Big Hops

Один из лучших платформеров, что удавалось мне пощупать. Приятный и классный мувмент, огромное количество механик, кайфовые анимации, наиприятнейший визуал, отличная музыкальная составляющая. Офигительные локации и забавные диалоги. К оптимизации на относительно слабом железе тоже вопросов нет. Очень жаль, что игра не получила того внимания, которого заслуживает. Мастхэв для покупки, особенно за те копейки, за которые продается в ру регионе (за локализацию респект). Хотелось бы увидеть ДЛС или продолжение, очень уж зацепила игра. Единственный минус - постоянные вылеты при использовании камеры с ру локализацией (думаю, дело в надписях, что вылетают в момент фотографии). Если переключить на английскую, то вылеты прекратятся. Надеюсь, пофиксят этот момент. А в целом - уверенная 10/10, успехов разрабам

I wish I could give a review on a grade scale, rather than just a flat "Yes" or "No" Overall if you like platformers, buy this on-sale! I really hope the developers can refine this game either in a remaster or a sequel, because there's a lot to enjoy here. However, as of writing this review, it can use a bit of work. [b]What I like![/b] + In terms of movement and game-feel, I like it! It has a button in the Pause menu to respawn you if you get stuck in a corner, glitch with collision, etc (which, for an indie platformer, is a pretty smart idea!) + I should note, I didn't have any major game-breaking glitches + The frog theming is great! The tongue mechanics are interesting (picking oversize locks, grappling, pulling objects, etc.). Climbing is cool (and climbing frogs aren't exactly swimming frogs, so that's funny!) + Creative consumables! Sure "red peper causes fire" and "explosive item in the mine" are old, but "Apple; Place your own grapple target" or "Mushroom; Place your own bounce-pad" or "Acorn; Place your own ladder-roots" are cool ideas for consumables in a platformer! And there's many more! + The minor NPC dialogue has a lot of charm, as does Hop when you analyze a new consumable, tool, or bugs! (If you like old platformers or indie/Earthbound absure inspired tongue and cheek humour, it works! Pun intended)... + The Final Gauntlet. Reminicent of classic Mega Man; you collect goal-items in micro-versions of the 3 major zones and it's fun to chain movement with your new upgrade. [u]Mechanically[/u] it's a great send-off to the adventure! + The music for each zone is thematic, and doesn't clash. The main theme song on the title menu works great! + The voice direction and voice actors did great with the script they were given! + You're given a great opprotunity to back-track before the finale. If you like platformers, use this to the fullest! + If you load a save after the finale, the world is consistent with the actions of the finale (at least, what I've seen of the post-game) [b]What I am slightly disappointed by;[/b] - Unless you backtrack, money really loses it's purpose at midway through the 2nd zone (there are 3 major zones, then a final platforming challenge gauntlet). Shops are few and very far between, and most zone's mechanics are quite self contained. - The passive buffs from charms are kinda alright. Some of them are so powerful (climbing on ceilings, regaining stamina when using your tongue, etc.) they outclass the rest, and others feel needless or beyond situational. - The stamina system doesn't strongly progress as the game advances. In Zelda: Breath of the Wild (which uses a similar climbing stamina system), you can meaningfully permenantly improve your climbing stamina... not so here. Even just one more [u]unskipable[/u] upgrade (besides the Passive Patch Buffs) would have been welcome - The difficulty spikes. Some of the optional challenges are hard, sure! That's okay... but some are downright mean (the jank-feeling minecart race challenge is disappointing). Sometimes there's a platforming challenge which is trivialized by excessive consumables (which I'm not bothered by. I can exercize self-restraint). Other platforming challenges are just unfun to hit a wall against... There isn't always a smooth curve of growing a skill within a challenge zone, which is disappointing when there is a great deal of smooth progression in other areas or aspects of the game! - Most of all; the writing is inconsistent. Some parts of it are genuinely interesting! Throughout the adventure, the player is presented with some very odd or snarky dialogue options which, sure, Hop is his own character! But then why give the player a dialogue choice? Just write Hop and embrace his personality, both the heroic and selfish sides of him (let me be clear, Hop doesn't have to be a paragon hero!). Let Hop be himself and don't bother with dialogue options if both sound snarky anyways... This becomes an issue when the Main Foil (Diss) [spoiler]overstays his antagonisting and own snarky ways. If the game had 4 or 5 major zones, I think Diss' turn to grace would have been better paced, but there's not much build up to it as-presented. Between zones 2 and 3 there's cryptic foreshadowing which the Player and Hop have every reason to disbelieve. Right up until the 11th hour, Diss is still snarky when you want to access challenge zones or change your passive buffs. If he changed even slightly in zone 3, that would have had some better indication of what arrives by Endgame.[/spoiler]

Cute Nice tunes Fluid movement (has tools if you suck at platforming like I do) A lot to collect Only negative is, there are some rough stutters here and there. I also accidentally did a sequence break near the end but I could go back afterwards to properly complete it.

I found this game while scrolling through Steam looking for games where you play as a frog (one of my favorite animals) and found my interest piqued both by that, the presentation, and seeing people seemed to like it pretty well as is. So I finally cracked and bought it, and this game was definitely a really good time. I've seen some people complaining about the controls, but honestly I don't think it's that bad? There IS a little bit of a learning curve and there's a small handful of mechanics that the in-game challenges try to introduce that I think don't work, but for the most part, it's an easy curve to overcome and you don't HAVE to use every single mechanic the game gives you; I was able to find the right balance and get through, and going through this game as this cute little frog guy Hops collecting bugs and other important or helpful items, meeting a colorful cast of characters friendly and less-than such, and swinging his way through exotic lands trying to find his way home was a pretty good time. That said, I was really impressed by the vocal talent in this--hearing the character Diss being played by Ben Diskin (Numbah 1 and 2 in Codename: Kids Next Door, Haida in Aggretsuko, Mega Man in Mega Man 11, and many more roles) was DEFINITELY a treat--, the overall art-style is cute and colorful, and the music is really good too. I highly recommend Big Hops for anyone who's into quirky or cute platformers with a Mario-esque feel, particularly if you like playing as anthropomorphic animals. Check it out!

Great premise, but the controls SUCK. Unplayable. I dont even mind how much one line dialogue there is to click through, Used an xbox controller and WASD and its just too clunky. Little guy just stops running and slides or doesnt grab, or the tongue doesnt deploy. This game has great platformer promise almost like Spyro x prince of persia. Unfortunately that surface level comparison ends there, because of how unresponsive the controls are. Was hyped for this but its a let down.

A fun platformer that has great movement, but is weirdly bogged down by its attempts to be different from the norm.

this is a cool little indie 3d platformer that is above all FUN AND COZY

What an amazing game! It's easily one of the best 3D platformers I've played in a long time. You can definitely see the inspiration from classics like Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda, but it never feels like it's copying them. Instead, it takes concepts from those titles and turns them into a completely fresh experience. The tongue mechanic is incredibly creative, and the game does a fantastic job of exploring all the different ways it can be used. It's clear that a lot of thought and care went into every aspect of its design. Fantastic work overall. I really hope the game finds the success it deserves, and I'd love to see more content like this in the future.

Great game. Solid controls and good platforming sections.

If you like 3D Platformers at all, you need to try this game.