Never before have I wanted to like a game so much, actually liked the game, and had to write a negative review anyway.

First, the basic idea is fantastic. However, "Rock Opera" means what would normally be voice acting is sung. There is far too much lull in between to string it together as an opera.

The atmosphere and the surrealism is fantastic, and obviously required a lot of imagination. However, it's perhaps *too* surreal...The story and bizarre characters aren't explained worth a ♥♥♥♥.

Evidently "Dissonance" is probably a character or the overall evil, but if I had to hear it one mor time in the first 5 minutes, I'm sure I would hurt somebody.

The reason this review is negative is because there are just too many problems with this game, no matter how great the idea. Don't believe me? Read the announcements about all the bug fixes and what they are. Including recommendations such as deleting your save and starting over. Then consider even with these fixes, there are still too many problems to enjoy the game.

The game didn't crash, I'll give it that. But the controls are clunky, and it becomes a problem when the level design requires precison. The mechanics overall just plain suck. There is a lot of clipping, camera fighting (mostly when there's wind), and the there are clear design flaws. At one point I couldn't proceed because the game was clearly intending for you to do one thing, but you are unable to do it if you have to much "karma" (powerup) which you can't get rid of.

*Sadly*, I was actually able to pass this area by going UNDER that portion of the level. Yes, you heard me right. I went across an area that was clearly never intended ito be traversed in order to pass an impassable spot. Used a bug to workaround a bug. Nice.

At one point, I fell (it's to the death, like many games)...I fell for almost a MINUTE before I actually died.

But the final straw was the complete lack of direction. I got to a "boss fight" and it was pretty clear what to do...there were dangling thing to hit. BUT, you can't hit them. You just can't. I spent half an hour trying eveything I could think of, and finally turned it off.

I wanted to like it, I really did. I don't call it quits easily, but this game left me no choice.

I give it a 5/10 just because the art and surrealism and idea are great. If the GLARING problems were fixed I'd be happy with this game and give it a solid 8/10.

That said, in hindsight, I wouldn't pay $5 for this game (75% off), because it still wouldn't be fair...bcause you won't even get to play through more than 25% of the game.

Go ahead, buy it anyway. When you get stuck double jumping for half an hour trying to hit dangling purple tentacles, and you're ready to break your controller, come back here and admit I told you so.

It is absolutely unfathomable How anyone could play this log enough to actually judge the content. The music forced me to turn it off. The intro: Think of a *really* experimental Aphex Twin album, then (jarringly) cut to a super upbeat, horrid track the likes of a boss fight on a 16-bit fighting game, but not in a good way. I don't think I made it 10 minutes. Anybody who rated this positive must've had it on mute. $13 to have to must something just to *try* to play it? No thanks.