*Due to my recent reviews causing quite a bit of grief on my part, I will once again use this as an opportunity to remind readers that my reviews take story into a stronger account than most, if not all, reviewers for video games. I started posting my reviews BECAUSE I am tired of playing games with good reviews and have ZERO or a TERRIBLE story. My reviews are dedicated to other gamers, no matter how few of us there are, that care about EVERY game having a story. That being said, starting with this review going forward, I will post my review score, as well as a score that doesn’t take the story of the game into account IF the game either doesn’t have one, isn’t able to have one (like Mario Maker), or has such a small one that it is a joke (Tropical Freeze). This score is meant to satisfy those of you who are so salty about a reviewer being different than 99% of the others that you find nothing better to do than come on here and insult me for being different. Have a pleasant day.

Mr. Shifty Review

Originality: One of my favorite parts about Dishonored was the ability to teleport to sneak up or around people. They basically made an entire game on that skill, combined in with The Matrix-like slow mo action scenes and kung fu, with the plot line of a shooter game out of the 90s. Not the most original thing in the world, but by no means is it something overdone in this day and age.

14/20

Graphics: For an indie game, it was rather pretty. This is no Snake Pass though.

6/10

Art Style: Really love the art style on this game! So many indie games have an ugly art style that I can’t get into (there were great things about the 8 and 16 bit eras, but not usually the art style).

12/15

Story: A fun, simple, and very retro story! I enjoyed every moment of it and it had quite a few twists in it that caught me off guard; all related to action scenes. I even laughed somewhat towards the end when the teleportation device started going crazy and the “bad guy” didn’t know what was going on. Still, nothing revolutionary in this category.

17/30

Game Interface: Annoying or not? Absolutely no problems!

5/5

Controls easy and fluid or difficult and rigid? About as simple and enjoyable controls as one can have!

5/5

Is it fun? Wow was this fun! Every section and level had different challenges. I loved the action and I REALLY loved how it rewarded well timed movements with slow motion! What a fantastically enjoyable experience!

15/15

Total –

74 / 100  (Non story review – 81 / 100)

Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition – 100 + 5 = 105

Shovel Knight – 95 + 10 = 105

Zelda Breath of the Wild - 104

Paper Mario – 90 +10 = 100

Shadow of Mordor = 95 + 5 = 100

Zelda Skyward Sword-98

Hyrule Warriors – 93 + 5 = 98

Overwatch – 90 + 5 = 95

Batman: Arkham Asylum - 93

Zelda Minish Cap – 92

Portal 2 – 87 + 5 = 92

Portal – 87 + 5 = 92

Assassin’s Creed 4 Wii U – 86 +5 = 91

Zelda Windwaker HD – 86 + 5 = 91

Bayonetta 2 = 91 NR

Bayonetta (Wii U) – 91 NR

Zelda Oracle of Ages – 91

Metroid Fusion – 91

Mario and Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story – 86 + 5 = 91

Zelda Twilight Princess – 90

Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon - 90

Guildwars 2 – 89                                        

Mario and Luigi: Dream Team – 89

Animal Crossing New Leaf – 84 + 5 = 89

Pokemon X – 88

Zelda: A Link to the Past – 78 + 10 = 88

Kid Icarus Uprising – 88

Darksiders 2 - 88

Fire Emblem Awakening – 88

Civilization 6 – 77 + 10 = 87

Mass Effect - 84

Super Mario Maker = 84*

Dishonored - 84

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark - 84

Paper Mario Sticker Star – 83

Rome 2: Total War - 83

Zelda: A Link Between Worlds-83

Mario and Luigi Paper Jam - 82

Super Mario 3d land – 72 + 10 = 82

Diablo 3 – 72 + 10 = 82

Batman Arkham Knight - 81

Batman: Arkham Origins – 81

Mario and Luigi: Super Star Saga – 80

Trine – 80

Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze* - 68 + 10 = 78

Mass Effect 3 - 77

Mass Effect 2 – 76

Mr. Shifty - 74

Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – 74

Black Ops 2 - 74

Rome: Total War-74

Yoshie’s Wooly World – 73*

Just Cause - 71

Paper Monster Uncut (Wii U) - 70

Red Alert 3 – 70

Snake pass - 66

New Super Mario Bros. U – 66

New Super Mario Bros.Wii – 57 *

Assassins Creed 3 – 57 NR

Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition – 53*

Puzzles and Dragons Z: Mario Edition - 46

Kirby Squeak Squad – 43

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3d – 42

Yoshi’s New Island - 27

Project X Zone - 18

* Means it was more fun than the score indicates. Scores judge the overall quality of the game (how fun it is only counts for 15% in my reviews)

NR means Not Recommended based on inappropriateness.

^Charm is rewarded to games that have an undefinable quality to them that makes them amazing and have high replayability value.

Anyone else play this game on here?

I played it! The teleportation mechanic is pretty fun. It's not the best-looking or most content-rich game but it's not bad.

Nothing really stood out for me when I saw the trailers for it, but good review as always

It was honestly a blast to play. Most games don't come close to that level of enjoyment, and it's not a long game so nothing in it gets repetitive.

Nor me, when I first looked at it, but it was a slow period so I said what the heck and got it. I don't regret it at all and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys playing a little bit of a fun game here and there (especially on the go). 

This game was made for the Switch where you can just suspend your device at any moment and pick it up as you walk around or chill. It's just fantastic. I love my switch!