A lovely little game to relax to. Soothing music, a pleasing visual art style, a tiny bit of puzzle challenge, but not as punishing as similar games. Your constructions are quite ephemeral (compared to something like Dorfromantik, where you end up getting quite invested in your specific town planning), so a game over doesn't feel like a big loss / that you wasted your energy.
The visuals are polished, with an interesting old-school pixelated/voxel look combined with nice volumetric lighting effects. The action is of often of the "backpedal/strafe and fire" variety. Level design reminds strongly of Quake 2, and overall this certainly gives a nod to the new, more frenetic Doom. Having a world map that lets you, to a small extent, choose path/levels, and the shop, are a nice touch that lightens up proceedings a bit. Trying to find all secrets in the levels provides a bit of replayability. Price point could have been slightly lower, but not regretting it so far. Clean, mindless, old-school fun.
After a few hours of giving this an honest try, I just had to uninstall it before I smashed my controller against the wall in frustration. The jump is overly wooly, landing some of the pixel-perfect jumps is near impossible, and the wall jump/climb mechanic is unforgivingly bad. Shame.
Lovely graphics, amazing music that brings back memories of Final Fantasy VII's soundtrack, likeable characters. The overall atmosphere has a very Ghibli movie feel, and the story is substantial.
As a student effort, this is very impressive. It's very short (can be completed in 30 minutes), there's a tiny bit of replayability if you want to run through the game again and collect all the notes/coins when you're more familiar with the controls. Some of the control decisions (even on controller) are slightly infuriating (trying to stick yourself onto a ceiling just felt a bit hit and miss). The art style and overall feel can't hide its very direct influence from Hollow Knight. Very cute though. Overall, worth a play.
Was a fan of the first one, and this picks up right where the first one left off. The puzzles are fairly logical, the dialogue and scenarios are witty and charming. Been playing it with my little one, and apart from a few swears and a few mature references, he's enjoying it as much as I am. Great neo pixel art, and a cracking soundtrack. Good stuff.
While the game has some unnecessarily convoluted and often nonsensical lore, and quite a few moments where players are left wandering without a clear indication of what the path forward is, the overall atmosphere - aided by the lovely retro art style and the synth soundtrack - make this a rewarding experience. Not quite as free-roaming as a metroidvania, the journey is a tad more linear, but this helps avoid even more moments of confusion. Overall, a recommended experience.
