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I am sorry, but this simple feature is a dealbreaker for me. I do not use any of the keyboard layouts that are in the options menu (nor shout it matter: use scancodes). So every time I start this game, I have to change the keyboard layout in my system. That is already annoying enough, but then even when I change the keyboard layout to a compatible layout, they keys are not arranged how I would like them to be arranged. For example when you want to play on a laptop, arrow keys are just not the keys that you want to play with, on Desktop that is fine though. And last but not least, I have a lot of experience in other similar games, and here I just use a reverse mapping of jumping and shooting. I am sorry, the game might be good, I don't know. But this is a dealbreaker for me. And it would be an easy to fix issue.

Gonner is a flashy 2D platformer/shooter with roguelike elements. There is plenty to see and unlock, but its best to remain purposefully vague on this point. The game is designed to bloom slowly, revealing itself to the player in layers. I don't intend to spoil that for anyone. The game isn't shy about being hostile to new players. The first time you book up the game, you won't know what's going on and the game offers you no guidance. It's up to you to figure out what all the flashy icons on the HUD mean, what you need to do, what this or that item does. You're going to die. A lot. But the more you exert yourself, the more the game rewards you. There are secrets, various unlockables and cool design flourishes dished out in spades to those who are willing to work with the game on its own terms. If you run out of patience quickly or you don't enjoy the basic tenants of the roguelike genre, I'd advise you to pass on this one. A lot of indie games have been designing around this 'hard roguelike' trope that's been so popular recently. Gonner stands out among them simply for its overall level of polish. The graphics are dripping with personality, the controls are tight, the sound design is impeccable (seriously, bravo to the sound designer). In the 2010's my favorite games have been hard little indie gems like 1001 Spikes, Super Meat Boy and Nuclear Throne. I don't know if Gonner has the staying power or depth of these games (I'd be lying if I said I had an understanding of the full scope of Gonner after 10 or so hours), but, if you're looking to scratch an itch for a difficult, twitchy platformer/shooter, your 10 bucks would be well invested here.

The game initially pulled me in with the interesting and unique visuals, and the gameplay was fine at first, but after a few deaths I was dreading repeating the beginning stages, which I found far too easy. On the other hand, bosses (aka the first boss, since it's the only one I made it to) often took me from full health to dead in a matter of seconds. The short invincibility frames and equipment-drop mechanic only furthered the dichotomy between the initial walk-in-the-park stages and the kill-you-faster-than-you-can-blink boss fight. If the game took a chunk of the difficulty from the boss and transferred it to the actual stages the game might be more enjoyable, but I just don't enjoy spending 5-10 minutes prancing through the handful of per-boss stages, only to be trashed by the boss in seconds, doomed to repeat my boring return trek.

Gonner is a game like no other, you just needs to see a image of it to find that out. It's a tough roguelike, a mix of platformer with shooter and permadeath. (It reminds me Super Meat Boy but with guns). A procedurally-generated 2D world whre you find strange creatures and a fantastic level design. Weird music absolutely outstanding and a visual art awesome, never seen before. The characters are adorable and creepy and the same time. The control is very smooth and intuitive. And there are differents items and guns to make differents combinations. The game is hard, a lot, but has tons of fun, they could called it "prepare to die edition". Without no doubt, this is a great game, very fun and challenging. I recommend it to anyone who likes platformer and hard games.