This is my favorite game that I've played by Siactro so far. His style lends itself much better to a slower paced and relaxed collectathon platformer instead of incentivizing speediness like Toree (which was not for me). I greatly enjoyed exploring this game's eight levels, though I will say that I would've liked for some more unique secrets to be scattered through the levels. Exploring was fun, but the rewards for doing so were predictable after the first level. I don't mind the shortness of Siactro's games, but it would definitely be awesome to see a longer exploration of his concepts.
Enhanced Pokio from Super Mario Odyssey gets taken back to a simpler time. This game is great fun for an hour and has some surprisingly fun movement. I definitely wouldn't mind a longer more comprehensive experience with the Kiwi. The levels are short and simple and great fun to run through and the music actually slaps. And as a huge fan of Banjo Kazooie, DK 64, and the N64 in general, I loved what they were going for here.
An unexpectedly short game for what it sets up to be. The kiwi has a lot of mobility in its arsenal, such a double jump, a glide mechanic, a beak attack with the chance of sticking to walls, among others. Nonetheless, the level design doesn't make much use of it and after an hour or less the game is done. There are no achievements even, nothing. Such a misopportunity.
unlike the toree games which i think excel at being a fun little experience, this left me rather disappointed there wasn't more to it. kiwi controls well and has a few fun moves but levels are so bland it feels like it's wasted here. in general the game feels a bit hollow which sucks because i do believe it's made by care. hopefully the dev chooses to create a more ambitious project next bc i'm sure it would turn out great.
Four stars feel a little high, but I can only give half-stars, so...
It's a $2 game, and I think meets any expectations from that price point. The main reason I love this developer's games is because it just captures vibes so well, better than I've seen with other such games, but it's also fun in its own right. I'd love for a longer and deeper game to come of this because it has the momentum to be great.
Also, the music slaps.
It's a $2 game, and I think meets any expectations from that price point. The main reason I love this developer's games is because it just captures vibes so well, better than I've seen with other such games, but it's also fun in its own right. I'd love for a longer and deeper game to come of this because it has the momentum to be great.
Also, the music slaps.