Overall, I really enjoyed [b]FUNKYHEART[/b].
This is a groovy 3D first-person platformer, with a neat bunny-hopping mechanic (you literally play as a bunny girl) that allows you to move faster, but you can't control your jumps. It's great for moving around quickly and jumping over bigger gaps.
The dev's other game, [url=store.steampowered.com/app/3001060/Funky_Panic_Attack/]Funky Panic Attack[/url], is free, short, and it has the same mechanics, humour and vibes, so I recommend you playing it first, to see if you want to buy this one.
But, before I explain why I liked this game, there are some flaws I want to get out of the way first:
Most levels are very vast and empty, so it takes a while to get to any point of interest without bunny-hopping. Characters and platforming sections are often very spread out, and there isn't much of anything interesting to look at in between. The environment is often bland, uninteresting and made up of just random terrain and floating blocks. Some colours are quite ugly to look at too.
A lot of the platforming is easy, but some sections are suddenly way more challenging, just for the next one to be easy again. Besides some extra levels and some hidden collectibles, there isn't much replayability to this short game. And the difficulty of some of these extra can be too [i]funky[/i] for my [i]heart[/i].
The sound mixing in this game is very bad. Some music and sounds feel normal, but others are very loud or quiet. Most dialogue is low volume, can barely be heard, but then, random sentences are loud as hell. This means that adjusting the settings sliders doesn't fix the issue, because the volume for each sound is so random. Besides, these sliders seem to reset all the time.
I like recurring jokes, but some of this game's jokes feel a bit overused. I also wish that at least some of the NPC's would say something more interesting, instead of only nonsensical jokes.
[h2]But now, time for the good stuff:[/h2]
Even if some of the jokes don't land at all, the humour is still great, overall. I like this random quirky [url=store.steampowered.com/app/2134320/ENA_Dream_BBQ/]ENA[/url] inspired kind of humour and vibes. Although some environments don't look good, the whole aesthetics and themes of the game are pretty neat.
Your character's movement and controls are pretty groovy too. It's pretty fun to use the movement mechanics to get elsewhere quickly! There are some checkpoints spread around the levels, and most of them are pretty fair.
Its story is interesting and kinda mysterious, and you get to learn bits of it throughout the campaign. Surprisingly, the ending is kinda uplifting and wholesome, especially considereing it takes obvious inspiration from that one [spoiler][url=store.steampowered.com/app/282140/SOMA/]underwater horror game, with the saddest ending of any game ever[/url][/spoiler]. The story happens in the same universe as [url=store.steampowered.com/app/3001060/Funky_Panic_Attack/]Funky Panic Attack[/url], which means you get to find some characters from that game too (like Luna!!).
Most of these cheracters are quite fun, and I like most of their silly designs (specially when Bunn turns into a photorealistic bunny). Some dialogues are voice acted too, and I really like their voices, since they fit the characters pretty well (I just wish I could hear them better).
Finally, there's the music. It's peak, I love it. The music in the game is bloody great!
In conclusion, this game has a lot of flaws, and it's pretty short for its price. Does that mean I regret paying for it? Hell no. I love the world that the dev created, along with its characters, vibes and specially the music. This game has a lot of room for improvement, so I hope the dev can use the money to keep making even better games with these same amazing vibes!
