The Wizard and The Slug

Fantastic writing, love the characters and the origins of the world. Gameplay is tight and fair, easy to retry and a lot of options, 10/10

Way better then the price suggests. Fun platforming gameplay, fun characters, great classic FF style music and am entertaining story that does kind of take itself a bit top serious for my taste. But all in all I had a great time with this game and it might even be a, dare I say?, Hidden Gem?

A lovely platformer with a great story.

This was honestly a very charming game! While I had some difficulties getting used to the game's unique gimmick (your main method of attack is also your charges for platforming challenges), I did get used to it. The game offers a very intriguing world and story in a nice little chunk of time, and the humor pretty much matches mine. It still seems like I have more to do, which I might consider in the future, but the story alone gave me a satisfying experience. If this wasn't on sale, I'd have bought it for double the base price, frankly. While I see that the dev has pivoted to different, (seemingly) more one-off arcade like experiences, I do hope they consider following up on this game in the future.

At first glance, this game looks cheap due to the simple art design, but I found it be surprisingly excellent. Early on, I instantly like all the characters and had great encouragement to keep playing based on how great and legitimately funny and clever all the writing was. I can't remember the last time I laughed so much playing a game. As it went on, though, it starts to show a more serious side. The Wizard is a very deep and interesting character with flaws and personal struggles. His quest and his relationship with some of the other characters are very well-written and compelling. By the end, you're sucked into a suspenseful drama taking place in a world that is clearly bigger than just this story being told with well-though-out history. The gameplay is also more interesting than what first meets the eye. Your slug's size is his health, but also interacts with the world differently. Getting hit reduces your size, but it regenerates pretty quickly. Shooting at enemies and double jumping also reduce your size, however, so this idea of your size intertwining movement and combat abilities with vulnerability is really interesting and is used in many clever ways both in combat and in platforming. I really can't say enough good things about the writing, though. The Wizard is one of the most likable characters I've ever seen in a game. I'm really REALLY looking forward to seeing more from this developer because this game is fantastic! Huge recommendation from me. TL;DR: Goes from light and comedic at the start to suspenseful and dramatic near the end, and totally nails both tones. Extremely enjoyable throughout. Fun gameplay, too.

Definitely not a AAA title, but it's a fun, quick experience with decent platforming sections. Most interesting is its combat, with offense and defense tied to the same resource. That helps to make encounters decently challenging despite the bosses not being particularly complex.