[h1]A decent half-hour game with some control issues[/h1]
"This game reminds me of Limbo. It looks like Limbo. It's like a shorter Limbo." You'll hear phrases like that a lot in regards to this game (and pretty much any platformer with puzzles whose graphics are mostly gray-scale). While there are similarities in those regards, I wouldn't [i]quite[/i] say it's a straight up clone or anything. The atmosphere feels somewhat different from Limbo for instance, as pretty much every creature you meet is actually quite friendly [spoiler]minus a dog or two and an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ monkey[/spoiler] and will help you on your spontanious quest-as long as you're willing to help them in return.
[b]Pros[/b]
+ A decent atmosphere and setting with some interesting looking characters.
+ The music is alright.
+- The graphics are fine if you like this style. If you don't or are sick of seeing it, then this game probably won't change your mind. A few character's sprites look kind of weird to me though.
+- It's a very short game, lasting an hour at most if you're really bad at puzzles and/or platforming, although you'll likely finish it in under an hour otherwise. If you like longer games, this could be a problem, but the issues with the game may make its short length a positive.
[b]Cons[/b]
- The controls are one of the biggest issues of this game. The game is surprisingly awkward to play, with inputs either not registering or having a large delay. I'm fairly certain this is an engine limitation though, as the game was made in RPG Maker 2003 and, to put it bluntly, RPG Maker isn't a very good engine for platformers. If the dev wants to make more platformers, my advice would be to not use RPG Maker, or at least not that version.
- There honestly aren't many puzzles in the traditional sense in this game, and a couple of the puzzles that are there either feel gratuitous or are held back by the poor controls. The rest of the puzzles are pretty much either "avoid the hazards" or "just guess for this bit".
-+ It didn't really feel like there was much of a point for your character suddenly going for a dangerous stroll [spoiler]other than your character seeing a ghostly white version of himself I guess[/spoiler]. The ending was also kind of confusing. Those are just small personal gripes for me though. And who knows, maybe you'll get it more than me.
[b]Conclusion[/b]
The game has several problems, but at the end of the day, it was a quick free romp in a world filled with animal fellows and a cute wrap-up ending cutscene [spoiler]apart from your character dying maybe? i dont know[/spoiler], so if you just want to play a cute, short puzzle game and can look past some bad controls and non-puzzles, give it a try and play it on a rainy day.
All of that said though, I hope the dev takes the criticism and uses it in any future games, cause while I can look past those problems in something like this, a longer game with the same problems would likely be an infuriating experience.
[u]7/10[/u]
