"Pode is the story of a little rock helping a fallen star find its way home. As they travel through the insides of a mysterious and magical mountain, Bulder and Glo breathe life into an ancient sleeping world and explore the ruins of a long lost civilization with their unique talents and abilities. Only by helping each other can these unlikely adventure companions solve the ancient puzzles that open the secret passageways up the caverns of Mount Fjellheim. Pode is a co-op puzzle exploration game built around the themes of friendship and cooperation, with a strong emphasis on positive actions, relaxing atmosphere and beautiful art inspired by Norwegian culture. "
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wish they kept it platonic...
A lovely little couch co-op puzzler.
Teamwork! This clever platform-puzzler requires old-school couch co-op skills. The ones where you have to work on your communication by asking questions like "I wonder what happens when you shine your light over there?" or "What if I launched you out of my face across that gap?" or "Is there a walkthrough on the internet?" It also requires some solid character maneuvering skills from both the star character and the rock character, so bear that in mind if you and your partner come from different levels of commitment to gaming life.
In general, the puzzles consist of learning a new movement or manipulation technique via trial/error or cheating by looking it up, then using that new skill in a selection of puzzles while lighting up designs, finding secret crystals/plants to grow with your auras and working together to navigate some fantastical underground world. We haven't finished the game in our house yet, but the gameplay has been enjoyable so far and calm enough to play as a couple. I might like a little more to the story of the characters to tie it all together but, in general, we've had a good time with it.
"Jump up there and do that star thingy to warp me to you!"
Review from thedonproject.com
Teamwork! This clever platform-puzzler requires old-school couch co-op skills. The ones where you have to work on your communication by asking questions like "I wonder what happens when you shine your light over there?" or "What if I launched you out of my face across that gap?" or "Is there a walkthrough on the internet?" It also requires some solid character maneuvering skills from both the star character and the rock character, so bear that in mind if you and your partner come from different levels of commitment to gaming life.
In general, the puzzles consist of learning a new movement or manipulation technique via trial/error or cheating by looking it up, then using that new skill in a selection of puzzles while lighting up designs, finding secret crystals/plants to grow with your auras and working together to navigate some fantastical underground world. We haven't finished the game in our house yet, but the gameplay has been enjoyable so far and calm enough to play as a couple. I might like a little more to the story of the characters to tie it all together but, in general, we've had a good time with it.
"Jump up there and do that star thingy to warp me to you!"
Review from thedonproject.com
it's super short imo but still enjoyable and its a great bonding experience with another person
Super cute, laid back Co-op puzzle game. Very short and it isn’t worth the 25$ price tag, but we had a fun time nonetheless!
It's a cute, ultra-chill puzzle platformer. Good for hanging with someone who may not be experienced in video game mechanics.
Didn't like the ending but the puzzles were really good and fun! Love the collaborative playstyle.