Mister Antonio

[b]6/10[/b] Mister Antonio would like you to bring him balls, but only in a specific order. And what does Mister Antonio do with all the balls? Well, you’ll just have to find out for yourself. [b]What is it:[/b] A sequence deduction game. On a small cluster of connected asteroids, several colored balls are spread around. You have to collect them in a specific order to satisfy Antonio the cat’s whims. Every time you pass by a ball, you automatically collect it and add it on top of the stack you're holding. The first few levels are easy, just decide if you go left or right around the asteroids, but a few more mechanics make it more challenging: there are clouds which sprinkle snow on all the balls you're carrying when going under them, trees that block going around all the way, a moose that kicks you and flips the stack of balls you're carrying, squirrels that steal the ball on the bottom and later put it back at the top. In essence, you have to build a stack by applying operations in the correct order. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3376834682 There are up to three connected asteroids, up to three target stacks, of up to six balls in each level, but never more than 9 balls in total. Overall, this is quite short and easy, with just 26 levels and short stacks to build. Still, like all of Bart’s games, this is a fun, relaxing game, with cute graphics and music. As with his other games, it’s also available on mobile devices, so it has very minimal QoL features, but it’s not just a direct port, it was adapted to fit better on a desktop. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3376835106 My biggest disappointment was that the game is too short. I expected to see 50 levels, as is typical in Bart’s games, only to see the credits when it was just getting interesting. Still, for the half hour of playtime it offers, it’s a fun time. [b]How hard is it:[/b] Very easy to easy. [b]How long is it:[/b] 26 levels, half an hour to an hour, levels must be solved in order, but there are hints available. Un/fortunately, the hints just offer the full solution move by move. [b]Level design:[/b] OK, fairly distinct ideas, but there's not much to design with such simple mechanics and small levels. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3376836262 [b]Quality:[/b] Basic, but not that much more needed for such a simple game. No undo or fast restart, but levels are small enough not to mean too much work to start from scratch. Basic prev/next level select. Keyboard or controller, but not mouse, even though on mobile it works with just a finger. [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3376836720]Minimal settings[/url], just a fullscreen and a couple of sound toggles. No cloud saving, a few progress achievements. Fast and responsive, though a short unskippable intro is played every time you go back to the title page. Crashed a few times. [b]Worth the price:[/b] Too short and simple for the full price, but I wanted to support the developer for his innovative ideas. [b]Most positive aspect for me:[/b] Relaxing. [b]Most negative aspect for me:[/b] Too short. [b]What would make it better:[/b] More levels. Undo. A better level select. A quit button. Mouse controls. Colorblind mode. Cloud saving. Make the “A. Bart. Bonte. Game” intro skippable, or even better, don’t show it every time I open the title page. Add a controller button for showing hints. [b]Also consider:[/b] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054660/Factory_Balls/?curator_clanid=25928931]Factory Balls[/url] and the cuter [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2165600/Boo/?curator_clanid=25928931]Boo![/url], figure out the sequence of operations to get the target ball/pumpkin decorations. [quote]For more puzzle game reviews, news and everything puzzle-related, follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/25928931-Puzzle-Lovers/]Puzzle Lovers[/url] and check out our [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/puzzlelovers]Steam group[/url].[/quote] [quote]Follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/]IndieGems[/url] for more reviews like this one.[/quote]