Gave this a shot because I kept hearing how good it was for the $1 price tag. While I can't refute that it's certainly more well-constructed than most other games at that price tag, I personally wouldn't pay any more for it.

I'm not really a big fan of how floaty the physics are; the lack of tight controls makes it tough to collect all the stars at the brisk pace of the autoscroll. You could argue that that's intentional, and part of the challenge, but challenge should be something satisfying to overcome, and constantly missing the same jump over and over again wasn't particularly satisfying. That's a big issue, because with the game being short as it is, collecting the stars and running through the stages is most of the gameplay, and when controlling a platformer isn't particularly fun, that's kind of a death sentence for your game. The aesthetic is neat, but that's about it.

Reviewed on Dec 03, 2022


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