Bor

The first hour of Bor is where you decide whether you're in or out, because the controls are stiffer than they look. Your Viking has a floaty jump arc and a landing that doesn't grip the way modern platformers have trained you to expect, and the early levels punish that with pits placed for pixel-precise timing rather than flow. Push through maybe twenty minutes of that and it clicks. It's not a good control scheme, it's a consistent one, and consistency is most of what an old-school platformer needs. What you get after that is a small, colorful four-world run with secret levels tucked behind walls and ledges you have to guess at, and a rescue-60-wives gag that's the whole story and knows it. It's built for people who want a short, cheap, slightly janky throwback to knock out in an afternoon, not for anyone expecting Celeste-grade level design or much replay pull once the secrets are found. Single-player only, and controller support is partial enough that you may end up back on keyboard. Worth a look if the aesthetic grabs you. Skip it if stiff jumps are a dealbreaker.

Alex · Scout Team

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