Frebbventure

Very good janky platformer with a lot of unique characters that substantially change how you approach each stage. If you want a run and gun, choose the doctor. If you want to fly everywhere, choose the blue water sheep thing. I’m always tired of every indie thing trying to be precision platformer or a metroidvania, so Frebbventure was a real treat. Clunky and full of variety from start to finish, each stage and boss challenge introduces something unique. The dialogue goes on for a while, similar to Freedom Planet, but I liked the art and cinematic close ups peppered throughout the experience. The characters being pissed off nihilists and hot opossums really helped. The 75% off sale price is totally worth the hours you get out of this one. I finished the main scenario without unlocking anything or trying any challenge modes in just under 6 hours, which is a great value for how lovingly crafted the experience is.

indie gem

Update: Finished this now all through the 'true ending' - absolutely loved the ride and it's far more than the sum of its parts. Something special in this I can't put my finger on but...yeah. A grand adventure! This is great! A really nicely put together platforming adventure, the level challenges add great extra depth and having a blast so far! The unlock after getting all the challenges in the first world is wild, for a solo dev this is great! Really enjoying this. My only complaint is the handling of the screen - with an ultrawide full screen mode just horribly stretches and it's not possible to put the game in a 16:9 container, I have to manually pull out the screen to an acceptable aspect ratio which isn't brilliant.

I wish steam reviews had a neutral rating, because I don't think that the game is all that bad, it's just [i]really[/i] not my thing. The game's controls feel way too floaty and it feels like The Cat With The Att over here doesn't go where the player wants him to. Or this might just be my skill issue, idk. Coupled with how the character gifs feel too janky and how on the map screen arrows drag your character along the lines rather than conveniently snap them to a new level, it seems like more focus was put here on the story, character interactions and cutscenes animated by dragging sprites around. And while the latter are cool by default from a technical perspective, I'd like to highlight just what kind of "Y2K mascot attitude" you should expect from this game in the year 2023: [list] [*]The blue reindeer, who's supposed to be "the vegan one" ([url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSAJuxYS5fE]off to a great start[/url]), drops the act by bestiary entry [i]two[/i], [spoiler]with bird bone marrow being her weakness.[/spoiler] [*]The bestiary is called the Freakopedia. [*]If you didn't look at the game's Steam page, Frebb's partner is a redneck possum who's name and mouth a…

I can easily recommend Frebbventure to anyone that likes platformers. The game's artstyle is beautiful and the platforming allows lot of variety with 4 different characters to choose from with their own move sets. This however means that some characters can breeze through certain sections of a level where others might have to take their time. Is it balanced? No. Is it fun? Absolutely. And that is main point. I had fun with Frebbventure. The story and characters too were fun. The only thing I stuggled with was controls, more specifically when multiple moves where behind a single button which you either tap, press or hold. The light tap movesets where somewhat difficult to execute constantly though that might be just my controller (Xbox one controller). After playing this I will be purchasing and playing this games sequel. Give the game a chance, if it interests you!

Now THIS is a video game! I write this review hot on the heels of finishing the true ending to the game, and let me just say, what a freakin' RIDE man. The gameplay was tight, the story exceeded my expectations (even if it was a little batty near the end there), and the whole thing is a treat for the eyes. I could hardly recommend this game more, and Almy, I'll keep an eye out for your future work. You impressed me, and I'm looking forward to being impressed again.