Heart Chain Kitty

This game is weird and makes no sense but it's a pretty enjoyable

I had high hopes for this game. It has a unique artstyle, creative and funny-looking characters and a bold world. I'm also a GIANT fan of 3D platformers and I had my hopes up this would be the next "A hat in time"... But as it turned out that the UI was ugly and unpractical, the controls were, to put it loosly, bad and wonky and there wasn't an option to set the display mode to "Windowed borderless", which for me atleast is almost a muss. Whenever I wanted to change the position of my camera, the mouse (which you use to control the positioning of the before mentioned camera) went to my other screen where if clicked tabbed out of the game whlist closing and minimizing the game itself. The UI is ugly and unpractical as I said above.. but let me clarify this. You can't choose the desired resolution you want to play in... however you can press "Resolution UP" or "Resolution DOWN" buttons in the menu to change it. It really has small problems that make it bad. In the short time playing it the world seemed fun and bright, just what I expected but with the problems that occured and the bad controls, I had a hard time having fun. Maybe you can get a lot more fun out of this game and maybe it turns out it's an absolute gem... but if you ask me I wouldn't recomend it to anyone and you probably shouldn't buy it. 3/10

Do you like challenging 3D platformers with a retro-feel? Do you like searching every nook and cranny an area to discover hidden treasures and power ups? Do you like open-world adventures that allow you to tackle challenges as you discover them? Then you'll enjoy Heart Chain Kitty! I currently have 31 hours logged and I've still not done everything, so this is no short indie title, but then I also didn't buy the maps from the game's many map sellers, so you can decide for yourself how much help you want and make this the game you want it to be! I would recommend Heart Chain Kitty to retro-gamers looking for the modern, indie 3D platformers and collect-a-thons with the signature style of a one-man dev team! Heart Chain Kitty is a lot of fun!

This game has surprised me in so many ways. Before the review I will not pander to nostalgia because this game does not do the typical "oh hey i'm based on a retro game" cliche. It rises above that norm because it strives to be better then games like "A Hat in Time" and "Yooka-Laylee". PRESENTATION ----- The game presents itself as an open world 3D platformer collectathon. And this is where the game truly shines, the levels feel massive with detailed purpose. Each area feels as if the developer thought out how to go about traversing them in fresh and cool ways, In some ways I feel the presentation of this game outshines the big boys that pander to nostalgia like "A Hat in Time". The game's atmosphere feels dreary and original, with an emphasis on a more adult looking word. The game isn't without humor though, as the characters do crack well placed jokes. Overall the constant changing level design keeps the experience truly fresh without nostalgia pandering. MECHANICS ----- The game works on a progressive mechanic system, meaning the game always changes how it plays. Examples of this would be the desert level introducing a roll a ball mechanic and the castle towers stage throwing in shrinking/expanding platforms into the mix. The core mechanics are very solid for the playable character. Including stuff like gliding,power glove, and gravity glove. Each of the core mechanics are implemented everywhere so it gives you a sense of skill. Currency upgrades play a role as well. Coins you can use to purchase health and offensive upgrades, as well as item maps for each of the levels to find hidden objects. The main mechanic of the game is collecting "Hearts" they are used to progress at various points in the story. So the game is chocked full of cool ideas and executions that will make even genre veterans happy and surprised by them all, it even switches to "2D" in certain segments to freshen it up yet again. STORY ----- While the story does not reinvent the wheel, I feel it flows pretty well. You play as a bipedal talking cat that likes to eat and dream. One day he has a strange dream that compels him and his friends to literally save the world. The cast of quirky and likable characters really helps this game progress at a rate that doesn't feel rushed or dragging in any way. And the humor while childish, fits the narrative well. LENGTH ----- Now this is where the game is worth the selling price. The game is VERY long, Longer than even games like Yooka-Laylee and A Hat in Time. Taking a glance at the level status menu shows around 60 Levels each massive and full of things to do. Even after the lengthy campaign is tons of stuff to do, like finding the last of the coins and hearts. You will always find yourself looking in every nook and cranny for objects you missed during the main campaign. In some ways the length is on par with some triple A games. CLOSING ----- This is a great example of what the 3D Platformer genre SHOULD be doing. Instead of pandering to what has been done, try NEW things. And you know what I think this game has done just that. With that said for 10 bucks I can honestly say this game has defied my expectations in a fresh and almost exhilarating way. And I think that's this genre needs more then anything.

I've been following the kitty games for a long time, and this one was definitely an interesting case! The UI may not be the most polished there is, but there is alot of 3d platforming goodness inside, there's definitely alot of hearts puts into it, no pun intended >.> You'll get alot of game for your money, this kitty definitely deserve his chance to shine! ^^

Look past the (very) rough production values and you have a fun, varied, and surprisingly lengthy collectathon, full of weird dialogue and weirder characters.

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its a lovely game - fair price - like mario 3d , platform jump n run. you need a little patience for this, its fun to play the graphics are awesome, psychedelic characters and backgrounds. if you love to play in a beautiful crazy game world give this a try.

this is the reason i bought a gaming pc. i was lost and now im found, love me some indie platformers. also digging the quirky dialogue already, im a fappy boy. gimme dat cake.

Great game, pretty much a collecting items game, not much story really. It was fun to collect all the coins and hearts because they were well hidden(But I hated when I couldn't find that one heart or item for hours :P)