[h1]Use SHIFT for Interaction ;) - Simple fun[/h1]
first of all to help with the control schema as known to me at the stage of the game I am at:
A - Left walking
D - Right walking
SPACE - Jumping
SHIFT - Interaction.
Dogs do only fit to the portals as shown at the portal's corner. If the main dog (crown) enters his portal, the stage is finished. So, make sure you collected anything else before. Keys open locks upon the dog touching the lock.
Hope this helps ;)
But now to the game!
It's fun and not as simple as it may seem by the videos. You can easily step over cliffs which either results in "dying" or that you cannot reach the perfect round (collecting the bone, lead all other dogs to the portals and in the end reach it yourself).
The levels get more complicated with the progress, adding abilities to the dog and you have to solve some things like switches. I am currently in the mid of the 2nd world. So, I guess the total play time in the end will be somewhere at 2-3hrs.
As for that, the game does not really show you what the mechanics are. You will just stumble upon it yourself - which is mostly accompanied by a replay of the level.
The graphics are lovely. The most exciting part is the music. That is really well done and fits the mood. I like it.
There are still some technical things, that bother me a bit. The controls (use SHIFT for interaction) are not depicted anywhere. The Exit button does not close the application, so get comfortable with jumping to the task manager. And there is also stuff shown in the overlay which I don't understand why it is there.
Pro:
+ Sound Design is fun
+ Riddles are partialy demanding
+ Difficulty is existing by wanting the perfect score and players being to hastily.
+ Dog Arts are lovely
Con:
- Exit button does not work
- No guidances (level elements and controls)
The cons I stated are not stopping you from play and are not difficult to get rid off by an update.
So, I recommend. It is fun and does not cost much.
As also stated, I received the product for free, as the devs are in our local game dev group where we learn from each others. It's their first launch of a game and for that it has not many flaws.
