Chico and the Magic Orchards DX

Chico and the Magic Orchards DX

released on Dec 29, 2023

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Chico and the Magic Orchards DX

released on Dec 29, 2023

Solve puzzles by rolling a giant walnut in this retro-handheld-inspired adventure. Explore a variety of levels each with unique mechanics. Help Chico build his winter stash and get home!


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Decent little Gameboy-styled game that’s a bit like Zelda if all the puzzles were designed around one single item. Nothing special, but no big flaws either besides maybe the controls feeling a bit off sometimes.

Those extra, post-game levels though… yeah, didn’t finish those, wasn’t very fun with the constant walking back and forth to grab water or fire.

For some reason Steam/PC isn't an option for platform, sad. Anyway, really good and cute game. Short, took less then three hours to beat the main and extra content, but still good fun.

I was expecting a game inspired by Gameboy Zelda, but this is definitely not that. It's actually a puzzle game that shares a similar aesthetic. I was a bit disappointed, but still had a ton of fun. My main critiques are that (1) screen transitions are awkward. The character seems to shift between screen instead of feeling like they are going along the same path you entered from. (2) Hit and hurt boxes feel wonky. They seem to be based on tiles rather than sprites, so I found myself taking damage from attacks and stage hazards when I did not expect to. (3) The game is very short. There's about 12 levels total, but for the $5 I paid for it I still enjoyed my time. One other thing I should note is that I ended up beating this game 2.5 times because it seems like one of the achievements is bugged or it has a misleading description.