With a cute little adventure like this, you really can't have anything cynical to say about it.

While it was part of the platformer bundle, it's far more puzzle than platformer. But the puzzles aren't anything difficult either. But this game doesn't want to be. It wants to settle you down and tuck you into bed with a soothing story and a lullaby-like soundtrack (that I wish had more songs, but the ones in it are all good). You play as Mouse, who wants nothing more to make people happy. The people and kibblins, little lightning will o' wisps, that you will meet on your adventure all have their charm to them. Same goes for the town you inhabit, a quaint little french village. The village is a little bit of a labyrinth, and the map doesn't help you much, but as far as the main story goes you'll have all you need to succeed so long as you keep your wits about you. Scattered about are little lightbulbs that your little mammal brain can't help but collect. Sure it has some time wasters (particularly feeding/activating the machine and waiting for the Happiness to appear/needing to physically collect it in general) but in a world as charming as this, a second is never truly lost.

idk what the Rattatoullie game adaptation was like but it should have been something like this. It also has a dedicated squeak button and while it's no Luigi's Mansion MARIO it comes close. All games should have a button like that.

It's a short and simple game, but a delightful one.

Reviewed on Sep 12, 2023


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