Recent reviews by Forstride

Animal Well is a great exploration game with an ethereal feel to it thanks to its art direction and sound design. While it does have actual puzzles, it's much more focused on exploring the map and finding small, secret paths using the items you find. Some items don't feel like their uses are telegraphed properly when you first acquire them though, and after looking up the solutions to the last few eggs I couldn't get on my own, I can definitely say I never would've found them otherwise due to the items needed to get them having very obtuse uses.

That being said, the majority of eggs don't have stupidly difficult solutions or anything, and are totally doable with a bit of clever thinking. There also seem to be some additional puzzles and secrets that aren't tied to any achievements, but I haven't solved any of them myself. Overall, the game offers a fun experience that doesn't overstay its welcome. If you're a fan of games like FEZ, Knytt Underground, Rain World, and other similar titles, I'd highly recommend it.

Been following the game for a long time, and I'd say it was worth the wait. It *is* very short, especially considering the game is very easy and straightforward, but it's also very polished with fluid controls, and pretty much every level offered new gameplay mechanics, cool setpieces, and so on.

As far as negatives go, obviously the relative lack of content is the biggest thing, but for basically being developed by a single person, it's forgivable IMO, especially given the quality of what's there. Also not a fan of time trials being tied to 100%ing the game (Not a fan of that in *any* game regardless of length).

Overall, it's obviously not the most revolutionary, genre-defining game or whatever, but it's definitely a solid platformer, and I think it's worth the $15 price.

Honestly, the game is pretty fun and nails the essence of MHA, and it has a lot of potential moving forward. Of course, there are a handful of issues like some characters being locked behind gacha, lack of crossplay, lack of anticheat (The game has EAC in its files, but it's not enabled for some reason), and finicky UI/text chat censoring, but ultimately I'm enjoying the game.

If they keep up with a steady flow of content, add a way to earn every new character through some free method that isn't gacha, and fix the current technical issues, it'll be great.

Yes, there's really nothing to offer in terms of actual gameplay, but it's still an experience of its own. There's a bunch of neat little things you can stumble upon, some reacting and moving around, some playing sound effects, and some just there for the sake of being there. You can just explore and relax at your own leisure, listening to the ambient music and sounds, and finding some of the secrets that the game has.

It's simultaneously the most accessible Crash game, and the most frustrating. Lots of the same hitbox/precision ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that the older games have, random difficulty spikes in certain levels, ridiculous 100% requirements, etc. But it's very aesthetically pleasing, most levels are fun, and there's a lot of content, especially if you actually are insane enough to 100% it.

A decent platformer. The levels are fairly simple, and the collectibles are also pretty easy to obtain on your first run of a level. Definitely wouldn't put it up there with its fellow PS1 brethren (Crash and Spyro), especially compared to their remakes, but it's not *bad*. Wait for a sale though, because it's absolutely not worth $30 IMO.

Small and sweet, but I really hope this gets expanded into a more expansive game. The mechanics and aesthetic are there, and while this isn't necessarily a bad game or anything, it wasn't really as satisfying as it could've been. Hard to complain for the price though.

A very, VERY small game, but it recreates the Donkey Kong Country aesthetic pretty well, and there's a lot of opportunity for this to be fleshed out into a more expansive game

Cute game, and the web mechanics are very satisfying and fun to play around with.

Honestly a really fun racing game. I LOVE the whole announcer thing and the energy it brings while racing, and wish more games would do that.