Review of Once Upon A Life
Main game is a fun, quick game. The side mission will break your keyboard.
By webster356 · Aug 23, 2014
Strengths: Fast paced puzzle solving with a flappy bird type twist. Short levels (if you’re looking for a quick game.
Weakness: Shallow level design, mini-goals are borderline impossible on most missions, and some puzzles are unforgiving when mistakes are made.
You are Harry Dicky (a horrible name) a senior citizen whose scrapbook full of memories has scattered into the wind. Apparently armed with a weapon and a jetpack, you set off on one final adventure to recollect these memories. You have a single double jump and a single launch of your jetpack with each individual jump. Keep this in mind as you are unable to initiate another jetpack launch until you touch ground.
Along the way, you must collect coins, that seemingly serve no purpose than to provide a small side accomplishment. Each mission's goal is to collect all the memories in the level. You also have small side goals, typically 3:
1. Finish within a certain amount of time
2. FInish with a set amount of fuel left
3. Collect all the stars
This is all well and good, but you have the added difficulty of puzzle solving each level to find all the memories while avoiding an assortment of obstacles and having enough fuel to finish the level. If you play the game without cheats, hope for fast reflexes as some chain reactions happen frustratingly fast.
If you are a completionist, the side mission objectives will have you wanting to smash your keyboard. Finishing within 5 seconds while using only 6% fuel while collecting all the stars… I gave up after the first 3 levels but if you like a challenge, this is right up your alley.