Wowie wowie, this was so good.
I don't know where this game came from, but I'm glad I stumbled upon it because it may be one of my new favorite indie 3D platformers.
First off; this game is RIDICULOUSLY fluid to move around in. Your moveset is deliberately limited in super clever ways. You never wish you had more movement options, because there are so many things you can do with the few moves you have. Not a single platforming death felt cheap. It encouraged me to understand the physics and master them. Just masterfully done.
The game's structure is strange, but I really dig it. The game is basically one big Banjo-Kazooie-esq world with a TON to do. You only have a few things to collect, but they all feel like such an accomplishment when you find one. The EXP as a collectable is a cute mix-up. It functions fundamentally the same as Music Notes in Banjo. But them NOT being an object to see that single number go up, delivers a waaay different kind of satisfaction. It's pretty smart. Besides the big open world Owl level, you have a few little platforming challenges throughout, and a decent gauntlet towards the end. I can't stress enough how AMAZING that final gauntlet felt. It's been a while since I've played 3D platforming level-design THIS good.
The only grips I have with the game are one; before the final platforming challenge, there's a pretty lame boss fight. But it isn't very hard, just quite a bit of waiting around.
And the game only having one level, while a cool idea, ends up feeling a little small in scope. This may not be a bad thing to some. But I find myself loving the surprises that come from exploring new worlds in these kinds of games. I would have preferred something like three smaller worlds. Even so, the way this game chooses to pace itself is very unique and provides a very comfortably small experience.
The visuals are also worth mentioning, they are so stupidly well done. It is, at first glace an N64 game. But once you see it in motion, it's obvious they didn't limit themselves 100% with this illusion. The animation is insanely smooth, the worlds are huge and the game runs at a really smooth... 30fps lol. I know this is a point of contention for some, but I didn't mind at all. The game didn't make me WISH it was in 60fps. It was fine. It defenitly helped I played this on my CRT. Highly recommend if you're able to. It felt perfect for it. Thank god it wasn't emulating the slow down a game of this size would have had on that fuckin' system.
Anyways, this game is excellent. Super excellent. It's less than $10 and worth every penny. We need more games like this. Oozing with passion and skill. It's confident and doesn't over-stay it's welcome.

In terms of modern retro 3d platformers this is easily the best I have played. The characters are cute, the platforming is tight, and you need to actually think about and lab out how you use your moves and the environment to unlock certain secrets. Most impressive though is how densely littered each of the two worlds are with hidden items. There is a lot here which most players wont ever know about in a short one and done playthrough and I respect a game which hides so much without nudging the player towards it.

I love the game's stupid sense of humor, its goofy and charming designs, and its excellent animation. Gameplay-wise, it has a lot of neat ideas which it sometimes really pulls off. But it gets held back by a lot of frustrating control issues and design decisions, which just got more and more annoying as I got further into the game. (And I suppose in some ways, if BogoSoft is trying to emulate the feeling of playing a PS1/N64 platformer, they've succeeded in that respect :P). I think I'd be willing to play more (like, if they made a sequel or DLC), but it's hard for me to call it "great".

Played on a 13" JVC professional CRT via crtemudriver on my PC.

Cute, short throwback collect-a-thon platformer of the Banjo variety. Feels super authentic to the area in look, sound, and gameplay. Plays really well, which a lot of these throwback 3D platformers can struggle with. Cute little aesthetic and humor. It can be easy for throwback games to get lost in references to and recreations of "the classics", but Corn Kidz forges pretty much its own identity for tone, humor, setting. Never once felt like it was just presenting reskinned ideas from my childhood. Instead, it's its own thing inspired by, but not beholden to, the past.

The best 3D platformer Stephen King adaptation you'll ever play. Easy recommend for any fans of its inspirations. Will keep you fully entertained for about 4~ hours.

Incredibly solid n64 era platformer. I'm not as familiar with the indie scene for this genre as I wish I was, so I can't speak to how revolutionary this is in the grand scheme of things. However, as someone who has played a number of the classic collect-a-thons (especially Banjo-Kazooie which this is clearly inspired by) and a good amount of indie 3D platformers--i.e. Demon Turf, Toree 2, Spark 3, A Hat in Time, etc.--this is one that I'd really love to see more of.

There's so much life in its environment and characters, and the mechanics are beautifully versatile without feeling overwhelming. I understand that the dev team is very small and this probably didn't have much money behind it, but there's so much intelligence and creativity packed into such a short experience that I'd seriously love a true follow up that could really let them strut their stuff. As is though, this is still awesome. And I'm glad I found out about it just now cuz after playing 140 hours of Dragon Quest 11 S I really needed something simple and tight.