Peblito: Rock and Roll

I don't know man I just didn't like this game all too much. Which is a shame because I liked other games similar to it like Isle of Ewe, and Zenko: A Fox's Tale. The controls were just way to clunky and there was this point where I got this giant wooden wheel which I could not figure out how to get past, and the way I did get past it didn't feel like the intended way. I did enjoy a few moments like the part where you roll down a giant stone ramp and dodge and weave through obstacles but the part where you have to platform upwards to escape rising lava was just not fun. The wonky controls along with the clunky platform physics made that part really annoying and tedious. And for the cherry on top, the game crashed for no reason and reset all my progress. So yeah I didn't like this game too much.

You get what you pay for and this was free :-) That being said, what I liked: -Collecting fruit -The atmosphere of the levels was cute and cozy -The credits included gameplay rolling down the ramp so you aren't passively sitting and waiting. What I didn't like: -If you need to jump in order to use a button for a move, please indicate that you must always jump first. Add the "A" button to the how-to displays (for controller). -It wasn't always clear where to go next, especially in very dark areas of the game and during the rising lava section, especially if it didn't work to walk up the fallen columns. -The guy you meet up who tells you to collect the fruit adds zero value to the story most of the time. How is he seeing what Peblito is seeing? Unless Peblito has a body cam, this makes literally no sense. -Some of the level designs are a bit off. In the last area before getting to the tree's heart, some of the angles you swing at are very awkward and it takes a couple of tries unless you get lucky the first time. It didn't flow well. -There was quite a bit of lagging in some sections like after going into a new area. -I collected the fruit at the end after destroying the crystals and then I tried to go back into the level because I didn't see the door out of the tree. When I respawned, I lost all of the fruit and I couldn't get it back. That's a major oversight. -The achievements did not work for me, at all. I got 0 achievements even though I met some of the achievements. -We don't need the credits to roll twice. The first time as we're rolling through the ramps is all we need. It was a neat idea, but it's ruined if we have to sit there with regular rolling credits that are exactly the same. -I had to Alt+F4 out of the game. It did not take me back to the home screen. I think the game has a lot of potential. It's a decent concept, but needs some work with the execution. There wasn't much story. I didn't feel like I collected the fruit for any reason. I wasn't invested. And it could definitely be a longer playing experience, but if this was everyone's first game, good work and I hope to experience more of what you create in the future. Hopefully with a bit more polish and a longer game time and I would even pay some money for it.