game. The bosses, omg i love the boss design so much, but they are hard to beat them, there are in total of 14 unique bosses (counting the minibosses), however the final boss has in total of 8 phases which gives u the biggest challenge in the game. the levels are named "simulation" and the bosses are named "synth". If you find this game too difficult, don't buy it, but i highly recommend to buy it, it's only 7 quid and i have a developer who lives in the same country as me. I don't know about u guys but i got addicted to this game.Check if i made any spelling mistakes or grammar errors.Pros:+Music Based Platformer+Challenging+Made in GameMaker Studio 2+A developer who lives in my current living countryCons:-Rather a simple plain platformer-Bosses are OPFinal Thoughts: 9\/10I wondered why this has so few reviews, probably because it's way too inspired by many indie games, might be cuz the developer is incompetant or without any ideas to create. At least the idea is to put electronic music on to make it interesting, unfortunately it didn't, however it's not that bad.. Summary: Recommended if you are a masochist like me.Details:+ Insanely difficult, but very rewarding once you understand a segment and can execute it without major errors.+ Chill music, and objects that move with the beat, makes it easy to get in the flow.+ Pleasant to look at+ Unique and fun bossfights (except the first one, \u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665 that flower)+ Multiple Unlockable Playstyles+ Liberal use of Checkpoints- Colors sometimes make it hard to see tiny bullets- Crashed once~ Perfect for speedrunning. It's easy to get high in the leaderboards because nobody plays the game (seriously, people come play this game). Ersatz is a fast paced, speed based, platformer, with a ridiculously good soundtrack. The controls are really simple and responsive, you have a jump button and a dash button. You can also press down mid-jump to terminate your jump and fall straight down with a stomp attack. The whole game is centered around the dash ability. You can dash over pits, through obstacles, kill enemies with it, and damage bosses with it. Of course you also need to liberally dash everywhere in order to get a good rank on each stage. You have a dash meter, you can dash 3 times in a row before having to wait for the meter to refill, the meter refills fairly quickly so you won't go too long without the ability to dash. There are 8 levels in the game(with a whole mess of extras that open up when you beat it), but each level gives you a rank based on your speed. In order to unlock the last level you must achieve at least a D rank on the first 7 levels. You have infinite lives, and very liberal checkpoints, but each time you die 20 seconds get added to your time, there are also heal stations sprinkled throughout the levels that add 2 seconds to your time for each point you heal(you have a total of 6 health). Level design in this game is spectacular, every level has a unique twist, with unique enemies, and unique environmental hazards. You won't see anything repeat until the last level, which is kind of a mash-up of the first 7. The levels are challenging, but very fair, and are all ludicrously fun to play. The standout feature for me in this game are the boss battles. Every boss is super fun to fight, most of them will kick your\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665the first time you fight them, and you will curse as you watch your rating sink with each time they kill you, but it is extremely satisfying when you learn their patterns and flawlessly beat a boss who seemed nearly impossible when you first met them.Ersatz is a phenomenal game and a must play for any fan of challenging, speed based, rythm platformers.. Summary: Recommended if you are a masochist like me.Details:+ Insanely difficult, but very rewarding once you understand a segment and can execute it without major errors.+ Chill music, and objects that move with the beat, makes it easy to get in the flow.+ Pleasant to look at+ Unique and fun bossfights (except the first one, \u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665 that flower)+ Multiple Unlockable Playstyles+ Liberal use of Checkpoints- Colors sometimes make it hard to see tiny bullets- Crashed once~ Perfect for speedrunning. It's easy to get high in the leaderboards because nobody plays the game (seriously, people come play this game). OMG I LOVE THIS GAME!!! It's a music styled platformer with charming and fast-paced level design, the game itself it easy to play and difficult to master, it's made especially to make you rage, with a stopwatch and a grade at the upper right corner which tests u how good u are at this game. The bosses, omg i love the boss design so much, but they are hard to beat them, there are in total of 14 unique bosses (counting the minibosses), however the final boss has in total of 8 phases which gives u the biggest challenge in the game. the levels are named "simulation" and the bosses are named "synth". If you find this game too difficult, don't buy it, but i highly recommend to buy it, it's only 7 quid and i have a developer who lives in the same country as me. I don't know about u guys but i got addicted to this game.Check if i made any spelling mistakes or grammar errors.Pros:+Music Based Platformer+Challenging+Made in GameMaker Studio 2+A developer who lives in my current living countryCons:-Rather a simple plain platformer-Bosses are OPFinal Thoughts: 9\/10I wondered why this has so few reviews, probably because it's way too inspired by many indie games, might be cuz the developer is incompetant or without any ideas to create. At least the idea is to put electronic music on to make it interesting, unfortunately it didn't, however it's not that bad.. ERSATZ is a challenging platformer game with focus on the musical influence in the gameplay. Next to moving and jumping you're also able to dash, however your dashes need to recharge and you can only have up to three dashes available at the same time. Thus it is necessary for you to carefully time your movements in regards to the current musical cycle as well as to your dash availability.The developer approached me on Twitter and introduced his game to me because I run the "Press Play to Jump" Steam group which focusses on games with gameplay mechanics built around their musical side, however I'll stress that I bough the game myself and I'm happy I did so.The game is extremely challenging and once you're done beating the normal story mode there's much, MUCH more you can go through which includes getting better scores and times - this game has an excellent speedrunning implementation! - and unlocking and beating different and even harder game modes. While I have beaten the main campaign so far, there is still a lot I need and want to explore.I need to stress that the one-man-developer, Paris Stalker, is extremely comitted to his creation and tries his very best to find and fix bugs and problems the community brings to him which leads to very frequent and useful updates. The game was created in Game Maker, which is a small downside, so the limitations of the audio engine are fairly early reached and I'm pretty certain Stalker found every thinkable possibility to give it the interactive music system that it uses but that is certainly more than I had expected Game Maker being capable of at all!If you like challenging platformers that use the music as an integral part of the gameplay and you also like to go for speedruns in hard games, this is definitely a game you have to check out! :)Strongly Recommended.. Mechanically welll designed platformer with exceptional soundtrack.The main game is pretty short, but there are several alternative game modes, so there is lot's of replay value to be had.While I do like the visual style, it can sometimes make it somewhat hard to keep track of what's going on,especially on the final boss.. ERSATZ is a challenging platformer game with focus on the musical influence in the gameplay. Next to moving and jumping you're also able to dash, however your dashes need to recharge and you can only have up to three dashes available at the same time. Thus it is necessary for you to carefully time your movements in regards to the current musical cycle as well as to your dash availability.The developer approached me on Twitter and introduced his game to me because I run the "Press Play to Jump" Steam group which focusses on games with gameplay mechanics built around their musical side, however I'll stress that I bough the game myself and I'm happy I did so.The game is extremely challenging and once you're done beating the normal story mode there's much, MUCH more you can go through which includes getting better scores and times - this game has an excellent speedrunning implementation! - and unlocking and beating different and even harder game modes. While I have beaten the main campaign so far, there is still a lot I need and want to explore.I need to stress that the one-man-developer, Paris Stalker, is extremely comitted to his creation and tries his very best to find and fix bugs and problems the community brings to him which leads to very frequent and useful updates. The game was created in Game Maker, which is a small downside, so the limitations of the audio engine are fairly early reached and I'm pretty certain Stalker found every thinkable possibility to give it the interactive music system that it uses but that is certainly more than I had expected Game Maker being capable of at all!If you like challenging platformers that use the music as an integral part of the gameplay and you also like to go for speedruns in hard games, this is definitely a game you have to check out! :)Strongly Recommended.
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